CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Sept. 10

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Quiz on CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Sept. 10, created by Trevor Pritchard on 06/09/2023.
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Question 1

Question
Thanks to a nationwide program based out of B.C., participating local doctors can now prescribe WHAT to patients whom they feel will benefit?
Answer
  • A visit to the Canadian Museum of Nature.
  • Parking passes for lots in Gatineau Park.
  • Memberships to city-run aquatics programs.
  • Art workshops put on by Carleton University.

Question 2

Question
Premier Doug Ford shuffled his cabinet Monday after Brockville-area MPP Steve Clark resigned as Ontario's housing minister. Which now-former long-term care minister steps into Clark's old role?
Answer
  • Caroline Mulroney.
  • Paul Calandra.
  • Goldie Ghamari.
  • Stan Cho.

Question 3

Question
Stephanie Smith had been asking for repairs to her home at Ottawa's Quarry Co-op for years, but the breaking point came when she returned home after the August long weekend to discover WHAT had happened?
Answer
  • Mushrooms had sprouted in her bedroom.
  • Raccoons had broken in through the window and caused a huge mess.
  • Her bathtub had fallen through the floor into the unit below.
  • Her cat had suffered a seizure due to toxic fumes.

Question 4

Question
Danica Ainger is one of several residents in the rural Ottawa community of Munster who've signed a petition that will be read out later this month at Queen's Park. What do the residents want?
Answer
  • Their elementary school to reopen.
  • The speed limit on a local highway to be reduced.
  • The cancellation of a proposed quarry project.
  • More investments in high-speed rural internet.

Question 5

Question
What information did Ottawa police share Wednesday afternoon at a press conference on the killing of two Toronto men at a wedding reception the previous weekend?
Answer
  • That none of the victims were the intended targets.
  • That a third person from Ottawa had died in hospital.
  • That one of the suspects had been arrested in Ohio.
  • That the gun used in the killings had been recovered from the Rideau Canal.

Question 6

Question
Wednesday marked 15 years since Shannon Alexander and Maisy Odjick were last seen at Alexander's home in Maniwaki, Que. What were the two teens planning to do on the day they disappeared?
Answer
  • Go dancing.
  • See a movie at a drive-in.
  • Take the bus to Montreal.
  • Hike through the Gatineau hills.

Question 7

Question
Which Ottawa community has OC Transpo chosen for a trial run of a new on-demand bus program?
Answer
  • Blackburn Hamlet.
  • Dunrobin.
  • Findlay Creek.
  • Navan.

Question 8

Question
In other transit news, what big change to the city's transit network came into effect Thursday?
Answer
  • A new discounted fare for part-time commuters was launched.
  • Riders were given the ability to swipe credit cards on buses and at all LRT stations.
  • All express bus routes introduced during the summer LRT shutdown were ended.
  • The first 100 riders each day will now get OC Transpo owl mascot bobbleheads.

Question 9

Question
According to TikTok posts played this week at the trial of convoy protest leaders Chris Barber and Tamara Lich, what was Barber urging protesters to do when he said 'F--king go, no matter what time it is?'
Answer
  • Blast their horns if police rolled in.
  • Descend on Ottawa from all parts of Canada.
  • Play loud music and party into the night.
  • Take over the Parliament Hill lawn and occupy Centre Block.

Question 10

Question
What summer incident in Gatineau — shared at a recent meeting of Quebec municipalities by Mayor France Bélisle — has led to a wave of talk about how to tackle homelessness in the province?
Answer
  • A woman gave birth outdoors alone.
  • An elderly man died while camping on the grounds of city hall.
  • A shelter worker had bear spray used on them.
  • Thirteen people at one shelter overdosed on fentanyl in one night.
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