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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Nov. 5
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1Matthew Perry, the Ottawa-raised actor who played Chandler Bing on the sitcom Friends, died this past weekend at the age of 54. While perhaps best known for his role on Friends, for which OTHER series was Perry nominated for a pair of Emmy awards in 2003 and 2004 for outstanding guest actor?
- AThe West Wing.
- BAlly McBeal.
- CThe Good Wife.
- DER.
2Ryan Smolkin also died recently, at the age of 50. What was the signature dish at the Smiths Falls-raised entrepreneur's restaurants, of which there are about 100 across Canada?
- APerogies.
- BPoutine.
- CChicken and waffles.
- DBurritos.
3A Gatineau, Que., teenager was charged late last week after he stole a vehicle that had WHAT in the back seat?
- AA sleeping child.
- BA police dog.
- CAn organ en route to be transplanted.
- DThe Grey Cup.
4On Monday, Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones said that starting next fall, the province would lower the age for publicly funded screenings for WHICH type of cancer from 50 to 40?
- ABreast cancer.
- BProstate cancer.
- CColon cancer.
- DCervical cancer.
5Treasury Board President Anita Anand said this week that Canada Life met the standard to win the contract as the new insurance provider for some 1.7 million current and retired federal workers and their families — even though it was WHAT?
- AIn the midst of filing for bankruptcy.
- BThe sole bidder for the contract.
- CRun by a family friend of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
- DUnder investigation by the Canada Revenue Agency.
6What improper act by the Ottawa Senators led to the NHL ruling Wednesday that the team would forfeit one of their upcoming first-round draft picks?
- AThey failed to disclose a player's no-trade clause to the team he was dealt to.
- BThey fired their general manager without offering mandatory compensation.
- CThey illegally structured a contract to avoid exceeding the NHL's salary cap.
- DThey lied about a player's age so they could sign him as a free agent.
7What did Ontario Provincial Police seize from a van that had blown a tire Wednesday afternoon on Highway 401 near Belleville, Ont.?
- AMore than 300 cases of beer.
- BAbout six dozen frozen fish steaks.
- CA rare African wildcat.
- DSeveral stolen highway signs.
8Two well-known Gatineau watering holes have announced their closures: Brasseurs du Temps, one of the region's first craft breweries, and WHICH pub that's attached to a hotel built in Aylmer in the 1830s?
- AThe British Pub.
- BThe Welsh Pub.
- CThe Belgian Pub.
- DThe Latvian Pub.
9Which faculty at Queen's University has been named after former student Stephen J.R. Smith, seen here at the microphone on Thursday, after he made a $100-million donation to his alma mater?
- AThe engineering faculty.
- BThe computer science faculty.
- CThe faculty of law.
- DThe faculty of medicine.
10What new policy implemented by the Toronto-based owners of Ottawa's Bridgehead coffee shop chain is "ridiculous," according to the head of the labour council?
- AManagers now get a share of baristas' tips.
- BCustomers can no longer leave change in the tip jar.
- CFemale employees must now wear skirts.
- DWorkers can no longer bring cellphones into the cafés.
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- How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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- Trevor Pritchard
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