CBC Ottawa's year-end news quiz for 2021

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Question 1 of 25

The year began with Mathieu Tessier complaining about being the victim of unnecessary force at the hands of Gatineau, Que., police, an interaction that was captured on video. What had happened?

Select one of the following:

Police were trying to break up his family's New Year's Eve gathering.
He was pulled out of his car while crossing an interprovincial checkpoint.
His brother was having a mental health crisis and an officer broke his arm.
Officers were hoping to raid a drug lab but got the address wrong.

Explanation

Question 2 of 25

Why did Cornwall, Ont., Mayor Bernadette Clement and Abram Benedict, grand chief of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, both issue pleas for understanding in January during the provincial COVID-19 lockdown?

Select one of the following:

Some Cornwall residents were visiting Akwesasne to stock up on non-essential items.
Some Akwesasne residents had nasty notes left on their cars while shopping in Cornwall.
Federal border agents were threatening to walk off the job.
Anti-lockdown protesters were shutting down traffic on the international bridge.

Explanation

Question 3 of 25

Who did The Tragically Hip sue in February, claiming the name one of their products hinted at an unfounded association with the Kingston, Ont., band?

Select one of the following:

A Toronto brewery.
An independent Ottawa clothing designer.
An eastern Ontario cannabis producer.
Their hometown's tourism board.

Explanation

Question 4 of 25

What allegations swirled around this Ottawa retirement home in February?

Select one of the following:

The general manager got his wife a vaccine shot intended for a front-line worker.
Staff were caught on camera striking and mocking residents.
Employees were being let go after calling in sick with COVID-19 symptoms.
The owner was reselling used personal protective equipment online.

Explanation

Question 5 of 25

Which of the following Ottawa projects, approved in February under the guise of "reconciliation," led to criticism not just from other members of council but from prominent Algonquin leaders?

Select one of the following:

The future Tewin suburb.
The renaming of the Prince of Wales Bridge.
The development of the "library parcel" at LeBreton Flats.
The destruction of urban forest near the airport.

Explanation

Question 6 of 25

What March incident in the town of Hawkesbury, Ont., was described by OPP as a "traumatic experience" for the small eastern Ontario community?

Select one of the following:

A sudden ice storm that killed three people.
The arrest of a local doctor on a murder charge.
Heavy flooding that washed out a bridge over the Ottawa River.
An Amber Alert that ended in tragedy.

Explanation

Question 7 of 25

What happy development in South Frontenac, Ont., at the end of March left Katherine Leyton and her family "beyond elated"?

Select one of the following:

Her young son was found alive after disappearing into the woods.
They were reunited with their dog, who'd jumped out of their car in northern Ontario.
Locals raised thousands of dollars to help their church rebuild after an arson.
Her 108-year-old grandmother beat COVID-19.

Explanation

Question 8 of 25

Zoologists and environmental scientists worldwide took note of photos captured by Katie Ohlke during a mid-May kayaking trip on a lake near Kingston. What did Ohlke discover?

Select one of the following:

Hundreds of dead snails covering the water.
A two-headed trout.
A large algal bloom that glowed in the dark.
Canada's only-known colony of wild capybaras.

Explanation

Question 9 of 25

According to litigation filed this spring, who chartered an expensive yacht getaway to the Bahamas during the winter COVID-19 lockdowns — only for the trip to descend into panic attacks, spells of seasickness, and a clash of egos with the ship's captain?

Select one of the following:

Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk.
Former Ottawa Redblacks quarterback Henry Burris.
Members of Premier Doug Ford's extended family.
The CEO of one of Ottawa's largest tech firms.

Explanation

Question 10 of 25

Dr. Kieran Moore became the face of Ontario's fight against COVID-19 when he took over in June as the province's top doctor. Which eastern Ontario health unit did he oversee before the promotion?

Select one of the following:

Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health.
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health.
The Eastern Ontario Health Unit.
The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit.

Explanation

Question 11 of 25

Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder stepped down in June as chair of Ottawa's powerful planning committee following a damning report from the city's integrity commissioner. What did the commissioner find?

Select one of the following:

That she created a conflict of interest by hiring a lobbyist and his daughter.
That she harassed and bullied her office staff.
That she shared confidential information with bidders on city projects.
That she was using city funds to run her online Etsy store.

Explanation

Question 12 of 25

Also in June, Queen's University went on the defensive against allegations set out in an anonymous document that six people connected to the university had done what?

Select one of the following:

Tried to have sexual relationships with students.
Falsely claimed to have Indigenous identity.
Taught pseudo-scientific theories about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Used racist language, including the N-word, in class.

Explanation

Question 13 of 25

Why did a Quebec superior court judge rule in July that this mansion in Gatineau's Aylmer sector had to be demolished, eight years after it was built?

Select one of the following:

It was leaching contaminants into the groundwater.
It was structurally unsound because of all the cannabis that was grown inside.
It was initially built too close to the road.
It was blocking the sunlight from neighbouring homes.

Explanation

Question 14 of 25

Ontario's Transportation Ministry had to rev into action in July to replace a highway sign outside Ottawa that had gone up with a big typo. What was the mistake?

Select one of the following:

Cornwall was spelled "Cronwall."
Smiths Falls was spelled "Smith's Falls."
Gatineau was spelled "Gatinéau."
Highway 416 was called "Highway 417."

Explanation

Question 15 of 25

Sharmeen Yousuf spoke out in August in an attempt to get some sort of resolution after her 66-year-old mother was the victim of a crime. What had happened to her?

Select one of the following:

Online fraudsters bilked her out of more than $20,000.
"Porch pirates" stole an expensive gift from outside her Barrhaven home.
Her photo was illegally used in publications by anti-vaxxers.
Someone was forging her paintings and selling them.

Explanation

Question 16 of 25

David Polk was taken aback when the owners of the Barrhaven townhome he was renting showed up in September to share some news. What did they tell him?

Select one of the following:

That they didn't even know he was living there.
That he was their long-lost son.
That the house was a set and he'd been unwittingly starring on reality TV.
That the property had been bought by a foreign embassy.

Explanation

Question 17 of 25

Justin Trudeau and Conan O'Brien were among those who paid their respects to this celebrity with Ottawa roots who died in September after a battle with cancer. Who was it?

Select one of the following:

Norm Macdonald.
Alex Trebek.
Christopher Plummer.
Peter Aykroyd.

Explanation

Question 18 of 25

This LRT train derailment in mid-September was the second in six weeks and ultimately led the province to call an inquiry into Ottawa's light rail network. Which of the following best describes what happened?

Select one of the following:

An axle broke and a wheel snapped off as the train departed Tunney's Pasture.
A rail switch jammed, forcing the train off the track near Blair.
The train struck debris as it emerged from the downtown tunnel.
The train derailed near Tremblay and headed across a bridge with a wheel off the track.

Explanation

Question 19 of 25

During the ensuing LRT shutdown, who offered to pay out of their own pocket for used buses from St. Louis, Missouri, to lighten the load on the city's transit network?

Select one of the following:

Tobias Lütke, the CEO of Ottawa-based Shopify.
Coun. Catherine McKenney, a member of Ottawa's transit commission.
Former Ottawa mayor Larry O'Brien.
The family of urbanist and journalist Jane Jacobs.

Explanation

Question 20 of 25

Aissatou Diallo walked out of the Ottawa Courthouse a free woman in September after being acquitted on all charges laid against her. What was she on trial for?

Select one of the following:

Driving an OC Transpo bus that crashed at Westboro station.
Impersonating a nurse at a local health clinic.
Carrying out cyberattacks on a number of Ottawa-area institutions.
Orchestrating a string of thefts from Quebec's maple syrup reserve.

Explanation

Question 21 of 25

What happened on Sept. 30, a first for the nation's capital?

Select one of the following:

People marked the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
The local temperature hit 40 C in autumn for the first time ever.
Tests confirmed the presence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
"What is Ottawa?" was the correct response on Final Jeopardy.

Explanation

Question 22 of 25

What does this photo from early October depict?

Select one of the following:

Mayhem caused by partygoers after the annual Panda Game.
A single-vehicle crash that seriously injured an Ottawa MPP.
The aftermath of homecoming parties in Kingston, Ont.
A public art exhibition intended to comment on drunk driving.

Explanation

Question 23 of 25

Why were physicians like Ottawa's Dr. Alykhan Abdulla calling for changes to Canada's breast cancer screening guidelines late this year?

Select one of the following:

New research poked holes in the original study that informed the guidelines.
Fewer women were seeking mammograms because of COVID-19 fears.
Made-in-Ottawa technology had lessened the need for regular check-ups.
The existing guidelines made no reference to non-binary individuals.

Explanation

Question 24 of 25

In December, Fatemeh Anvari told CBC that her story was not "just about me [but] about humans and how we live amongst each other." What was her story?

Select one of the following:

She was removed from her classroom because she wears a hijab.
She became Ottawa's first female imam.
She saved a small eastern Ontario town's last grocery store from closing.
She waited in lines to collect rapid COVID-19 tests for new Canadians.

Explanation

Question 25 of 25

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson surprised many people in December when he announced he would not be running for re-election in 2022. How many terms has he spent in the mayor's chair?

Select one of the following:

Two.
Three.
Four.
Five.

Explanation

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CBC Ottawa's year-end news quiz for 2021

Question 1 of 25

The year began with Mathieu Tessier complaining about being the victim of unnecessary force at the hands of Gatineau, Que., police, an interaction that was captured on video. What had happened?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 25

Why did Cornwall, Ont., Mayor Bernadette Clement and Abram Benedict, grand chief of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, both issue pleas for understanding in January during the provincial COVID-19 lockdown?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 25

Who did The Tragically Hip sue in February, claiming the name one of their products hinted at an unfounded association with the Kingston, Ont., band?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 25

What allegations swirled around this Ottawa retirement home in February?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 25

Which of the following Ottawa projects, approved in February under the guise of "reconciliation," led to criticism not just from other members of council but from prominent Algonquin leaders?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 25

What March incident in the town of Hawkesbury, Ont., was described by OPP as a "traumatic experience" for the small eastern Ontario community?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 25

What happy development in South Frontenac, Ont., at the end of March left Katherine Leyton and her family "beyond elated"?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 25

Zoologists and environmental scientists worldwide took note of photos captured by Katie Ohlke during a mid-May kayaking trip on a lake near Kingston. What did Ohlke discover?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 25

According to litigation filed this spring, who chartered an expensive yacht getaway to the Bahamas during the winter COVID-19 lockdowns — only for the trip to descend into panic attacks, spells of seasickness, and a clash of egos with the ship's captain?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 25

Dr. Kieran Moore became the face of Ontario's fight against COVID-19 when he took over in June as the province's top doctor. Which eastern Ontario health unit did he oversee before the promotion?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 25

Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder stepped down in June as chair of Ottawa's powerful planning committee following a damning report from the city's integrity commissioner. What did the commissioner find?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 25

Also in June, Queen's University went on the defensive against allegations set out in an anonymous document that six people connected to the university had done what?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 13 of 25

Why did a Quebec superior court judge rule in July that this mansion in Gatineau's Aylmer sector had to be demolished, eight years after it was built?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 14 of 25

Ontario's Transportation Ministry had to rev into action in July to replace a highway sign outside Ottawa that had gone up with a big typo. What was the mistake?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 15 of 25

Sharmeen Yousuf spoke out in August in an attempt to get some sort of resolution after her 66-year-old mother was the victim of a crime. What had happened to her?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 16 of 25

David Polk was taken aback when the owners of the Barrhaven townhome he was renting showed up in September to share some news. What did they tell him?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 17 of 25

Justin Trudeau and Conan O'Brien were among those who paid their respects to this celebrity with Ottawa roots who died in September after a battle with cancer. Who was it?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 18 of 25

This LRT train derailment in mid-September was the second in six weeks and ultimately led the province to call an inquiry into Ottawa's light rail network. Which of the following best describes what happened?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 19 of 25

During the ensuing LRT shutdown, who offered to pay out of their own pocket for used buses from St. Louis, Missouri, to lighten the load on the city's transit network?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 20 of 25

Aissatou Diallo walked out of the Ottawa Courthouse a free woman in September after being acquitted on all charges laid against her. What was she on trial for?