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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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Ottawa Senators goalie Anton Forsberg is out indefinitely after tearing both of his medial collateral ligaments. or MCLs, last weekend. Where on the body would one find one's MCLs?
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The knees.
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The ankles.
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The shoulders.
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The elbows.
Question 2
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This couple is one of 55 who've banded together to push for Canadian immigration officials to process their permanent residency applications, saying they've been forced to live apart while they wait. Where have the other halves of these couples been stuck?
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Iran.
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Venezuela.
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Myanmar.
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Egypt.
Question 3
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Sana Mohammad Asghar's family was one of about 30 displaced by a major explosion early Monday morning at a construction site in Orléans. Which of the following best describes her family's experience?
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Asghar (binary/octet-stream)
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They'd just moved into their home a few days before.
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Their pets were still missing five days after the blast.
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Her husband was working on the site and was trapped in the rubble.
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Sound waves from the blast left her family with painful tinnitus.
Question 4
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Hull-Aylmer MP Greg Fergus apologized Tuesday for violating the Conflict of Interest Act after he wrote a letter of support on whose behalf?
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Fergus (binary/octet-stream)
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A French-language television station.
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An organization raising funds for earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria.
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A cannabis company in western Quebec.
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A Haitian immigrant seeking asylum.
Question 5
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What did the Transportation Safety Board of Canada tell Ottawa city officials about a derailment in 2021 and a near-derailment in 2022?
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That they were confident the issues had been resolved.
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That the underlying problems will pose safety risks until they're addressed.
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That the root causes could not have been predicted.
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That in both cases, operator error was to blame.
Question 6
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The TSB also released their findings in a fatal September 2022 small plane crash north of Kingston. According to those findings, why had the pilot landed shortly before taking off again and crashing?
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A door had come open mid-air.
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They'd clipped a bird with the plane's wing.
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One of the instruments was sending an error message.
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They were experiencing shortness of breath.
Question 7
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Staff at the Rideau Carleton Raceway Casino are now in a race against time to get their season underway after a "devastating" incident this week, in the words of their racing manager. What happened?
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A two-alarm fire destroyed its paddock.
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Six horses died of an equine influenza virus.
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The province introduced new online betting restrictions.
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An employee absconded with roughly $700,000.
Question 8
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Justin Towndale told CBC's Ottawa Morning this week that his eastern Ontario city is doing what it can to help a growing number of asylum seekers, but that at some point they would "have to tap out." Which city is Towndale the mayor of?
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Brockville.
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Cornwall.
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Gananoque.
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Napanee.
Question 9
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Patricia LaRue said her Gatineau, Que., clinic is stockpiling supplies of Mifegymiso and is willing to share the drug with other health providers as a shortage is expected to hit in the coming days. What does Mifegymiso do?
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Larue (binary/octet-stream)
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Induce abortions.
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Treat at-risk adults with COVID-19.
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Ease the symptoms of opioid withdrawal.
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Manage hallucinations associated with schizophrenia.
Question 10
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The inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act during last winter's Freedom Convoy protests tabled its final report Friday. In it, Justice Paul Rouleau said that while the invocation of the act was a "drastic move" it was also "not a ______ one." What word goes in the blank?
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Democratic.
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Dictatorial.
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Reckless.
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Sensible.
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