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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 9

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  1. 1Melissa Armstrong says she regrets accepting an online offer for a free Mother's Day gift basket after the woman who showed up allegedly sprayed her with bear mace and then did what?Image for question 1
    1. ABegan pulling her prized tulips out of her garden.
    2. BPosted the video of the assault on TIkTok.
    3. CSet her patio furniture on fire.
    4. DTried to steal her baby.
  2. 2Dr. David Williams, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, announced Tuesday the province would be pausing the use of which COVID-19 vaccine for first doses?Image for question 2
    1. AAstraZeneca-Oxford.
    2. BJohnson & Johnson.
    3. CModerna.
    4. DPfizer-BioNTech.
  3. 3Premier Doug Ford extended the province's stay-at-home order Thursday. What's the new end date?Image for question 3
    1. AMay 27.
    2. BJune 2.
    3. CJune 16.
    4. DJuly 5.
  4. 4Martin Patterson told CBC News the lockdown extension has left him "a little bit disappointed" that he won't be able to welcome people back for at least two weeks. What does he do?Image for question 4
    1. AHe's the general manager at several Ottawa golf courses.
    2. BHe runs a boat rental business.
    3. CHe's on the board of a tennis club.
    4. DHe organizes horse rides near Metcalfe.
  5. 5Ottawa Centre MPP Joel Harden is expressing concern that which of the following vehicles could be banned outright under the Moving Ontarians More Safely Act?Image for question 5
    1. ARecumbent bicycles.
    2. BCargo e-bikes.
    3. CE-scooters.
    4. DMopeds.
  6. 6The City of Ottawa is launching a $361-million lawsuit against its insurers for losses incurred due to which of the following catastrophic events?Image for question 6
    1. AThe 2016 sinkhole on Rideau Street.
    2. BThe 2018 tornado strikes.
    3. CThe 2019 Ottawa River flooding.
    4. DThe 2020 BeaverTail riots.
  7. 7All charges were stayed this week against Ann Senack, a 62-year-old woman on trial for the deaths of two teen boys killed in a 2017 crash near Burnstown, Ont. What had Senack been accused of doing?Image for question 7
    1. AServing them earlier that night at a nearby bar.
    2. BFailing to alert them that the road ahead had collapsed.
    3. CDriving the tractor the boys collided with.
    4. DProviding them with forged driver's licences.
  8. 8Naturalist Mark Read came across a beech tree in Murphys Point Provincial Park near Perth, Ont., last month that was unlike any tree he'd seen before. What made it so unique?Image for question 8
    1. AIts trunk was rippled like an elephant's skin.
    2. BIts gnarled branches and trunk formed the shape of a heart.
    3. CIts leaves glowed in the dark.
    4. DIt was covered from top to bottom in an orange and black moss.
  9. 9Eugene Melnyk was aiming for a relaxing Christmas vacation with friends, family and his girlfriend — but according to a pair of lawsuits, the trip devolved into a clash of egos, panic attacks and allegations of "abuse." What kind of vacation was it?Image for question 9
    1. AA ski getaway in the Alps.
    2. BA chartered yacht cruise in the Bahamas.
    3. CA luxury safari adventure in Kenya.
    4. DA week at a resort off the coast of Belize.
  10. 10Why is Pontiac, Que., Mayor Joanne Labadie worried about Bill 96, new legislation put forward by the governing Coalition Avenir Québec last week?Image for question 10
    1. AHer municipality could lose its bilingual status.
    2. BHospitals could be forced to cut back services.
    3. CCottagers could see land converted into protected wetlands.
    4. DLocal highway speeds could rise by 10 km/h.

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