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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct. 24
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1Julie Tam booked a medical appointment in Gatineau, Que., for her 11-year-old daughter Naomi because a labour dispute was preventing her from getting one in Ottawa. What was the appointment for?
- ATo check Naomi's eyesight.
- BTo get her the HPV vaccine.
- CTo remove her braces.
- DTo assess her for attention-deficit disorder.
2Who did the Ottawa Redblacks part ways with Monday after the club's 32-3 weekend loss eliminated them from the CFL playoffs?
- ATheir starting quarterback.
- BTheir defensive co-ordinator.
- CTheir general manager.
- DTheir lumberjack mascot.
3Ottawa police laid nine charges against a 27-year-old Gatineau man on Monday. What is he alleged to have done?
- ATaken part in a cyberattack against Gatineau's transit network.
- BProduced and sold fake COVID-19 vaccine passports.
- CIssued threats against several high-ranking Ottawa transit officials.
- DMasterminded a ring that stole catalytic converters from residents' vehicles.
4Peter Sloly, Ottawa's police chief, told reporters Monday the force was conducting an "operational review" of its response to which of the following incidents?
- AThe mayhem in Sandy Hill after the Panda Game.
- BA no-knock drug raid that ended with a young man jumping out a window.
- CAn anti-lockdown rally that marched down Bank Street in August.
- DA police chase in Overbrook that led to a three-car crash.
5Ottawa-Vanier MP Mona Fortier was the sole representative from the nation's capital named to Justin Trudeau's new cabinet Tuesday. What's her portfolio?
- AMinister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
- BMinister of International Development.
- CMinister of Public Services and Procurement.
- DPresident of the Treasury Board.
6In this photo, Peter Hannah and Peter Walker of the Rideau Waterway Land Trust stand at the summit of the Rock Dunder hiking trail. What recent issue has been threatening the trail?
- ASoil erosion could eventually make the summit inaccessible.
- BIt's being overrun due to its popularity on social media.
- CThe township wants to build a landfill nearby.
- DIts trees are being endangered by an invasive beetle.
7What is Gatineau restaurant owner Elie Maalouf doing in an attempt to manage his pandemic-related employee shortage?
- AOffering new workers free lodging at his wife's bed-and-breakfast.
- BGetting a robot to bring diners their meals.
- CAccepting help from retired Canadian military veterans.
- DTemporarily switching to a microwaved-food-only menu.
8What did Ottawa city council approve Wednesday by a vote of 21-2, with Coun. Jeff Leiper and Coun. Rick Chiarelli casting the only votes against?
- AThe city's new official plan.
- BMillions of dollars in extra funding for the central library project.
- CPaying infrastructure costs for the future Tewin suburb.
- DExtending the transfer window for OC Transpo riders.
9What item is being shipped to Ottawa's Karen Mueller, after it erroneously ended up in the hands of a Winnipeg couple?
- AA letter from her father, written five decades ago.
- BA package containing 60 rare tulip bulbs.
- CThe cremated remains of Mildred, her beloved Siamese cat.
- DThe bronze medal Mueller won at the 1968 Olympics.
10"It feels like there's nothing stopping this from happening again." What decade-old event was activist Ben Powless reflecting upon when he recently spoke those words?
- AThe Occupy movement.
- BProtests after the muzzling of government scientists.
- CThe Idle No More movement.
- DThe Arab Spring.
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