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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct. 27
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1Former NHLer and Ottawa 67's junior hockey star Maurice "Moe" Lemay died last week at the age of 62. Which NHL club did Lemay win the Stanley Cup with in 1987?
- AEdmonton Oilers.
- BCalgary Flames.
- CMontreal Canadiens.
- DNew York Islanders.
2According to Ontario Provincial Police, what did a 52-year-old Vermont man tell them as he was being charged last week with impaired driving at a drive-thru in Cobden, Ont.?
- AThat he believed he was still in the U.S.
- BThat he'd driven hundreds of kilometres for a Tim Hortons maple doughnut.
- CThat he was planning to spread his father's ashes in Muskrat Lake.
- DThat he was wanted in a string of bank robberies.
3Ottawa police charged a man in his 60s after he allegedly tried to do WHAT on Tuesday, the 10th anniversary of the Parliament Hill shooting?
- AForce his way into the House of Commons.
- BPlant an explosive device at Rideau Hall.
- CClimb the National War Memorial.
- DVandalize a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald.
4After decades of advocacy from residents and elected officials, WHICH community will no longer see big trucks rumble along a nearly two-kilometre stretch of its main street for most of the year?
- AMetcalfe.
- BManotick.
- CNavan.
- DStittsville.
5Former neighbours Nitin Datta and Mo Haider have been fighting the City of Ottawa for more than a decade — and have accrued more than $43,000 in fines over that time — after city-hired contractors tore WHAT down in 2013?
- AA brown plastic fence.
- BAn 80-year-old maple tree.
- CA shared carport.
- DA play structure they built for their kids.
6Andrew Kavchak, right, says he's disappointed with the federal government's new plan to improve the lives of people like his 23-year-old son Steven who live with WHAT condition?
- AAutism.
- BCerebral palsy.
- CSchizophrenia.
- DA traumatic brain injury.
7Some western Quebecers may have to pay out of pocket for WHICH of the following health services starting next month, as negotiations between one provincial association and the Quebec government on a fee agreement have reached a standstill?
- AOptometry services.
- BDental services.
- CMassage therapy.
- DChiropractic treatments.
8The family of WHICH celebrity with local ties launched a foundation in his honour Thursday night? The foundation is intended to offer support to people struggling with addiction.
- AMatthew Perry.
- BNorm Macdonald.
- CSandra Oh.
- DDan Aykroyd.
9Father Stephen Amesse is putting his faith in the tax court after the Canada Revenue Agency refused to accept thousands of dollars worth of receipts for donations he made to his own church. At which church does Amesse serve as rector?
- ASt. Patrick Basilica.
- BChrist Church Cathedral.
- CSt. John the Evangelist.
- DParkdale United.
10Veteran Ottawa journalist David Pugliese fired back Friday at what he called "entirely false" claims made by former Conservative minister Chris Alexander at a House of Commons committee meeting the day before. What did Alexander, seen here in 2014, say about Pugliese?
- AThat he'd been recruited as a Russian agent.
- BThat he made up quotes about Alexander in a story from 2015.
- CThat his writing led to the deaths of Canadian solders in Afghanistan.
- DThat he was working for Kamala Harris's election campaign.
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