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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of March 14

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  1. 1Ottawa was placed under the red COVID-19 alert level this week. Which of the following is NOT one of the red zone restrictions?Image for question 1
    1. ATeam sports must be limited to training only.
    2. BMost retail shops are limited to 50 per cent capacity.
    3. CReligious services are limited to five people inside and 25 outside.
    4. DKaraoke is now prohibited.
  2. 2Lee Demarbre told CBC News this week that the decision to put Ottawa under red zone restrictions is "a bit of a punch in the face." What does Demarbre do?Image for question 2
    1. ARuns a hair salon.
    2. BOperates a movie theatre.
    3. COversees rec hockey leagues.
    4. DPlays in a jazz trio.
  3. 3Some members of one eastern Ontario curling club were told to self-isolate this week, as COVID-19 cases rose locally and the health unit tightened restrictions. Where did the outbreak occur?Image for question 3
    1. AAlmonte.
    2. BCasselman.
    3. CPerth.
    4. DSharbot Lake.
  4. 4Why did Tim Dooley head down to the Kingston area last weekend?Image for question 4
    1. ATo celebrate his mother's 100th birthday at her long-term care home.
    2. BTo see a movie for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
    3. CTo receive a shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
    4. DTo bring his daughter home from Queen's University, which was experiencing an outbreak.
  5. 5According to Ahmed Ibrahim, sales of which of the following are down roughly 50 per cent this season at his Mooney's Bay pharmacy?Image for question 5
    1. ACold and flu medication.
    2. BEye drops.
    3. CToilet and tissue paper.
    4. DBirth control.
  6. 6Funeral directors like Scott Miller say they've seen grieving family members increasingly do what for loved ones who've died during the pandemic?Image for question 6
    1. AWrite longer, more detailed obituaries.
    2. BRequest a "green" burial.
    3. CHave their gravestones inscribed with the fact they'd died of COVID-19.
    4. DHold memorial services in online virtual worlds.
  7. 7Connie Ndlovu says say low wages and exploitative working conditions are driving many workers out of her sector. What does she do?Image for question 7
    1. AShe's a home-care support worker.
    2. BShe's a public health nurse.
    3. CShe's a custodian.
    4. DShe's a dental hygienist.
  8. 8Ottawa police said this week that they've seen a sharp rise in the number of reported hate crimes targeting which of the following groups?Image for question 8
    1. ABlack Ottawans.
    2. BOttawans of Asian descent.
    3. COttawans who identify as transgender.
    4. DFormer Syrian refugees.
  9. 9Walter McGee says he's been caring for an heirloom plant for nearly 70 years, and it's actually been in his family for more than a century. What kind of plant is it?Image for question 9
    1. AA shamrock.
    2. BA spider plant.
    3. CA cactus.
    4. DA fig tree.
  10. 10Peter Bethlenfalvy, Ontario's finance minister, says he's directing the province's public service to finally phase out its use of which piece of outmoded technology?Image for question 10
    1. AFax machines.
    2. BBlackBerry smartphones.
    3. CCompact discs.
    4. DInternet Explorer.

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