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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
almost 2 years ago
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Question 1
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Which federal entity's employees are asking for a series of pay bumps worth more than 30 per cent of current wages to keep up with inflation — a request some observers have described as "crazy" and "unprecedented"?
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The Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
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The Canada Revenue Agency.
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Canada Post.
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The Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada.
Question 2
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Which Ottawa Senators forward, seen here, will miss the rest of the NHL season after undergoing shoulder surgery?
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Josh Norris.
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Thomas Chabot.
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Drake Batherson.
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Shane Pinto.
Question 3
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According to the city, what was the cause of a pair of LRT disruptions Sunday night and Monday morning?
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Faulty brakes.
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Ice on the tracks.
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Frozen train doors.
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Cracked axles.
Question 4
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OC Transpo issued an apology this week and took down several signs that provided unclear information about which of the following?
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How bus service would operate during severe winter storms.
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Under what circumstances transit riders should press the emergency button.
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Whether or not riders should wear masks on board.
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Why stops are called out in both French and English.
Question 5
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Nepean MPP Lisa MacLeod spoke this week about how it was a "nightmare" running for re-election in 2022 while struggling with which of the following conditions?
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Bipolar disorder.
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Endometriosis.
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Long COVID.
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Rheumatoid arthritis.
Question 6
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Local soccer association Surad has been in a struggle with the Eastern Ontario District Soccer Association over the use of its logo, which features what striking image — an important cultural signifier for many of their Somalia-born players?
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One of the country's tallest mountains.
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An eagle native to the Horn of Africa.
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The silhouette of a 600-year-old mosque.
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The sun rising over the desert.
Question 7
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According to the Ontario government, which of the following items are still widely in circulation — roughly 170,000 of them are still out there — despite the fact they were scrapped nearly three years ago?
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Ford (binary/octet-stream)
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Health cards that spelled "Ontario" wrong.
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Licence plates that were hard to read in certain conditions.
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N95 masks with faulty seals.
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Postage stamps that depicted the wrong Ontario premier.
Question 8
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Ottawa's Amira Elghawaby was appointed this week by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Canada's first special representative to advise the government on how to do what?
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Amira (binary/octet-stream)
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Combat Islamophobia.
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Improve media literacy.
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Address gender-based violence.
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Enhance air passenger rights.
Question 9
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Kellylee Evans told CBC this week how it took her many years after being struck by lightning and suffering a concussion to come to terms with her mobility issues. What has the Ottawa singer lovingly nicknamed her new mobility scooter?
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Evans (binary/octet-stream)
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Sunny.
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Speedy.
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Zippy.
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Jazzy.
Question 10
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Jamie Van Dusen lives on Lloydalex Crescent in Stittsville and is among the residents calling for changes to the suburban street after what recently happened?
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A driver struck and killed a dog.
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A one-metre-deep sinkhole suddenly opened up.
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Garbage and recycling trucks couldn't access it during a snowstorm.
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A local historian uncovered unsavory facts about the crescent's namesake.
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