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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 9

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  1. 1Pontiac MNA André Fortin told CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning on Monday that he'd been hearing complaints "for weeks" from his western Quebec constituents about which of the following problems?Image for question 1
    1. ALong waits to get COVID-19 test results.
    2. BLocal businesses that haven't been mandating mask usage.
    3. CYoung people drinking in beaches and parks.
    4. DAnonymous flyers left in mailboxes claiming COVID-19 is a hoax.
  2. 2Police say they're investigating after someone did what to Ottawa Centre MP Catherine McKenna?Image for question 2
    1. ALaunched into an obscenity-laden tirade outside her constituency office.
    2. BKeyed a misogynistic slur into the door of her car.
    3. CThrew a possibly used COVID-19 mask at her.
    4. DImpersonated her on various social media websites.
  3. 3Which Ottawa city councillor says they believe they were intentionally targeted when someone recently hurled a large rock through the window of their home?Image for question 3
    1. ARick Chiarelli.
    2. BLaura Dudas.
    3. CCatherine McKenney.
    4. DTim Tierney.
  4. 4Provincial police set up a dedicated tip line this past week after an Ottawa man's body was found on the outskirts of which Ontario city?Image for question 4
    1. AGuelph.
    2. BKingston.
    3. CThunder Bay.
    4. DOwen Sound.
  5. 5What did this tanker truck spill into a Kingston, Ont., wetland after striking a guard rail early Thursday morning?Image for question 5
    1. ALiquid tar.
    2. BAmmonium nitrate.
    3. CDiesel fuel.
    4. DVarious paint and home renovation products.
  6. 6Which of the following was NOT a local health story reported by CBC Ottawa last week?Image for question 6
    1. AWest Nile virus was found in mosquitoes for the first time this summer.
    2. BCHEO declared an outbreak of chickenpox.
    3. COttawa Public Health announced two new COVID-19 testing sites would open.
    4. DParamedics had zero ambulances for emergencies on four occasions.
  7. 7Which Carleton University department announced this week it was reforming its curriculum and carrying out a major overhaul of its co-op placements?Image for question 7
    1. AThe Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice.
    2. BThe Azrieli School of Architecture and Urbanism.
    3. CThe School of Social Work.
    4. DThe Pauline Jewett Institute of Women’s and Gender Studies.
  8. 8"Financially, this [pandemic] could ruin us." What was Phyllis Bergmans referring to when she spoke these words last week?Image for question 8
    1. AHer Sparks Street souvenir store.
    2. BHer rural Ontario yoga retreat.
    3. CChurch bake sales that raise money for charity.
    4. DThe future of ringette in Ottawa.
  9. 9How did Heritage Ottawa describe the latest design for the Château Laurier hotel, unveiled Thursday and seen here?Image for question 9
    1. AA sign that "no one is listening."
    2. BA "blight on the skyline."
    3. CA "modest step forward."
    4. DA "ground-breaking change."
  10. 10Tim Scapillato is one of a number of people upset with the National Capital Commission's plans to do what at Meech Lake?Image for question 10
    1. AClose the parking lot overnight.
    2. BPermit motorboats on the lake.
    3. CRestrict the beaches to western Quebec residents.
    4. DAllow the Prime Minister to build a summer cottage nearby.

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