CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of April 16

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

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Why were the Ottawa Senators celebrating veteran right winger Claude Giroux during Monday night's game against the Carolina Hurricanes?
Answer
  • He became just the 42nd NHLer to score five goals in one game.
  • He scored his 600th career goal.
  • He joined the 1,000-point club with a goal and an assist.
  • He announced his retirement earlier that day and then netted the game-winning goal.

Question 2

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Ottawa's LRT line is partially closing the last weekend of April and the first weekend in May so crews can assess what repairs are needed to prevent water leaks in the tunnel. Between which two stations will the shutdown take place?
Answer
  • Pimisi and uOttawa.
  • Hurdman and Parliament.
  • Lyon and Rideau.
  • Bayview and Lees.

Question 3

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The Ottawa Police Service released its annual list of some of the most outrageous 911 calls Tuesday. What did one caller accuse a barista of doing maliciously?
Answer
  • Putting sugar in their coffee.
  • Misspelling their name on their drink order.
  • Giving them a biodegradable straw instead of a plastic one.
  • Spilling tea on their handbag.

Question 4

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The Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service is facing community criticism and an external police investigation after what allegedly happened April 7, while officers tried to make an arrest near this home?
Answer
  • One officer fired their gun into an SUV.
  • A 13-year-old boy was tackled and broke his arm.
  • A police dog bit a 68-year-old bystander.
  • Their cruiser crashed into the home's outdoor play structure.

Question 5

Question
What development took place Tuesday in the case of Hodan Hashi, the 20-year-old Ottawa woman who died of injuries sustained last November at a Saskatoon nightclub?
Answer
  • The nightclub was shut down by Saskatchewan's Ministry of Labour.
  • The Crown stayed the manslaughter charge against the woman accused in Hashi's death.
  • Hashi's family filed a $1-million civil lawsuit.
  • The DJ working the night Hashi died was charged with accessory to murder.

Question 6

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David McKay was one of about 30 people who gathered Wednesday night to share their concerns and plan for the possibility that WHAT might happen this spring?
Answer
  • A third major flood in seven years.
  • The return of convoy protesters.
  • The closure of their local medical clinic.
  • A zombie apocalypse.

Question 7

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With parts of the Pontiac among the last to get power back after last week's ice storm, what is Warden Jane Toller calling on Hydro-Québec to do?
Answer
  • Bury the region's power infrastructure.
  • Enlist more hydro workers from Ontario.
  • Fulfill a promise to prune back trees near electrical lines.
  • Be more honest about power restoration timelines.

Question 8

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According to the agency that regulates recycling in Ontario, all five organizations that collect and recycle WHAT are failing to comply with provincial legislation and could soon face fines of $200,000 or more?
Answer
  • Tires.
  • Aluminum cans.
  • Large appliances.
  • Laptops and desktop computers.

Question 9

Question
What piece of local history is being relocated from Port McNicoll, Ont., to a museum in Kingston, Ont., much to the dismay of some residents in the former community?
Answer
  • A steamship that ferried passengers across the Great Lakes.
  • The first airplane to successfully take flight in Canada.
  • Cannons and other fortifications that kept the town safe in the War of 1812.
  • The bell from a historic Black Canadian church.

Question 10

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Darshpreet Bhatti says his municipality is taking cues from the failures outlined in last summer's report into Ottawa's Confederation Line as they forge ahead on their own Green Line project. Where is that project taking place?
Answer
  • Calgary.
  • Winnipeg.
  • Kitchener-Waterloo.
  • Vancouver.
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