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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Feb. 7
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1Which of the following accusations spurred the owners of the Stirling Park Retirement Home to suspend the home's manager?
- AHe allowed his wife to get a vaccine dose intended for a front-line worker.
- BHe spiked the residents' food with cannabis oil.
- CHe tried to sell a shipment of N95 respirator masks on eBay.
- DHe was forcing staff to work overtime and not adequately compensating them.
2Seventeen people who live near this community centre are demanding officials relocate the COVID-19 isolation ward for homeless residents set up inside. Where is the centre located?
- ACentretown.
- BLowertown.
- CSandy Hill.
- DVanier.
3Naomie Ceraqui had padlocks placed on her Gatineau, Que., business recently after keeping it open while the region was under Quebec's red zone restrictions. What sort of business is it?
- AA hair salon.
- BA gym.
- CA restaurant.
- DA pottery studio.
4Ottawa Centre NDP MPP Joel Harden said this week he'd written to the province's minister of municipal affairs over what he described as "an improper eviction." Who was evicted?
- AThirty-five residents of a Centretown rowhouse.
- BThe owner of a historic music club.
- CTwo former Syrian refugees who'd opened a small grocery store.
- DA local non-profit that advocates for disabled Ontarians.
5The Tragically Hip announced this week they were suing Toronto-based brewery Mill Street for alleged trademark infringement over the promotion of one of their beers. What Hip song does the beer name reference?
- AAt the Hundredth Meridian.
- BWheat Kings.
- CNautical Disaster.
- D38 Years Old.
6Kortney Force set a goal to collect and deliver 220 handmade Valentine's Day cards to a group of people facing challenges during COVID-19 — and ending up getting twice that number. Where did the cards go?
- ATo front-line hospital workers.
- BTo seniors at local long-term care homes.
- CTo elementary and secondary school teachers.
- DTo homeless Ottawans.
7University of Ottawa historian Jan Grabowski says he plans to fight a Polish court's ruling that he must apologize for slander. What historical question did the case centre upon?
- AWhether a woman's uncle collaborated with the Nazis in World War Two.
- BWhether a pro-democracy advocate was actually a spy for the Soviet Union.
- CWhat Pope John Paul II knew about sexual abuse in the Catholic church.
- DWhich country was responsible for first distilling vodka.
8The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after a small plane crashed Wednesday, killing the only person on board. Where did the plane go down?
- AOn a frozen lake in western Quebec.
- BIn a wooded area near a rural Ottawa airport.
- CIn a farmer's field just north of Cornwall.
- DJust off Highway 174 near the Trim Road exit.
9Three health units in eastern Ontario were given permission to reopen under the green alert level Wednesday as the province's stay-at-home order came to an end. Which of the following health units was NOT among them?
- AHastings and Prince Edward Public Health.
- BKingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health.
- CThe Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit.
- DThe Renfrew County and District Health Unit.
10The Ottawa Senators reacquired this player Saturday, two years after trading him away. Who is he?
- ARyan Dzingel.
- BMark Stone.
- CMatt Duchene.
- DZack Smith.
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