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CBC Ottawa's year-end news quiz for 2022
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1What item, marked with — among other things — a walrus and the date "1990," did Ontario Provincial Police warn Hawkesbury, Ont., residents about in January?
- AFake two-dollar coins.
- BFentanyl-laced pills.
- CA jpeg attached to a ransomware attack.
- DA cursed talisman unearthed from a local graveyard.
2Jibi Mathews was one of several people who spoke to CBC early this year about the mysterious "DM10032." Who or what did that string of letters and numbers refer to?
- AAn immigration officer who wasn't working on their files.
- BA previously unseen asteroid that came dangerously close to Earth.
- CA genetic sequence discovered by local researchers and hailed as a breakthrough in ALS research.
- DThe redacted name of a police officer who'd donated to the Freedom Convoy.
3What do Franchesca Ranger, Ali Labano, Craig Pointon and Elsie Kalu all have in common?
- AThey're all small landlords who told CBC their tenants have refused to pay rent.
- BThey're the four alleged victims of a doctor charged with first-degree murder.
- CTheir family members died in January's Eastway Tank explosion.
- DThey're among the Ottawa residents banned from travelling to Russia.
4In this photo from February, a Freedom Convoy counter-protester wears a mask depicting a scene that took place just a few days earlier. Where did that confrontation — which was photographed and spread quickly on social media — take place?
- AOn a small residential street in Centretown.
- BDuring another counter-protest near Carleton University.
- COutside Ottawa police headquarters.
- DIn the town of Almonte.
5In the midst of all the trucks, what did some convoy protesters set up at the corner of O'Connor and Wellington streets on Feb. 12 — potentially fanning the flames of major counter-protests that erupted that same weekend?
- AAn inflatable hot tub.
- BThree outdoor saunas.
- CA makeshift ice hockey rink.
- DA three-metre-tall teepee.
6Beau's All Natural Brewing Co., one of the first craft breweries in eastern Ontario, announced in March it had been purchased by what other big player in the Canadian beer scene?
- ASteam Whistle.
- BMoosehead.
- CBig Rock.
- DCollective Arts.
7The Canadian men's soccer team qualified in March for its first World Cup since 1986, and Ottawa's Jonathan David played a key role in getting them there. For which European soccer club does David normally ply his trade?
- ABayern Munich.
- BLille.
- CTottenham Hotspur.
- DJuventus.
8The town of Thurso, Que., was left mourning its hometown hero this April when which NHL great died?
- AGuy Lafleur.
- BJean Beliveau.
- CMike Bossy.
- DPatrick Roy.
9Valerie Warmerdam was a participant in a three-week inquest this June that ended with the jury making 86 recommendations to the Ontario government on how to do what?
- APrevent gender-based violence.
- BEnhance safety at construction sites.
- CDesign rail crossings to prevent fatal mishaps.
- DPrevent overdoses in Ontario jails.
10Ottawa tech entrepreneur Michael Ryan O'Connor filed a civil suit this July against a trio of provincial and federal associations, claiming they made defamatory statements about his company in attempt to scare customers away from his novel approach to selling what?
- AHomes.
- BUsed cars.
- CSupplements and other health products.
- DInsurance.
11A judge revoked convoy leader Tamara Lich's bail in July after she violated the conditions of her release by doing what?
- AAccepting an award at a Toronto gala.
- BAppearing on an Edmonton talk radio show.
- CProtesting outside a Winnipeg vaccine clinic.
- DArranging convoy-related discussions in the metaverse.
12The United People of Canada, a group with ties to the freedom convoy, moved into the former St. Brigid's church this summer and refused to leave. Which of the following best describes their logo? The group draped banners with the logo on the church's exterior and often wore shirts adorned with it.
- AA white tree on a red background.
- BAn upside-down maple leaf.
- CA black-and-purple centurion helmet.
- DA stylized yellow candle inside a circle.
13The Saint-Fidèle church in Fassett, Que., recovered its historic church bell in early August, just over two months after it disappeared. What had happened to it?
- AA church member stole it and sold it on eBay.
- BIt went missing after the belfry was ripped down by the deadly derecho storm.
- CThe company hired to refurbish it refused to give it back.
- DThe local diocese reclaimed it, citing heretical inscriptions on its interior.
14One Friday night this August, a worker at the Château Laurier discovered that a famous portrait of WHICH 20th-century world leader had been replaced with a replica?
- AWinston Churchill.
- BCharles de Gaulle.
- CMikhail Gorbachev.
- DFidel Castro.
15Ontario Provincial Police laid three new counts of first-degree murder against Dr. Brian Nadler in August, bringing the number of patients he's alleged to have killed at the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital to four. According to Nadler's lawyers, what did those patients die from?
- AVarious cancers.
- BComplications from Alzheimer's disease.
- CCOVID-19.
- DLegal medically-assisted procedures.
16What subject was William Hourigan, a judge with Ontario's court of appeal, tasked with producing a lengthy report on in 2022?
- AAllegations of misbehaviour by an Ottawa city councillor.
- BThe saga of Ottawa's problem-plagued Confederation LRT line.
- CThe use of the Emergencies Act to end the winter convoy protests.
- DThe cause of the deaths of four military cadets in Kingston.
17What big news developed roughly 72 hours before Ottawans went to the polls to choose their new mayor in October, much to the dismay of several mayoral candidates?
- AOfficials announced the name of Ottawa's new police chief.
- BThe LRT inquiry released its final report.
- CThe province approved the city's official plan.
- DOntario education workers went on strike.
18Sébastien Vachon-Desjardins of Gatineau, Que., was sentenced to a 20-year prison term in the United States in October. What was his crime?
- AHe was part of a ransomware gang that extorted companies around the world.
- BHe'd been sharing U.S. government secrets with a Russian secret agent.
- CHe helped co-ordinate the January 2021 insurrection at the U.S Capitol.
- DHe was part of a scheme that defrauded seniors on Medicare.
19Protests broke out in the Ottawa region and across Ontario in November and December after the province unveiled its controversial Bill 23. What is the four-word name of the act?
- ABetter Homes Built Smarter.
- BBigger Homes Built Cheaper.
- CMore Homes Built Faster.
- DWeirder Homes Built Spookier.
20What mid-December decision was described variously as a "poorly planned and knee-jerk reaction," a "slap in the face" and "critical for our local economy?"
- AA directive to Ottawa city staff to hold property tax hikes to 2.5 per cent.
- BThe return-to-work plan for federal public servants.
- CThe proposed sale of the Ottawa Senators to a non-Canadian owner.
- DA recommendation to reopen Wellington Street to vehicular traffic.
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