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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct. 1
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1Barratou Barry says she was left feeling dehumanized after her Royal Bank of Canada branch called the police on her during a recent visit. What had she been trying to do that day?
- APick up a new credit card.
- BTake out a business loan.
- CGet approval for a mortgage.
- DSet up online banking for her mother.
2Peggy O'Meara is one of several Ottawa residents frustrated by the delays around which city infrastructure project, hinted at by the now out-of-date sign she's standing in front of?
- AThe replacement of a bridge over Highway 417.
- BThe reopening of the Trillium rail line.
- CThe redevelopment of a complex of early 20th-century federal buildings.
- DThe construction of a new hospital campus.
3What did Ottawa's auditor general deem to be an "inappropriate" gift for the retiring head of the Manotick Business Improvement Area?
- AAn all-expenses-paid vacation to the Yucatan.
- BA $2,400 gift card.
- CA night in a luxury box at an Ottawa Senators game.
- DA CBC Gem premium subscription.
4Michel Villeneuve says three nights of frost back in May have decimated which of his crops? It's an industry that, according to a recent report prepared for the Ontario government, could face "very high" risk by 2050 due to climate change.
- AApples.
- BPumpkins.
- CSoy beans.
- DBarley.
5The City of Ottawa, with input from Ottawa police, denied a demonstration permit to a local group that wanted to protest at the Russian Embassy by doing what?
- AUsing lasers to display pro-Ukraine messages on the building's exterior.
- BReading the entirety of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace via a loudspeaker.
- CFlashing embassy workers with anti-war slogans painted on their bodies.
- DPainting the sidewalks red to represent the blood of fallen Ukrainians.
6"We've been asking for it for a long time, and we are thrilled with it." What was Michelle Hurtubise, executive director of the Centretown Community Health Centre, referring to when she spoke those words?
- AA new phone line for people going through mental health crises.
- BA pilot program that involves prescribing small doses of heroin.
- CFunding for three new on-site physicians.
- DA bylaw that would keep anti-LGBTQ protesters away from their site.
7According to research, what species could disappear from the west end of Ottawa within the next few years due to urban growth near its habitat?
- ABlanding's turtle.
- BKirtland's warbler.
- CButler's garter snake.
- DFowler's toad.
8Internal emails suggest the National Capital Commission was contemplating a lengthier summer closure of the Queen Elizabeth Driveway than what was ultimately blocked off to motor vehicles. Which stretch were staff considering?
- ASomerset Street to Preston Street.
- BSomerset Street to Bronson Avenue.
- CLaurier Avenue to Preston Street.
- DLaurier Avenue to the Bank Street overpass.
9OC Transpo announced Friday that the opening of the expanded north-south Trillium Line had been delayed yet again. If it DOES open on the new date officials gave, roughly how long, in total, will the line's shutdown have lasted?
- AEighteen months.
- BAbout two-and-a-half years.
- CA few months short of four years.
- DFive years.
10After 13 years on Canada's long-track speed skating team, what national championship event did Ottawa's Ivanie Blondin participate in instead over the weekend in Montreal?
- ASkeleton.
- BTrack cycling.
- CArchery.
- DShort-track speed skating.
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