CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 16

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How closely have you followed the past week in local news?
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Frage 1

Frage
This house on River Road suffered severe damage in a fire Monday night. What do fire officials say caused it?
Antworten
  • Candles that fell over during a power outage.
  • A cigarette left burning on a living room sofa.
  • A squirrel that chewed through an electrical wire.
  • A malfunctioning Instant Pot.

Frage 2

Frage
Ottawa police said Tuesday they would not be charging a woman who called 911 on a young Black man last month. What was the man doing at the time of the call?
Antworten
  • Pausing to rest in a park.
  • Skateboarding on a downtown sidewalk.
  • Taking a photo of her house.
  • Delivering the wrong Uber Eats order.

Frage 3

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Robin Browne, co-lead of local advocacy organization The 613-819 Black Hub, says a recent report has confirmed "a lot of the things that a lot of us in the Black community knew anecdotally." What was that report about?
Antworten
  • Attitudes toward mental health.
  • Arrests, traffic stops and other interactions with police.
  • Food insecurity.
  • Part-time and casual employment.

Frage 4

Frage
"They feel robbed because they've been working their asses off all year." Who spoke those words this week?
Antworten
  • The head of the union representing OC Transpo drivers.
  • The Ottawa Redblacks' player representative.
  • The local spokesperson for the Ontario Federation of Agriculture.
  • Premier Doug Ford.

Frage 5

Frage
Why were some students at École élémentaire catholique Jonathan-Pitre, seen here, already back in class Wednesday, despite the fact most local schools aren't reopening until early September?
Antworten
  • It was a one-day "test run" for this fall's COVID-19 protocols.
  • The school follows a calendar that distributes part of the summer vacation though the year.
  • Some French-language teachers are part of a union that negotiated an earlier start date.
  • They were actually filming a promotional video about the pandemic for Ottawa Public Health.

Frage 6

Frage
Also on Wednesday, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board released updates to its back-to-school plan. Which of the following was NOT one of those updates?
Antworten
  • The return to school will now be staggered over two weeks.
  • Secondary students will attend class on alternating days, rather than in two- or three-day blocks.
  • Virtual classes will now be drawn from schools across the district.
  • The board will assume students are studying online if they're not told otherwise.

Frage 7

Frage
Which Ottawa city councillor announced Thursday they would be returning to the council table Sept. 8, after a lengthy absence?
Antworten
  • Rick Chiarelli.
  • Jean Cloutier.
  • Diane Deans.
  • Jenna Sudds.

Frage 8

Frage
North Grenville, Ont., Mayor Nancy Peckford spoke with Ottawa Morning this week about attempts to raise $1.5 billion to address which problem facing rural eastern Ontario communities?
Antworten
  • Slow internet speeds.
  • A lack of affordable housing.
  • Gaps in inter-community transit.
  • Aging infrastructure.

Frage 9

Frage
Laurel Wingrove says she's disappointed she and her colleagues at CHEO won't be eligible for extra COVID-19 pandemic pay from the province. What does she do there?
Antworten
  • She's a counsellor.
  • She's a speech therapist.
  • She's a laboratory technician.
  • She's a custodian.

Frage 10

Frage
Why did Ontario Provincial Police charge a 53-year-old man from Almonte, Ont., with careless driving on Friday?
Antworten
  • His dump truck ended up wedged beneath an overpass.
  • His tanker truck crashed through a guard rail and spilled tar into a wetland.
  • Garbage spilled out of his garbage truck and caught fire.
  • His bus crashed into a bus stop shelter.
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