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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 12 days ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
15 days ago
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Question 1
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John Fenik said last weekend that the death of a 15-year-old and the fact another teen had been charged with murder had left him — like many of his town's residents — in shock and "emotionally numb." Which town was Fenik previously the mayor of?
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Perth.
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Smiths Falls.
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Rideau Ferry.
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Westport.
Question 2
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What longtime Chinatown restaurant, a staple for dim sum and Cantonese cuisine in Ottawa, will be serving its final meals in November?
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Yangtze.
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Yang Sheng.
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Shanghai.
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Chu Shing.
Question 3
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Longtime local politician Andy Haydon died this past week at the age of 91. What position did Haydon hold for 13 years, from 1978 until 1991?
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Mayor of Nepean.
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Regional chair of Ottawa-Carleton.
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Reeve of Gloucester township.
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MPP for Ottawa Centre.
Question 4
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Pat Wong, 82, recently reached out to CBC News to share her experience and warn others about WHICH of the following?
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So-called "grandparent" scams.
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Hoarding.
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Opioid addiction.
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Elder abuse.
Question 5
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Melanie Chisamore has made it her goal to share her story of her great-great-great-great-grandmother Jane Elizabeth Martin Barnes, a 19th-century fortune teller who came to be known by what nickname?
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The Witch of Plum Hollow.
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The Seer of Sheldon's Corners.
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The Oracle of Eloida.
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The Prophet of Ballycanoe.
Question 6
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At a summit this past week in Ottawa, Brad West, the mayor of Port Coquitlam, B.C., presented a joint declaration calling for a "new deal" with the federal government on funding for WHAT?
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Transit.
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Housing.
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Health care.
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Climate change.
Question 7
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What happened at this Alta Vista apartment tower on Wednesday, displacing dozens of residents and seriously injuring two workers?
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The roof partially collapsed.
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The building's boiler exploded.
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An electrical panel caught fire.
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A construction crew cut a gas line.
Question 8
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What did OC Transpo general manager Renée Amilcar say about the Trillium Line at a media briefing Thursday afternoon?
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That the line's launch would be "almost imminent" by mid-November.
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That there had been delays getting regulatory approvals from federal officials.
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That the line failed to meet the benchmarks set in the first test run phase.
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That the tunnel beneath Dows Lake was dealing with flooding.
Question 9
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Crown prosecutors withdrew assault and harassment charges Thursday that had been laid against a 74-year-old woman who'd been filmed in May doing WHAT outside Ottawa City Hall?
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Vandalizing a "ghost bike" locked to a fence.
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Kicking and threatening a woman wearing a medical mask.
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Pulling the down hijab of a pro-Palestinian protester.
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Killing a Canada goose.
Question 10
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What activity did Lisbeth Mousseau, who recently turned 97, cite in an interview with CBC Ottawa as a major reason for her longevity?
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Her passion for lawn bowling.
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Her daily aquafit classes.
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Her goal of becoming a chess grandmaster.
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Her weekly ritual of completing the CBC Ottawa news quiz.
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