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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 5 days ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
9 days ago
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Question 1
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Beverly Dunn is one of several Canadians who spoke to CBC Ottawa about being turned away at the border by U.S. officials after signing up with a company that does what?
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Organizes group motorcycle rides.
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Connects homeowners with potential house-sitters.
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Helps people volunteer with refugee agencies.
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Facilitates organ donations.
Question 2
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Tornado researchers based out of Western University have concluded that a tornado that tore through eastern Ontario in late July had wind speeds up to 150 kilometres an hour. Near which eastern Ontario community did it cause damage?
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Bancroft.
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Chesterville.
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Pakenham.
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Perth.
Question 3
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In a social media post that gained a fair bit of attention, the City of Ottawa recently used WHAT food item as a way to explain the difference between weather watches and weather warnings?
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Shawarma.
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BeaverTails.
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Tacos.
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Pho.
Question 4
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Matthew Mason-Phillips, the co-owner of Heart City Farm, is one of several local farmers who are expressing concern that WHAT is slated to take place in 2025?
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Major renovations of the Aberdeen Pavilion.
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A significant El Niño climate event.
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The shutdown of a 13-km stretch of Bank Street.
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The end of a tax break for farms that are certified organic.
Question 5
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Starting Aug. 26, how frequently will trains on the Confederation Line run on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.?
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Lrt (binary/octet-stream)
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Every five minutes.
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Every eight minutes.
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Every 10 minutes.
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Every 12 minutes.
Question 6
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Who announced Wednesday they were leaving their post at the City of Ottawa, in the midst of the city's ongoing legal problems and as the delayed north-south Trillium Line inches closer to opening?
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Rail construction director Michael Morgan.
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Engineering director Richard Holder.
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Transit services general manager Renée Amilcar.
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Director of transit customer systems and planning Pat Scrimgeour.
Question 7
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Which local Liberal MP, after instigating a fracas at a parliamentary committee meeting that led to two witnesses storming out, said she deeply regretted the "distress" the meeting caused — but stopped short of apologizing outright?
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Anita Vandenbeld.
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Jenna Sudds.
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Mona Fortier.
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Marie-France Lalonde.
Question 8
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Which local athlete won bronze at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, only the second time ever that Canada has medaled in their sport?
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Gabriela Dabrowski.
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Audrey Leduc.
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Derek Gee.
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Vanessa Gilles.
Question 9
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Alaina Tripp never expected to see her dog Teddy after after he vanished last summer — but she's now overjoyed after WHO found the miniature white poodle last month?
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A Wyoming police officer who'd stopped someone for running a red light.
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A Vermont hotel operator who found the dog in their swimming pool.
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A Calgary veterinarian who heard whimpers coming from a box in the parking lot.
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A Nova Scotia dog breeder who got an email from someone trying to sell Teddy.
Question 10
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Which Ottawa amenities will undergo a comprehensive safety audit that's set to begin this week, after a nine-year-old boy died at one of them last month?
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Beaches.
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Daycares.
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Recreation centres.
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Playgrounds.
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