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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 14 days ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
16 days ago
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Question 1
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This sculpture by Stanley C. Hunt, a Kwaguʼł master carver from Tsax̱is (Fort Rupert) on B.C.'s Pacific coast, was officially unveiled at the Canadian Museum of History on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. What sits atop it?
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A large black raven.
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A howling coyote.
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A gleaming metallic sun.
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A four-sided box with television screens on each side.
Question 2
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Echo, Rendez vous and Motion were unveiled Tuesday as the names of WHAT?
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Potential designs for the Alexandra Bridge replacement.
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The new trains that will run on the Trillium Line.
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An abstract sculpture that will sit atop Kìwekì Point.
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The mascots for Ottawa's PWHL team.
Question 3
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Why is Lisette Westenberg, the woman in this photo, cheering and pumping her fist?
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She's thrilled that a temporary bridge in Kingston has finally opened.
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Her nurses' union just got a new contract after being on strike for seven months.
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A dive team found the wedding ring she'd accidentally dropped in the Rideau River.
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She was finally able to cross into Canada after being stuck at the border for three days.
Question 4
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Ashley Ricks says she's frustrated, angry and afraid as she faces a lengthy wait for a procedure that could spare her from developing WHICH life-threatening condition?
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Breast cancer.
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An aneurysm.
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A ruptured aorta.
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Question 5
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Thanks to a grant provided by the Raisin River Conservation Authority, Dino Intrevado has converted some of his 65 hectares of land in eastern Ontario to what?
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Wetlands.
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Grasslands.
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New growth forest.
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Solar power farms.
Question 6
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Hockey Canada will be hosting a summit in Ottawa next month to analyze gender-based violence, homophobia, sexism and transphobia in the game. What is the name of that summit?
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Beyond the Boards.
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After the Whistle.
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Outside the Crease.
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Beneath the Ice.
Question 7
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Gatineau, Que., café owner Gabrielle Sexton said she'd be resisting a "petulant" order from Quebec's French language watchdog that told her to use French in her business's Instagram posts. What did she do after getting that letter?
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She began posting on Instagram in German instead.
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She put French-language swear words in the names of all her products.
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She unilaterally declared her business was seceding from Quebec.
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She deleted all of her social media.
Question 8
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Final testing on the Trillium Line is set to get underway on Monday, paving the way for the north-south line — according to OC Transpo officials — to potentially open when?
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By the end of October.
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By the middle of next month.
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In time for the December holiday season.
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On the first Monday of 2025.
Question 9
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The Township of Stirling-Rawdon recently called on Premier Doug Ford's government to change WHICH of its policies, with Mayor Bob Mullin calling the current policy unfair?
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Ford (binary/octet-stream)
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The publication of the names of public employees who make more than $100,000 a year.
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A ban on supervised drug consumption sites near schools and child-care centres.
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The addition of 5,000 megawatts of renewable energy to the power grid.
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The expansion of alcohol sales into convenience stores and gas stations.
Question 10
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After a long legal saga involving three separate trials, Quebec provincial police officer François Laurin was acquitted on WHAT charges that were laid against him after an incident in 2012?
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A pair of dangerous driving charges.
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Manslaughter.
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Several charges related to fraud and identity theft.
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Arson and theft over $5,000.
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