CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of June 13

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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Question 1

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On Monday, conservation officers with the National Capital Commission tranquilized and relocated a bear that had spent much of the day holed up where?
Answer
  • In a tree in a Barrhaven backyard.
  • Inside one of Gatineau Park's yurts.
  • In some bushes near a Kanata school.
  • On a sandbar in the Rideau River.

Question 2

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After nearly one year of public consultation and debate, what did the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board vote to do Monday evening?
Answer
  • Remove police officers from its schools.
  • Rename any schools that commemorate Canada's "colonial heritage."
  • Eliminate the "quadmester" system.
  • Stop issuing report cards.

Question 3

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Queen's University says it's standing behind faculty members who were anonymously accused in an online dossier of doing what?
Answer
  • Fabricating their Indigenous ancestry.
  • Having inappropriate relationships with students.
  • Using racist terminology in their lectures.
  • Interfering in student government elections.

Question 4

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Farhat Rehman shared her concerns with CBC Ottawa about how the province had taken away a "safety net" by eliminating oversight boards for which institutions?
Answer
  • Jails.
  • Long-term care homes.
  • The Children's Aid Society.
  • Humane shelters.

Question 5

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Carleton University PhD student Cihan Erdal was released from prison overseas after telling court he'd only joined a pro-Kurdish political party to make his country a better place. Where had he been imprisoned?
Answer
  • Hungary.
  • Turkey.
  • Egypt.
  • Iraq.

Question 6

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On Wednesday, Ottawa police charged 67-year-old John Rietveld with sex crimes involving children, some of which dated to the late 1970s. What organization was Rietveld long involved with?
Answer
  • The Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall.
  • Scouts Canada.
  • The Ontario Hockey League.
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa.

Question 7

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In a recent vote, the board of directors for the Canadian Museum of History only narrowly approved the institution's next CEO. Why was the candidate so divisive?
Answer
  • They weren't fully fluent in French.
  • They refused to relocate to the Ottawa-Gatineau area.
  • They had no experience working with or overseeing museums.
  • They were investigated for workplace harassment in their previous position.

Question 8

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Sylvia Bakker is one of a number of residents unhappy with plans to convert part of the Hunt Club Forest into what?
Answer
  • A car dealership parking lot.
  • A package delivery warehouse.
  • A landing strip for the airport.
  • An off-road trail for ATVs and dirt bikes.

Question 9

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In COVID-19 news, the Ontario government made a major announcement Thursday that will take effect June 28. What's going to happen on that date?
Answer
  • All adults will be able to book a second vaccine dose.
  • The second stage of the province's reopening will begin.
  • Masks will no longer be mandatory in certain public settings.
  • Ontarians will once again be allowed to travel into Quebec.

Question 10

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Dr. Alykhan Abdulla, a family doctor in Manotick, says it's been "a bit of a struggle" dealing with which of the following pandemic-related problems?
Answer
  • Handling vaccine appointment "no-shows."
  • Finding time to file vaccination-related paperwork.
  • Getting a constant supply of mRNA vaccine doses.
  • Convincing people not to wait for their preferred dose.
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