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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Nov. 3

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  1. 1John Fenik said last weekend that the death of a 15-year-old and the fact another teen had been charged with murder had left him — like many of his town's residents — in shock and "emotionally numb." Which town was Fenik previously the mayor of? Image for question 1
    1. APerth.
    2. BSmiths Falls.
    3. CRideau Ferry.
    4. DWestport.
  2. 2What longtime Chinatown restaurant, a staple for dim sum and Cantonese cuisine in Ottawa, will be serving its final meals in November?Image for question 2
    1. AYangtze.
    2. BYang Sheng.
    3. CShanghai.
    4. DChu Shing.
  3. 3Longtime local politician Andy Haydon died this past week at the age of 91. What position did Haydon hold for 13 years, from 1978 until 1991?Image for question 3
    1. AMayor of Nepean.
    2. BRegional chair of Ottawa-Carleton.
    3. CReeve of Gloucester township.
    4. DMPP for Ottawa Centre.
  4. 4Pat Wong, 82, recently reached out to CBC News to share her experience and warn others about WHICH of the following?Image for question 4
    1. ASo-called "grandparent" scams.
    2. BHoarding.
    3. COpioid addiction.
    4. DElder abuse.
  5. 5Melanie Chisamore has made it her goal to share her story of her great-great-great-great-grandmother Jane Elizabeth Martin Barnes, a 19th-century fortune teller who came to be known by what nickname?Image for question 5
    1. AThe Witch of Plum Hollow.
    2. BThe Seer of Sheldon's Corners.
    3. CThe Oracle of Eloida.
    4. DThe Prophet of Ballycanoe.
  6. 6At a summit this past week in Ottawa, Brad West, the mayor of Port Coquitlam, B.C., presented a joint declaration calling for a "new deal" with the federal government on funding for WHAT?
    Image for question 6
    1. ATransit.
    2. BHousing.
    3. CHealth care.
    4. DClimate change.
  7. 7What happened at this Alta Vista apartment tower on Wednesday, displacing dozens of residents and seriously injuring two workers?Image for question 7
    1. AThe roof partially collapsed.
    2. BThe building's boiler exploded.
    3. CAn electrical panel caught fire.
    4. DA construction crew cut a gas line.
  8. 8What did OC Transpo general manager Renée Amilcar say about the Trillium Line at a media briefing Thursday afternoon?Image for question 8
    1. AThat the line's launch would be "almost imminent" by mid-November.
    2. BThat there had been delays getting regulatory approvals from federal officials.
    3. CThat the line failed to meet the benchmarks set in the first test run phase.
    4. DThat the tunnel beneath Dows Lake was dealing with flooding.
  9. 9Crown prosecutors withdrew assault and harassment charges Thursday that had been laid against a 74-year-old woman who'd been filmed in May doing WHAT outside Ottawa City Hall?Image for question 9
    1. AVandalizing a "ghost bike" locked to a fence.
    2. BKicking and threatening a woman wearing a medical mask.
    3. CPulling the down hijab of a pro-Palestinian protester.
    4. DKilling a Canada goose.
  10. 10What activity did Lisbeth Mousseau, who recently turned 97, cite in an interview with CBC Ottawa as a major reason for her longevity?Image for question 10
    1. AHer passion for lawn bowling.
    2. BHer daily aquafit classes.
    3. CHer goal of becoming a chess grandmaster.
    4. DHer weekly ritual of completing the CBC Ottawa news quiz.

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