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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Sept. 3

Trevor Pritchard 10 questions

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  1. 1A daycare in a Sandy Hill church basement closed this past week due to concerns over what?Image for question 1
    1. AA higher property tax bill.
    2. BHomelessness, drug use and violence in the area.
    3. CA shortage of early childhood educators.
    4. DConflict with church officials.
  2. 2Work at two stations on the Trillium rail line linking south Ottawa to Bayview Station is being held up. Why?Image for question 2
    1. AThe Hydro Ottawa strike is preventing permanent power connections.
    2. BContractor TransitNEXT is suing the city.
    3. CThere is a shortage of qualified construction labour.
    4. DThe Confederation Line LRT shutdown pulled staff away from the project.
  3. 3Kody Troy Crosby, the man whose water heater thefts led to an explosion that damaged several new homes in Orléans this year, pleaded guilty this week. What was his sentence?Image for question 3
    1. ATwo years probation.
    2. BA three-year prison term.
    3. CA five-year prison term.
    4. DA 10-year prison term.
  4. 4The commander of CFB Trenton was temporarily removed from his post as he faces firearms charges for allegedly hunting protected wildlife from a boat. What do police say he was hunting?Image for question 4
    1. ACanada geese.
    2. BBald eagles.
    3. CFowler's toads.
    4. DThe police have refused to release that information.
  5. 5A member of climate activist group On2Ottawa threw paint on a painting by a famous Canadian artist this week, though the work itself was not damaged. Who was the artist?Image for question 5
    1. ALauren Harris.
    2. BEmily Carr.
    3. CAlex Colville.
    4. DTom Thomson.
  6. 6Ottawa is slated to get a professional women's hockey franchise. Which other cities will join it for the inaugural season?Image for question 6
    1. AMontreal, Toronto, Boston, Minneapolis-St. Paul and New York.
    2. BToronto, Calgary, New York, Chicago and Detroit.
    3. CMontreal, Vancouver, Halifax, Chicago and Seattle.
    4. DWashington, D.C., Stockholm, Moscow, Mexico City and Prague.
  7. 7Former Ottawa city councillor Mathieu Fleury has a new job. What is it?Image for question 7
    1. ADirector of the National Gallery of Canada.
    2. BCEO of CHEO, eastern Ontario's children's hospital.
    3. CPresident of the Eastern Ontario Beekeepers Association.
    4. DChief administrative officer for the City of Cornwall.
  8. 8What two words are blacked out in this still image from a new video campaign launched in Kingston, Ont.?Image for question 8
    1. ACooking fats.
    2. BCat litter.
    3. CUsed paint.
    4. DPaper towels.
  9. 9Ontario's integrity commissioner called for Brockville-area MPP Steve Clark, the province's housing minister, to be reprimanded this week for how he handled which of the following situations?Image for question 9
    1. AA land swap in southern Ontario's Greenbelt.
    2. BThe expansion of Ottawa's urban boundary.
    3. CClaims of an abusive work environment in his constituency office.
    4. DAllegations he interfered in a Brockville council decision on behalf of his cousin.
  10. 10Renowned Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama died this past week at the age of 93. He designed some of Canada's most iconic buildings — including the Canadian War Museum, seen here in this photo. What OTHER Ottawa building bears his mark?Image for question 10
    1. AOttawa City Hall.
    2. BThe National Arts Centre.
    3. CThe Canadian Museum of History.
    4. DRideau Hall.

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