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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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Michael Wentworth was found guilty in a Kingston court Monday in a pair of cold-case murders from 1995 and 2001. What violent act from 2000 was the 69-year-old ALSO convicted of?
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Planting a bomb in a car in Toronto.
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Hijacking a small plane in northern Quebec.
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Burning a Gananoque bar to the ground.
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Shooting an Ottawa police officer in the thigh with a crossbow.
Question 2
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North Grenville's Michael Blouin will have one of his works sent to the moon as part of a NASA expedition later this month. What's being launched into the cosmos?
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Blouin (binary/octet-stream)
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An album of Blouin's ambient synth music.
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A disk containing one of his novels.
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Recordings of his poetry in several languages.
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A pair of his locally-sourced wood-frame sunglasses.
Question 3
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The City of Ottawa has quietly resumed its own investigation into allegations of an attack against its first openly non-binary employee to work in which of the following positions?
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Bylaw officer.
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Paramedic.
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Firefighter.
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Lifeguard.
Question 4
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Which performer, born and raised in eastern Ontario, was nominated this week for five awards at the 2023 Junos, including single, artist and pop album of the year?
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Avril Lavigne.
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The Weeknd.
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Tate McRae.
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Bryan Adams.
Question 5
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Orléans resident Sharon Peeler spoke to CBC about how she's had several sleepless nights over the past few years. What does she say is the cause of those long nights?
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Peeler (binary/octet-stream)
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Construction noise from work on the LRT.
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Illuminated billboards that are too bright.
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Rodent infestations in her community housing complex.
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People riding dirtbikes and snowmobiles along a nearby trail.
Question 6
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Peter MacDonald, the general manager of Sparks Auctions, told CBC that a buyer who recently shelled out around $300,000 for a piece of Canadian history got a "great deal." What did that buyer purchase?
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Money (binary/octet-stream)
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A 19th-century stamp featuring Queen Victoria.
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A hockey card from 1912 of Édouard "Newsy" Lalonde.
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A half-empty bottle of scotch owned by Sir John A. Macdonald.
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A one-dollar bill from the initial run of Canadian Tire money.
Question 7
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Ottawa Police Service Const. Sarah Bell pleaded guilty under the Police Services Act to discreditable conduct this week after stealing $87 worth of WHICH of the following?
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Groceries.
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Cold and flu medication.
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Video games.
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Alcohol.
Question 8
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What are people who live on Wolfe Island in the St. Lawrence River looking forward to this spring? This was supposed to have happened in 2022, but it's been delayed by more than a year.
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Wolfe (binary/octet-stream)
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The reopening of the island's only elementary school.
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The launch of a new ferry connecting them with the mainland.
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The arrival of two family physicians who've been dealing with immigration issues.
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The debut of the island's first craft brewery.
Question 9
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This June, the Ottawa airport will see its first direct transatlantic flights take off since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out in 2020. Which city will they fly to?
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Paris.
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Frankfurt.
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Madrid.
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Istanbul.
Question 10
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According to a new report, the number of Ontarians without a family physician has surged past WHICH of the following milestones?
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Doctor (binary/octet-stream)
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One million.
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1.5 million.
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Two million.
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Three million.
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