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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 23

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  1. 1Where was this landspout tornado spotted last Sunday afternoon, as a severe thunderstorm passed through the Ottawa region?Image for question 1
    1. AArnprior.
    2. BCasselman.
    3. CMorrisburg.
    4. DSt. Andrews.
  2. 2This "garden atrium" is part of the winning bid, announced on Monday, to redesign which of the following spaces?Image for question 2
    1. AA block of Wellington Street across from Parliament Hill.
    2. BThe World Exchange Centre.
    3. CA portion of the Place du Portage government complex.
    4. DThe Canadian Museum of Nature.
  3. 3Rob Eady was one of several people in one eastern Ontario riding who spoke to CBC Ottawa about the need for change, as their long-time MPP is not running for re-election. Which riding is it?Image for question 3
    1. AKanata-Carleton.
    2. BLanark-Frontenac-Kingston.
    3. CGlengarry-Prescott-Russell.
    4. DOrléans.
  4. 4At her bail review Thursday, Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich admitted that doing which of the following might be "related" to the convoy — although she didn't feel it violated her bail conditions?Image for question 4
    1. AAccepting an award for organizing the convoy.
    2. BGiving interviews about the convoy to Fox News.
    3. CSelling T-shirts with various slogans seen during the demonstrations.
    4. DPlaying online Scrabble with Pat King.
  5. 5Barrhaven resident Melissa Sagan told CBC News this week that she's uncomfortable letting her children play in her yard due to an exploding population of which of the following creatures?Image for question 5
    1. ACoyotes.
    2. BRats.
    3. CWild turkeys.
    4. DWasps and hornets.
  6. 6Britannia resident Jonathan Morris says he's worried his local beach will get polluted with E.coli and residents will fall ill after the city decided NOT to install which of the following, designed to keep seagulls away?Image for question 6
    1. AGull wires.
    2. BGull lights.
    3. CGull buoys.
    4. DGull spikes.
  7. 7In early June, an inquest will begin in Pembroke, Ont., that will look into which of the following?Image for question 7
    1. AThe murders of three Renfrew County women.
    2. BThe sudden collapse of a local bridge.
    3. CThe discovery of human remains at a former residential school.
    4. DThe way dams are managed along the Ottawa River.
  8. 8Under a proposed bylaw approved Thursday by a City of Ottawa committee, who could be on the hook for an annual permit costing more than $1,700?Image for question 8
    1. AOwners of vacant properties.
    2. BPeople who rent their homes on services like Airbnb.
    3. CBars and restaurants with sidewalk patios.
    4. DE-bike riders.
  9. 9Why was this long-term care home in Maniwaki, Que., evacuated on Friday?Image for question 9
    1. ARising river levels were creating a flood risk.
    2. BSomeone called in a bomb threat.
    3. CTwo residents contracted monkeypox.
    4. DA squirrel infestation caused the home's air conditioning to malfunction.
  10. 10Who said that Saturday's violent storm — which led to at least three deaths in the Ottawa-Gatineau area — had "hit us hard [and] hit us fast" and was like nothing they'd ever seen in their memory?Image for question 10
    1. AKim Ayotte, Ottawa's head of emergency services.
    2. BSteve Bell, Ottawa's acting police chief.
    3. CFrance Bélisle, the mayor of Gatineau.
    4. DOla Levitin, a local resident whose tree was uprooted.

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