CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of April 12

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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Brandon Pacey has been waving daily to his 102-year-old grandmother through a window, after her long-term care home announced this past week it was experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak. Where is her home located?
Antworten
  • Brockville.
  • Carleton Place.
  • Cornwall.
  • Smiths Falls.

Frage 2

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Which Ottawa city councillor hopes to open up a space for the city's homeless where they can rest and use the washroom during the pandemic?
Antworten
  • Catherine McKenney.
  • Jeff Leiper.
  • Mathieu Fleury.
  • Laura Dudas.

Frage 3

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"We feel a sense of resiliency [and that's] a really important feeling in an uncertain time." What act was Elle Crevits referring to when she spoke those words on CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning?
Antworten
  • Baking bread.
  • Fostering an animal.
  • Planting a garden.
  • Learning a musical instrument.

Frage 4

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Denis Gilles warned this week that a number of businesses in which of the following industries may not reopen post-pandemic, without targeted financial support from the federal government?
Antworten
  • The hotel industry.
  • The cannabis industry.
  • The construction industry.
  • The auto industry.

Frage 5

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On the other hand, Sarah Hunt says the COVID-19 pandemic has "actually increased our business by probably one and a half times the normal." What does she do?
Antworten
  • She's a maple syrup producer.
  • She's a cattle farmer.
  • She's a video game programmer.
  • She runs a sex shop.

Frage 6

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Zak the therapy dog is used to helping people deal with stress, but with the COVID-19 pandemic in full swing he's taken his efforts online. Where does he normally ply his trade?
Antworten
  • Carleton University.
  • CHEO.
  • The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre.
  • At Ottawa Public Library branches.

Frage 7

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Samir Chowieri, the Gatineau-based president of the group that owns a Montreal long-term care home where more than two dozen seniors recently died, spent time in jail in the 1980s for various crimes. Which of these was an actual crime he was convicted of?
Antworten
  • Acquiring more than 12 tonnes of cheese without paying.
  • Smuggling maple syrup across the U.S.-Canada border in a former school bus.
  • Bribing officials at a prominent Quebec chess tournament.
  • Operating a zamboni without a license.

Frage 8

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What is the volunteer-run Together Apart website helping Ottawans do during the pandemic?
Antworten
  • Co-ordinate public shows of support for health-care and other front-line workers.
  • Find stores and restaurants still open for pickup and delivery.
  • Connect with other Ottawans who need someone to deliver groceries.
  • Host online parties from the safety of their own homes.

Frage 9

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The National Capital Commission announced Friday that a partial stretch of which of the following streets would be closed to vehicular traffic until at least April 26?
Antworten
  • Colonel By Drive.
  • The Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway.
  • The Queen Elizabeth Driveway.
  • The Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway.

Frage 10

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Local artist Caroline Monnet learned this week she'd be getting $25,000, as the organizers of which prestigious art award announced they'd be recognizing all long-listed artists to help them get through the pandemic?
Antworten
  • The Sobey Art Award.
  • The Governor General's Award.
  • The RBC Canadian Painting Award.
  • The American Art Award.
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