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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct. 24
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1Who will Atletico Ottawa play Sunday evening in the Canadian Premier League final after dispatching Pacific FC by a score of 3-1 in their home-and-away semifinal series?
- AForge FC.
- BCavalry FC.
- CMontreal Impact.
- DFC Edmonton.
2Here's a look at the 24 councillors elected Monday night in Ottawa. Only one ward elected someone who was neither the incumbent councillor nor a city hall rookie — which ward was it?
- AAlta Vista.
- BKanata North.
- CBay.
- DRiverside South-Findlay Creek.
3Newly elected school board trustee Donna Dickson said that while she's a "normal mom," her experiences dealing with the tragic death of her son Ashton in 2017 will help her serve Ottawa's public school students. What happened to her son?
- AHe suffered a traumatic brain injury while playing football.
- BHe was shot outside a downtown nightclub.
- CHe overdosed on fentanyl.
- DHe died of suicide after struggling with bipolar disorder.
4New provincial legislation aimed at rapidly increasing the supply of housing in Ontario will allow WHAT to be built on virtually all residential properties across Ottawa?
- ACoach houses.
- BTriplexes.
- CWalkup apartments.
- DTiny home communities.
5Why did a Parliament Hill employee have to be taken to hospital by paramedics in the middle of a recent Senate committee hearing?
- AThey collapsed after experiencing a loud burst of audio feedback.
- BThey suffered an electric shock due to a faulty transcription device.
- CA light fixture fell and struck them on the head.
- DA senator's peanut-based snack caused them to have a severe allergic reaction.
6Whose lawyers argued this week that "irreparable harm" would occur if they were forced to testify at the ongoing Emergencies Act inquiry into last winter's Freedom Convoy protests?
- AOntario Premier Doug Ford.
- BFormer Ottawa police chief Peter Sloly.
- CConvoy protest leader Tamara Lich.
- DMinister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair.
7Who was honoured at this quiet ceremony Wednesday afternoon at Merivale Gardens Park with the unveiling of a modest plaque?
- AThe six victims of the Eastway Tank explosion.
- BOntarians who were killed in the May 22 derecho.
- CPublic servants who lost their jobs in the mid-20th century because of their sexual orientation.
- DComedian Norm Macdonald, who died last September.
8Gordon McKechnie told Ottawa's planning committee Thursday that if these towers at Gladstone and Loretta avenues are built, his company could be stuck with a $7 million bill to mitigate the noise. What does his company produce — the only one in Canada to do so?
- ABank notes.
- BPostage stamps.
- CBirth certificates.
- DHigh-decibel ear plugs.
9Natalie Rowe is one of several people across eastern Ontario who told CBC News they've been struggling with exploding populations of Harmonia axyridis, an invasive insect. What other native insect does Harmonia axyridis mimic?
- AThe ladybug.
- BThe Monarch butterfly.
- CThe June beetle.
- DThe leaf-cutter bee.
10Abeer Al-Shaibani is one of several Ottawans from different backgrounds who told CBC Radio's In Town and Out there's growing interest in a particular type of food or drink from their cultures. What were they all talking about?
- ADumplings.
- BCoffee.
- CNoodle soup.
- DLiqueur.
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