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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Nov. 10
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1According to his family, financial and transportation barriers are keeping the nephew of WHICH Kitigan Zibi hockey legend from playing high-level hockey?
- AGino Odjick.
- BCarey Price.
- CJonathan Cheechoo.
- DT. J. Oshie.
2A new toonie designed by a group of Inuit artists was unveiled Tuesday in Ottawa. What feature sets it apart from the standard $2 coin?
- AIt has a blue centre.
- BIt's the shape of a pentagon.
- CIt does not depict either Queen Elizabeth or King Charles.
- DIt's partially carved out of soapstone.
3In one of the City of Ottawa's largest wetland designations in recent years, hundreds of hectares of the South Bear Brook wetland were protected this past week from development. Where is the wetland located?
- AAlong Highway 417 near the future Tewin suburb.
- BJust off Anderson Road near the Mer Bleue Bog.
- CNorth of Dunrobin near the Ottawa River.
- DIn the city's far south, just outside Greely.
4Some Beaverbrook residents like Neil Thomson, president of the local community association, are advocating for a heritage protection in the wake of a bylaw complaint that threatened what feature of the suburban neighbourhood?
- AIts tall cedar hedges.
- BIts diverse assortment of wild roses.
- CIts population of free-roaming chickens.
- DIts grove of chestnut trees.
5According to a report released this past week by Ottawa Public Health, what jumped significantly last year, going from roughly one in seven in 2022 to one in four in 2023?
- AThe number of households that experienced food insecurity.
- BThe number of adults who didn't have a primary care physician.
- CThe number of children who reported mental health issues.
- DThe number of teenagers who reported that they vaped.
6What has the province told Dr. Elaine Ma that she must do, an edict that's left the Kingston, Ont., physician shocked and angry?
- APay back fees she billed for COVID-19 vaccination clinics.
- BStop prescribing one traditional Chinese medicine.
- CTake a 12-week anti-harassment course.
- DClose the supervised drug consumption site she oversees.
7Quebec Premier François Legault said Wednesday that his government is prepared to use the notwithstanding clause to ensure that WHICH of the following happens?
- AQuebec-trained doctors start their careers in the province.
- BMajority-anglophone municipalities communicate with residents in French.
- CAsylum seekers in Quebec are relocated to other provinces.
- DStudents in all high schools wear uniforms.
8Gatineau police made more than a dozen arrests as part of a major operation Thursday, during which they also did what?
- ACleared out an encampment near the city's former arena.
- BDismantled the clubhouse of a Quebec biker gang.
- CShut down a pool hall that was a front for organized crime.
- DRemoved dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters from the UQO campus.
9Geneviève Plouffe and Martin Audette say their road trip through South and Central America took a violent turn last month when armed assailants forced their way into their bus. Where did the assault happen?
- ANear the Panama Canal locks.
- BAt a Brazilian campground near Iguazu Falls.
- CIn a Walmart parking lot in Guatemala City.
- DOn a winding road through rural Ecuador.
10Former roller rink operator Jay Bradley, seen here in handcuffs, will spend more than three years in prison for doing what last year in Napanee, Ont.?
- ADefrauding a roller derby league out of tens of thousands of dollars.
- BSetting fires that destroyed a community centre and a home's garage.
- CRunning a car theft ring that stole hundreds of vehicles.
- DPlacing an explosive device outside town hall.
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- How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
- Autor
- Trevor Pritchard
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- English
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