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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of April 14
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1Ten people ended up in hospital in Kingston, Ont., this past week after a nightclub party gone wrong. According to some of the people who were there, what happened?
- AThey were sprayed with foam that irritated their eyes.
- BThey inhaled smoke after the DJ's turntables caught fire.
- CSomeone put drugs in their drinks.
- DA balcony collapsed after hundreds of people tried to dance on it.
2The Ottawa Senators were officially eliminated from NHL playoff contention last weekend for the seventh straight season after they suffered a 4-3 loss to which club?
- ABoston Bruins.
- BNew York Islanders.
- CNew Jersey Devils.
- DPittsburgh Penguins.
3This cottage at 205 Bradford St., first owned by the clerk of Nepean Township between 1866 and 1905, is one of several properties in WHICH Ottawa neighbourhood that are being recommended for heritage designations?
- ABritannia Village.
- BCrystal Beach.
- CMcKellar Park.
- DRideau Gardens.
4Heritage advocates in Gatineau, Que., are calling for the protection of these modest houses in the city's historic Hull sector. What are they called, a nod to the product once manufactured by the nearby E.B. Eddy factory?
- AMatchstick houses.
- BBiscuit houses.
- CChewing gum houses.
- DVictrola houses.
5According to a deep dive by CBC into publicly available data, WHAT has cost eastern Ontario taxpayers about $24 million over the past decade?
- APaid suspensions for the region's police officers.
- BLawsuits settled with first responders for on-the-job injuries.
- CMaintenance and upkeep for an unused wing of the region's main jail.
- DSecurity costs to protect municipal officials from violence and harassment.
6Somerset ward Coun. Ariel Troster is asking city council to potentially follow in the footsteps of Hamilton, which passed Ontario's first ever bylaw earlier this year designed to stamp out what practice?
- ADemolitions of buildings by neglect.
- BRenovictions.
- CAggressive panhandling.
- DOvernight sheltering in parks.
7The Ford government voted Wednesday to support a private member's bill put forward by an NDP MPP. What is the bill, which passed second reading that day and now is off to committee, designed to do?
- ADeclare an epidemic of intimate partner violence.
- BGive municipalities more power to oust misbehaving councillors.
- CMake it easier for universities to build student housing.
- DReduce the backlog at the province's Landlord and Tenant Board.
8What did OC Transpo general manager Renée Amilcar describe at the city's transit commission meeting on Thursday as "not a huge concern?"
- AA roughly $1-million-a-month revenue shortfall.
- BAnother three-month delay in the opening of the Trillium Line.
- CData showing fare jumping has gone up by 17 per cent.
- DThe fact the manufacturer of the Confederation Line trains has filed for bankruptcy.
9What did town council in Renfrew, Ont., vote to do this week in the ongoing saga involving its troubled recreation centre expansion?
- ATo hand findings of a fraud investigation over to the OPP.
- BTo breach their contract and start the project over from scratch.
- CTo request a provincial inquiry into how it was carried out.
- DTo shut down the centre for the next five years.
10Ottawa police say a teen boy was seriously injured Friday evening and later died after a possible fight at this west-of-downtown park. Where did it happen?
- AMcNabb Park.
- BDundonald Park.
- CPrimrose Park.
- DFairmont Park.
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