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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Feb. 28, 2021
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1Ottawa's Rachel Homan lost the final of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts last weekend, but it was still impressive that she made it that far at all. Why?
- AShe was eight months' pregnant.
- BShe was curling on a broken foot.
- CHalf of her normal team couldn't play because of COVID-19 restrictions.
- DShe'd spent the previous half-year training to be an Olympic cyclist.
2Knitters spent a combined 500 hundred hours of work to create this scarf, which was recently installed where?
- AOn the frame of the Jos Montferrand sculpture on Gatineau's rue Montcalm.
- BInside a vaccination clinic at the Wabano Centre.
- CAlong the wall of a new ward at CHEO, the region's children's hospital.
- DOn the Man With Two Hats statue near Dows Lake.
3What did Lanark County resident David Frisch describe this week as a "recipe for disaster"?
- AA plan to relocate COVID-19 patients to the hospital in Perth, Ont.
- BA snowmobile trail that allows both motorized vehicles and pedestrians.
- CA proposal to amalgamate Carleton Place, Ont., with six neighbouring communities.
- DA new wind farm slated to be built on a bird migration route.
4Which of the following groups will soon be wearing green armbands in an attempt to reduce the amount of harassment they face from the public?
- AYouth hockey referees.
- BLRT ambassadors.
- CBylaw officers.
- DPanhandlers.
5The City of Ottawa got a $22-million discount to buy a swath of land, with development plans that involve expanding this recreation centre. Where is the land located?
- ALittle Italy.
- BOverbrook.
- CMechanicsville.
- DCarlington.
6Which major project in Ottawa is almost four months behind schedule?
- AThe expansion of the Trillium line.
- BThe design for Ottawa's new central library.
- CThe renovation of Centre Block.
- DThe Zibi development on Victoria Island.
7Casey Babb says it felt like a "gut punch" when he read a letter he'd been sent from Public Services and Procurement Canada. What did the letter say?
- AThat he'd been unknowingly paying into the wrong pension and owed $7,000.
- BThat he was being investigated for fraud related to a government contract.
- CThat he wouldn't be compensated for hearing damage caused by faulty interpreting equipment.
- DThat he'd won a GCSurplus auction for a rare 19th-century Canadian stamp.
8Hair salon owner Sunita Robinson is vowing to fight a $1,130 ticket she got during the latest lockdown, claiming she wasn't cutting hair at the time she was cited. What does Robinson say she was doing instead?
- APainting the salon.
- BFilming an online makeup tutorial.
- CCollecting and reading her mail.
- DFixing a problem with the salon's plumbing.
9The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Public Health Unit held a pop-up COVID-19 clinic Friday for people who might have patronized which bar in Carleton Place, Ont., during the last week of February?
- AThe Thirsty Moose.
- BThe Hungry Beaver.
- CThe Friendly Raven.
- DThe Cuddly Capybara.
10Ottawans 80 and older began receiving the COVID-19 vaccine Friday, but they had to meet a certain condition first. What was it?
- AThey had to live in certain high-risk neighbourhoods.
- BThey had to have a pre-existing medical condition.
- CThey had to be staying in a congregate or group setting.
- DThey had to be able to get to the vaccination clinic on their own.
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- How closely did you follow the last week in local news?
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- Trevor Pritchard
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