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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of April 10
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1Why did the Special Investigations Unit, Ontario's police watchdog, close its investigation into an interaction between a woman and a police horse in downtown Ottawa during the convoy protests?
- AThe woman refused to co-operate with their investigators.
- BHer injury was too minor to fit their mandate.
- CThey concluded it was the RCMP's responsibility to investigate.
- DHumane society officials asked them to press pause.
2Andrew Brant says he has plans to start a community garden after a 14-year-old boil-water advisory was recently lifted on his First Nation. Where does he live?
- ATyendinaga Mohawk Territory.
- BAkwesasne Mohawk Territory.
- CKitigan Zibi Anishinabeg.
- DPikwàkanagàn.
3Blesson Ethan Citegetse is one of a number of young Black athletes who've spoken with CBC/Radio-Canada recently about being subjected to racial slurs and taunts while playing what sport in western Quebec?
- ABasketball.
- BHockey.
- CTennis.
- DRugby.
4What do a duck in Kingston, a red-tailed hawk from New Hamburg, Ont., a red-breasted merganser from Point Pelee National Park and an Ottawa goose all have in common?
- AThey've all tested positive for a deadly strain of bird flu.
- BThey're in the running for the "Best bird in Ontario" award.
- CU of O researchers have linked their DNA to one specific Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil.
- DThey all caused aviation accidents in Ontario last year.
5Anna Kamsha is one of a number of Ottawa business owners offering to hire Ukrainians fleeing the war in their home country. What type of job is she trying to fill?
- ABaker.
- BDance instructor.
- CHair stylist.
- DHousekeeper.
6What did Ontario's two main opposition parties call for this week, as COVID-19 hospitalizations were up 40 per cent compared to the week before?
- AStrengthened masking rules in the province.
- BFourth booster shots for those 60 and up.
- CThe reintroduction of public gathering limits.
- DA clear strategy to hire more health-care workers.
7The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Wednesday that a 28-year-old driver killed in this southwest Ottawa train crash last summer may have been focused on what, rather than the crossing?
- AHis cell phone.
- BAn intersection in the distance.
- CA blinking engine light.
- DEmergency vehicles on the side of the road.
8CBC spoke to a Carleton University history professor who says he's been on the receiving end of hateful emails and voice messages — and has even had his lectures picketed — for criticizing nationalism in which country?
- AIndia.
- BHungary.
- CRussia.
- DThe United States.
9This architectural rendering shows what Nepean Point, a high spot overlooking the Ottawa River, could look like when it reopens. Which historical figure's statue will be removed as part of those plans?
- AJohn A. Macdonald.
- BSamuel de Champlain.
- CJohn Cabot.
- DWinston Churchill.
10Former NHL defenceman Doug Wilson, an Ottawa native, announced Thursday he'd be stepping down at the end of the season after 19 years as the general manager for which club?
- ASan Jose Sharks.
- BNew York Rangers.
- CCalgary Flames.
- DLos Angeles Kings.
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