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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 2
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1According to polling commissioned for Ottawa Public Health, 97 per cent of respondents said that as of late July they'd been doing what?
- AWearing masks in indoor public settings.
- BCleaning their hands before touching their face.
- CAvoiding indoor gatherings with strangers.
- DJoining a 'social bubble' of 10 or fewer people.
2What's depicted in this photo, taken last Sunday in the town of Camden East, Ont.?
- AThe aftermath of a tornado.
- BDamage caused by a marauding bear.
- CAn out-of-control garbage truck's path of destruction.
- DA lightning strike.
3OC Transpo general manager John Manconi announced Tuesday that 11 months after it launched, Ottawa's light rail network finally had what?
- AAll 17 trains in working order.
- BBilingual signage installed at every station.
- CA guarantee it would be fixed by the consortium that built it.
- DWeatherproofing to keep tracks from fracturing in the cold.
4Why is Gatineau resident Alexandre St-Jean saying he feels "abandoned" by the federal government during the COVID-19 pandemic?
- ABorder restrictions mean he can't see his girlfriend, who lives in France.
- BHe was recently cut off from receiving the Canada Emergency Relief Benefit.
- CHis team of vaccine researchers can't get access to federal funding.
- DHe's about to be evicted by his landlord.
5Thanks to COVID-19 travel restrictions, Yiou He has been stuck in Ottawa and unable to return home to China. Where has she been living?
- AIn a dorm at the University of Ottawa.
- BAt a women's shelter.
- CAt the Chinese Embassy.
- DIn an apartment with four other foreign nationals in the same situation.
6The City of Ottawa said Wednesday that it had mistakenly charged roughly 2,000 people for services that were on hold during the pandemic. What were the charges for?
- ARecreation memberships.
- BDaycare fees.
- COverdue library fines.
- DOC Transpo passes.
7Janine Hutt spoke this past week about safety concerns at a number of downtown Ottawa condo buildings after which of the following occurred?
- ASomeone stole a master key belonging to Canada Post.
- BHidden cameras were found in two Rideau Street towers.
- CA balcony on Kent Street collapsed during a storm.
- DHealth Canada issued a countrywide recall of certain carbon monoxide detectors.
8Pascale Arpin's old-timey skills are proving quite popular during the COVID-19 pandemic. What does she do?
- AShe's a blacksmith.
- BShe paints signs by hand.
- CShe teaches taxidermy.
- DShe's a cobbler.
9Siblings Faisa and Abdullahi Omer have teamed up to shoot photos of a dozen young Black men in Ottawa, all of whom do what?
- APractise medicine.
- BPlay hockey.
- CLive in a neighbourhood known for gang violence.
- DPerform in the city's drag scene.
10Ottawa butcher shop owner John Diener says his profits are down sharply compared to the same time in 2019. What is he blaming for that dropoff?
- AHigher meat prices due to COVID-19 supply shortages.
- BFewer restaurants placing large bulk orders.
- CThe realignment of streets and parking spots in his neighbourhood.
- DCOVID-19 outbreaks elsewhere that have been linked to butchers.
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