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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
about 1 year ago
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Question 1
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Ontario Provincial Police issued a warning this week after one-year-old Gizmo escaped from the Waddles 'n' Wags animal sanctuary in Eganville, Ont. What kind of animal is Gizmo?
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Opp (binary/octet-stream)
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An African serval cat.
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A Burmese python.
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An Indian rhinoceros.
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A Patagonian capybara.
Question 2
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Helen Catselis is one of several people locked in a months-long dispute with an Ottawa-based company over incomplete work and unpaid bills. What is the artistically-inspired name of that company?
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Poolcasso Pools & Landscaping.
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Van Go! Auto Dealers.
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Gembrandt Diamond Experts.
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Pottycelli Toilets & Plumbing.
Question 3
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Amy Louttit says she's devastated by the death of her brother, George, and also appalled at how Ottawa police have handled the investigation so far. How did George Louttit die?
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He drowned in the Ottawa River.
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He was hit by a vehicle.
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He lost consciousness while in police custody.
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He fell from a balcony.
Question 4
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Which staple is piling up a the Johnstown, Ont., port along the St. Lawrence Seaway at a rate of roughly 5,500 tonnes per day? Port manager Robert Dalley says if an end to the Seaway worker strike isn't reached soon, they'll soon run out of room.
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Soybeans.
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Lentils.
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Corn.
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Barley.
Question 5
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Karn Laursen says people on Curl Road in Stone Mills, Ont., are living in fear after WHAT happened this past week?
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Two suspicious fires broke out.
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Residents got hateful anti-LGBTQ material in their mailboxes.
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Someone poisoned several local cats.
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A young child died after being struck by street racers.
Question 6
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Lucille Groulx, a former pharmacy technician who farms near Wendover, Ont., got lab test results back showing that something she grew on her farm had a never-before-identified DNA sequence. What was it?
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An apple.
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A truffle.
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A wine grape.
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Hop vines.
Question 7
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According to the NHL, why was Ottawa Senators centre Shane Pinto suspended Thursday for half of the 2023-24 season?
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Pinto (binary/octet-stream)
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He missed a series of mandatory drug tests.
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He fell afoul of the league's sports wagering rules.
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He wrapped his hockey stick in rainbow-coloured tape.
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He made offensive remarks about the Israel-Hamas war.
Question 8
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According to trademark filings by the Professional Women's Hockey League, what could potentially be the name of Ottawa's new club — an homage to a successful women's hockey team that played in the nation's capital a century ago?
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The Ottawa Alert.
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The Ottawa Echo.
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The Ottawa Galaxy.
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The Ottawa Blizzard.
Question 9
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Dozens of patients at The Ottawa Hospital's General campus had to be transferred after a Friday afternoon fire sent smoke billowing through several floors. Where did the fire break out?
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In a hydro vault.
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In a laundry room.
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In the engine of an ambulance.
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In a maintenance shaft.
Question 10
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Capital ward Coun. Shawn Menard says he plans to introduce a motion early in 2024 that could see Ottawa follow in Toronto's footsteps and do what?
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Menard (binary/octet-stream)
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Allow alcohol consumption in city parks.
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Ban e-scooters.
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Repurpose underused arenas as homeless shelters.
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Convert the city's bus fleet to electric vehicles.
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