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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct. 19

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  1. 1Kai Richer was at her family's cottage in Val-des-Bois, Que., last weekend when authorities came by to warn them that WHAT was going on nearby?Image for question 1
    1. APolice were hunting for a suspected murderer.
    2. BCrews were fighting a nearby forest fire.
    3. CA rare mid-October tornado was headed toward the area.
    4. DHundreds of thousands of bees had escaped from an apiary.
  2. 2These historic ruins of an Ottawa building that burned down in 1989 have reopened to the public, two years after they were fenced off for stabilization work. What sort of building is it?Image for question 2
    1. AA pumping station.
    2. BA chapel.
    3. CA lockmaster's house.
    4. DA granary.
  3. 3Longtime used bookseller Dianne Savoy will be selling the Ottawa location of The Book Market and retiring at the end of the month, while her granddaughter Lexi continues working at the family's last remaining outlet. Where is that store located?Image for question 3
    1. AKemptville.
    2. BArnprior.
    3. CCornwall.
    4. DRenfrew.
  4. 4Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk is expected to be out six to eight weeks after undergoing surgery to address which of the following issues?Image for question 4
    1. AAn injured thumb.
    2. BA torn meniscus.
    3. CNumbness in his feet.
    4. DSeveral broken ribs.
  5. 5Robert Plamondon, the new provincially appointed supervisor of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, spoke briefly at the end of a committee meeting Wednesday, telling them it was not his "mandate" to do what?Image for question 5
    1. ASpeak to the media.
    2. BConsult with elected trustees.
    3. CPreserve existing school boundaries.
    4. DTake a stance on antisemitism or Islamophobia.
  6. 6After more than a month on strike, which Ontario workers reached a tentative deal with the province on Wednesday?Image for question 6
    1. ACollege support workers.
    2. BLaboratory technicians.
    3. CDental hygienists.
    4. DConservation officers.
  7. 7Jessica Cohn is urging other Ontario parents to make sure their children get a newly available preventative treatment for which potentially serious disease?Image for question 7
    1. ARespiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
    2. BMeningitis.
    3. CCOVID-19.
    4. DChickenpox.
  8. 8"We’re the only urban ward in the City of Ottawa without any library." Which councillor said those words amid excitement that the city's library board was recommending a new branch be built in the Hunt Club area?Image for question 8
    1. ARiley Brockington.
    2. BSean Devine.
    3. CJessica Bradley.
    4. DLaine Johnson.
  9. 9In a memo Thursday, councillors were notified that the city was no longer pursuing legal action against WHICH group for alleged rule-breaking in 2022?Image for question 9
    1. AHorizon Ottawa.
    2. BThe Greater Ottawa Home Builders'​ Association.
    3. COttawa Riverkeeper.
    4. DThe Algonguins of Ontario.
  10. 10Ottawa police are investigating after a 21-year-old man was found early Saturday morning in WHICH Ottawa neighbourhood, suffering from what ended up being fatal stab wounds?Image for question 10
    1. AAlta Vista.
    2. BSouth Keys.
    3. CCarlington.
    4. DCraig Henry.

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