CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Jan. 8

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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Gatineau's Tisir Otahbachi told CBC about how he's struggled to get help from Quebec's health-care system after developing what rare complication from his COVID-19 vaccination?
Answer
  • Blistering and peeling skin.
  • Chronic migraines.
  • Heart palpitations.
  • Ulcers and cold sores.

Question 2

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This Sparks Street sculpture was damaged Monday when someone completely severed one of the four bronze figures. What emotion gives the sculpture its name?
Answer
  • Joy.
  • Hope.
  • Pride.
  • Anger.

Question 3

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Which Ottawa suburb recently learned three of its doctors would soon be ending their practices, potentially leaving thousands of patients without family physicians?
Answer
  • Orléans.
  • Stittsville.
  • Barrhaven.
  • Kanata.

Question 4

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"I'm just really, really ashamed at how _______ managed this situation." What situation was Chantalle Clarkin referring to when she spoke those words to CBC?
Answer
  • The way Via Rail communicated with passengers after their train got stuck.
  • The damage inflicted on her cello by Air Canada baggage handlers.
  • OC Transpo's lack of communication during a five-day LRT disruption.
  • The fact Ontario's fire marshal still doesn't know what caused the fatal Eastway Tank explosion.

Question 5

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Which Ottawa city councillor, seen here, wants answers as to what's behind the peeling paint and other damage at the Rideau and Parliament LRT stations?
Answer
  • Marty Carr.
  • Ariel Troster.
  • Laine Johnson.
  • Jessica Bradley.

Question 6

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Lennox & Addington County is considering boosting the salary for WHICH of the following positions by $50,000 after it put out a job posting and no one applied?
Answer
  • Nurse practitioner at a long-term care home.
  • Tourism director.
  • Garbage truck driver.
  • Daycare operator.

Question 7

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According to several municipal law experts, Ron Gervais, the new mayor of Pembroke, Ont., may have exceeded his authority when he did WHAT after being elected this past November?
Answer
  • He reduced the size of council from six seats to five.
  • He disbanded several city committees.
  • He scrapped the city's official bilingualism policy.
  • He imposed a new city flag and motto.

Question 8

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Whose customers are being urged to monitor their financial accounts for suspicious transactions after "malicious code" was recently embedded on their website?
Answer
  • Service Ontario.
  • The LCBO.
  • The Ontario Cannabis Store.
  • Ontario Parks.

Question 9

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Tanya Lupinski and Warren Salzman are among the federal public servants concerned with what issue connected to their impending return to in-person work?
Answer
  • Finding child care for their children.
  • Paying for parking or transit fares.
  • Wasting time attending in-person meetings.
  • Not having a desk to sit at.

Question 10

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What milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic has Ottawa hit, according to a Friday update from the local public health unit?
Answer
  • Two million vaccine doses.
  • One million confirmed COVID-19 cases.
  • 1,000 deaths overall.
  • 100 deaths involving children.
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