CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of March 7

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How closely did you follow the last week in local news?
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Question 1

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Coun. Carol Anne Meehan is calling on Ottawa to follow the example of Belleville, Ont., and make what adjustment to the local bus network?
Answer
  • Launch on-demand bus service that would work similar to Uber.
  • Create "luxury" bus routes with reclining seats and beverage service.
  • Allow certain routes to use self-driving buses.
  • Require all buses to travel with the windows down to reduce the risk of COVID-19.

Question 2

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Carleton University cognitive science professor Jim Davies says he hopes which of the following activities, common before the COVID-19 pandemic, will not be making a comeback?
Answer
  • Shaking hands.
  • Eating at a buffet.
  • Having face-to-face office meetings.
  • The double-cheek kiss.

Question 3

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Medical Officer of Health Dr. Vera Etches noted Tuesday that there'd been a rise in the number of COVID-19 outbreaks tied to which of the following?
Answer
  • Religious congregations.
  • Sports teams.
  • Big box stores.
  • Private gatherings.

Question 4

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Sam Bahlawan and Kelsie Raycroft recently celebrated the acquittal of their daughter, Tamara Bahlawan, in a drug trial after actions by Ottawa police were deemed "serious misconduct." What did police do?
Answer
  • Carried out a no-knock raid on the family home.
  • Threatened to deport her.
  • Got a confession while pretending to be journalists.
  • Denied her access to urgent medical care after her arrest.

Question 5

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"We had a record year last year. We had to cap [sales] to make sure we had enough product for our customers." What was so in-demand in 2020 at Mel Foster's North Gower business?
Answer
  • Community supported agriculture boxes.
  • Maple syrup.
  • Gardening supplies.
  • Home wine-making kits.

Question 6

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Which of the following best describes the sentence handed down Wednesday to Corey Hurren, the military reservist who stormed the gates of Rideau Hall last summer with loaded firearms and multiple rounds of ammunition?
Answer
  • Two years in jail, less a day.
  • A six-year prison term, minus one year for time served.
  • Nine years in prison, plus a $35,000 fine.
  • A minimum 15-year prison sentence.

Question 7

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Rolande Gendron spoke to CBC this week about how she was "very happy." What left her so joyous?
Answer
  • She was among Gatineau's first public wave of vaccinations for folks 85-and-up.
  • She stepped outside her Clarence-Rockland care home for the first time in a year.
  • She was reuinited with her twin sister after 43 years apart.
  • She learned she'd be carrying the Franco-Ontarian flag into Queen's Park.

Question 8

Question
Iku Nwosu, a third-year medical student at Queen's University, is part of a project that would expand the range and diversity of which of the following?
Answer
  • The skin tones used in medical school images.
  • The languages used to share COVID-19 vaccination information.
  • The cultural perspectives doctors bring to conversations about death and dying.
  • The skeletons donated to anatomy departments.

Question 9

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As of Friday, which eastern Ontario public health unit is allowing adults aged 60 to 64 to book an appointment at a local pharmacy for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine?
Answer
  • Kingston, Frontenac, and Lennox and Addington Public Health.
  • The Eastern Ontario Health Unit.
  • The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Public Health Unit.
  • Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.

Question 10

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Which Canadian actor confessed this week that he was "Bruce," the fictitious Ottawa Public Health intern whose apparent Twitter screw-up on Super Bowl Sunday went viral?
Answer
  • Ryan Reynolds.
  • Dan Levy.
  • Paul Sun-Hyung Lee.
  • Jared Keeso.
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