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2020 CBCNL news quiz
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1Which company announced a sweeping review in September of the West White Rose offshore oil projection, effectively suspending construction?
- AExxonMobil
- BSuncor
- CEquinor
- DHusky Energy
2John Crosbie became the first politician to lie in state since Joseph R. Smallwood, who died in 1991. Where did this happen?
- AGovernment House
- BAngican Cathedral
- CConfederation Building
- DArts and Culture Centre
3Before entering politics, Premier Andrew Furey had been a specialist in which medical discipline?
- APediatrics
- BOncology
- CNephrology
- DOrthopedics
4Which social media platform did Mount Pearl say fired city manager Steve Kent left running on an unlocked iPad that it owned?
- AFacebook Messenger
- BTikTok
- CTwitter
- DInstagram
5Which company made headlines by asking for a subsidy of $2 million a week in the early stages of the pandemic?
- ANalcor Energy
- BVerafin
- COceanex
- DEmera
6A Bay Roberts family was reunited with their dog in February, after it escaped from a yard in Brigus Junction and spent almost a year in the wilderness. What was the name of the dog, who inspired a popular Facebook group?
- AZelda
- BZara
- CZander
- DZoe
7Carla Foote left a controversial appointment at The Rooms this winter, to take another role within government. What was it?
- AAssistant deputy minister for the office of public engagement
- BAssociate secretary to cabinet
- CExecutive director, office of the citizen’s representative
- DAssistant deputy minister, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation
8The Mercer sisters won big on Family Feud Canada this winter, but what was Gertie Mercer Hodder’s funny answer to the question, "Name a seasoning a chef uses the most”?
- AMount Scio savoury
- BRanch
- CMargarine
- DMustard pickles
9Which N.L. entertainer was surprised to show up in the Netflix series Tiger King?
- AKelly-Ann Evans
- BRick Mercer
- CShaun Majumder
- DCathy Jones
10Which cabinet minister was revealed to have broken hunting rules during a trip to the Gaff Topsails a few years ago?
- AGerry Byrne
- BJohn Haggie
- CSherry Gambin-Walsh
- DBrian Warr
11Which premier made a joke about Ches Crosbie that made Dwight Ball laugh, just two days after John Crosbie’s death?
- AAlberta’s Jason Kenney
- BQuebec’s François Legault
- CNova Scotia’s Stephen McNeil
- DP.E.I’s Dennis King
12Canopy Growth announced in December that it would not open a new plant it had built in which area of St. John’s?
- AHigher Levels
- BKelsey Drive
- CWhite Hills
- DCowan Heights
13The Opposition criticized the appointment Charles Bown, one of the government officials who played a key role in the Muskrat Falls development, to another job in the public service. Which agency was he appointed to run?
- ANalcor Energy
- BMulti-Materials Stewardship Board
- CNewfoundland and Labrador Liquor Commission
- DAtlantic Lottery Corp.
14Newfoundland and Labrador suspended participation in the Atlantic bubble in November, at the same time as what other province?
- ANew Brunswick
- BNova Scotia
- CPrince Edward Island
- DAll of the above
15Which tech giant bought St. John’s-based Verafin for $2.75 billion US?
- ANasdaq
- BMicrosoft
- CAmazon
- DComcast
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