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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Dec. 18

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  1. 1Jay MacPherson told CBC how, as he undergoes treatment for Stage 4 cancer, he's been on a quest to find the best of one particular foodstuff that Ottawa has to offer. What is he on a quest to discover?Image for question 1
    1. AThe city's best shawarma.
    2. BThe best club sandwich.
    3. CThe best caesar salad.
    4. DThe best poutine.
  2. 2Kathy and Noel Bateman were recently recognized by Frontenac County for their work restoring the historic Clarendon train station on the former K&P Line. What have they turned it into?Image for question 2
    1. AA short-term vacation rental.
    2. BA bar and distillery.
    3. CA museum focusing on the region's rail history.
    4. DA garden centre.
  3. 3Ottawa siblings Hannah and Jared Schmidt had never won gold on the World Cup circuit until this week, when they each nabbed the podium's top spot on the same day. What sport do they compete in?Image for question 3
    1. ASnowboard halfpipe.
    2. BSki cross.
    3. CLong-track speed skating.
    4. DSkeleton.
  4. 4What's notable about 48 of the units that will be up for rent in this tower on Chaudière Island?Image for question 4
    1. AThey're designed for roommates.
    2. BThey won't come with parking spots.
    3. CThey'll be run by Ottawa Community Housing.
    4. DThey'll each come with their own emotional support animal.
  5. 5Ottawa police arrested a 53-year-old man in Centretown Sunday evening after he allegedly did WHAT outside a home on Arlington Avenue?Image for question 5
    1. ASet off a homemade explosive device.
    2. BChained himself to a fence.
    3. CHovered a drone around the home's second-floor windows.
    4. DTried to trap a raccoon.
  6. 6Anthony Bereznai says he'll be closing The Yard in early 2024, after going through years of losses and seeing prices to rent warehouses skyrocket. What IS The Yard?Image for question 6
    1. AA bike and skateboarding park.
    2. BA vertical farming enterprise.
    3. CA "library" where people can borrow assorted tools.
    4. DA go-kart and bumper-car race track.
  7. 7One of the elements of this week's overhaul of Ontario's alcohol sales regime is that the province will become the first in Canada to allow WHAT to be sold in corner stores?Image for question 7
    1. AHigh-alcohol spirits like gin and whisky.
    2. BReady-to-drink cocktails.
    3. CTwelve and 24-packs of beer.
    4. DWine that originates from outside of Canada.
  8. 8Mel Campbell says his decades-long Christmas tradition of giving his children and grandchildren WHICH holiday treat could come to an end this year, as the specific product he's looking for has been discontinued in Canada?Image for question 8
    1. ALife Savers.
    2. BM&M's.
    3. CWerther's Originals.
    4. DAfter Eights.
  9. 9What issue does Clint Crabtree, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 279, say his members are seeing "all the time, every day and ... more and more and more"?Image for question 9
    1. ARiders evading fares.
    2. BVerbal or physical assaults.
    3. CMechanical breakdowns.
    4. DHateful graffiti on buses and trains.
  10. 10As of Friday, what must all federally regulated employers — including crown corporations, banks and airports — make available to their workers at no cost?Image for question 10
    1. ANaloxone kits.
    2. BMenstrual products.
    3. CNon-disposable drinking straws.
    4. DTraining in a second language.

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