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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of July 27

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  1. 1Authorities say a 78-year-old man was injured inside his Pembroke, Ont., home on Tuesday night when what unexpectedly happened?
    1. AA stolen car smashed into the house.
    2. BA meteorite crashed through the roof.
    3. CA fox got inside and bit him.
    4. DSewer gases ignited and caused an explosion.
  2. 2Trevor Arnason was confirmed Wednesday as the new head of which organization?Image for question 2
    1. AOttawa Public Health.
    2. BOC Transpo.
    3. CThe Ottawa Food Bank.
    4. DCHEO, the local children's hospital.
  3. 3A century-old CN Rail bridge is no more after it was torn down earlier this month. Where in Ottawa was it located?Image for question 3
    1. ACarling Avenue.
    2. BNavan Road.
    3. CFallowfield Road.
    4. DStagecoach Road.
  4. 4What step did the provincial appointee now overseeing the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board announce in a letter to parents on Wednesday, saying that the board's problems go "beyond budgeting"? Image for question 4
    1. AThe revocation of a blanket ban on cell phones on school property.
    2. BThe return of Ottawa Police Service officers to some schools.
    3. CThe reinstatement of exams in grades 9 and 10.
    4. DA new mandatory policy on antisemitism.
  5. 5Some residents of Bruyère and Forsey streets in Ottawa's Lowertown neighbourhood are unhappy that this shared laneway they've used for years will soon be blocked off. Why is that happening?Image for question 5
    1. AAn embassy is fencing off their property.
    2. BA developer is starting work on a new highrise.
    3. CThe city wants to reduce illicit drug use on the pathway.
    4. DOne school board wants to use the land for a playground.
  6. 6Who defended former Ottawa city councillor Rick Chiarelli this week amid hearings on Bill 9 — a proposed law that would give Ontario municipalities more powers to oust badly behaving officials — calling him a victim of "cancel culture"?Image for question 6
    1. AOne of his former staffers.
    2. BHis wife.
    3. CA current city councillor.
    4. DA Fox News commentator.
  7. 7Five people were injured in this crash Wednesday on Highway 28 in Bancroft, Ont. According to the OPP, what was on the highway before the crash and may have been to blame? Image for question 7
    1. AA flock of wild turkeys.
    2. BA muffler that had fallen off a vehicle.
    3. CAn old sofa.
    4. DA man wielding a crossbow.
  8. 8What specific charge did 46-year-old Iain Aspenlieder, a former City of Ottawa lawyer, plead guilty to on Friday in connection with an incident in early June?Image for question 8
    1. AAssault causing bodily harm.
    2. BMischief against a war memorial.
    3. CForging a trademark.
    4. DObstructing justice.
  9. 9The National Capital Commission refused to approve a permit for Sean Feucht, a Christian rocker affiliated with U.S. President Donald Trump, to play a free concert on Saturday. Where was Feucht scheduled to play?Image for question 9
    1. AJacques-Cartier Park.
    2. BMooney's Bay,
    3. CCommissioners Park.
    4. DKìwekì Point.
  10. 10The Toronto Zoo will soon become home to Cedar, a blind baby animal that was rescued in eastern Ontario earlier this month. What kind of animal is Cedar?Image for question 10
    1. AA moose.
    2. BA beaver.
    3. CA black bear.
    4. DA bobcat.

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