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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 6
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1Letitia Stiller says it's "disgusting" that Beechwood Cemetery — where her father is buried — has been holding what sorts of events only a few hundred metres from her father's grave?
- AMovie nights.
- BPIckleball matches.
- CPerformances of Shakespeare plays.
- DFarm-to-table dinners.
2What forced the closure of the beach at Mooney's Bay this week?
- AHigh E. coli levels.
- BA blue-green algae bloom.
- CA shortage of city lifeguards.
- DAn oil spill.
3Medical researchers at the University of Ottawa say that raising the age of WHAT common sporting activity from 13 to 15 could significantly reduce the rates of one particular injury?
- ABody-checking in hockey.
- BHeading the ball in soccer.
- CThrowing a curveball in baseball.
- DTackling in football.
4Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, announced on Wednesday they were separating. Who was the last Canadian prime minister to publicly separate from their spouse while in office?
- APierre Trudeau.
- BLouis St. Laurent.
- CKim Campbell.
- DStephen Harper.
5Gatineau police arrested 56-year-old Simon Brossoit on Wednesday after finding the body of a 31-year-old man in the city's north end. What had they been called to the scene to investigate?
- AA hit-and-run.
- BAn arson.
- CA disturbance on a city bus.
- DA confrontation between two cyclists.
6CBC News has learned that the driver who survived this Wednesday morning crash that left two others dead had been previously convicted for doing what?
- AOperating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol.
- BDangerous driving causing bodily harm.
- CStunt driving.
- DTheft over $5,000.
7Work began Thursday on what element of the Confederation Line — a key step in the plans to eventually get Ottawa's LRT service up and running again?
- AThe track signals.
- BThe overhead power network.
- CThe restraining rails.
- DCracks in the downtown tunnel.
8Edith Dumont was appointed Thursday as the next lieutenant-governor for Ontario. What local role did she once hold?
- ADirector of education for one of the French school boards.
- BMorning radio host for Radio-Canada.
- CCEO of the Montfort Hospital.
- DChair of the National Capital Commission.
9Paddlers recently found the remains of Grace, a 125-year-old snapping turtle who'd been missing for the past year. What was unusual about the discovery?
- AGrace was missing an eye.
- BShe was found far from her usual habitat.
- CThere were strange marks etched onto her shell.
- DThe tag used to track her had been swapped with a different one.
10Scott Casey told CBC he worries his Rolling Barrage motorcycle rally — set to arrive in Ottawa on Wednesday — will be mistaken for the Rolling Thunder rally, whose origins trace to the 2020 convoy protests. What does Rolling Barrage raise awareness about?
- APost-traumatic stress disorder.
- BProstate cancer.
- CDomestic violence prevention.
- DAutism.
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- How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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- Trevor Pritchard
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