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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 11

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  1. 1As part of its 150th anniversary celebrations, the town of Chelsea, Que., is choosing an official name for what its residents should be called. Which of the following is currently NOT on the list of names up for consideration?Image for question 1
    1. AChelseaite.
    2. BChelski.
    3. CChelsois/Chelsoise.
    4. DChelsigonian/Chelsigonienne.
  2. 2According to a news release this week from police in Kingston, Ont., what item with "significant sacred value" was stolen from a downtown building last month?Image for question 2
    1. AA buffalo robe.
    2. BA Buddhist prayer bell.
    3. CA 250-year-old copy of the Qu'ran.
    4. DA stained glass window.
  3. 3Ryan Wright is vowing to rebuild after a kitchen fire last month caused extensive damage to WHICH local curling club?Image for question 3
    1. ACarleton Heights Curling Club.
    2. BNavan Curling Club.
    3. CCurling des Collines.
    4. DRCMP Curling Club.
  4. 4What new position is Paul LaPolice, former head coach of the Ottawa Redblacks, taking on?Image for question 4
    1. AHead coach of the men's national flag football team.
    2. BOffensive co-ordinator for the NFL's Miami Dolphins.
    3. CAssistant CFL commissioner.
    4. DDirector of football programs at Carleton University.
  5. 5Which Ottawa councillor wants the city to reverse its plan for the proposed Tewin suburb and hopes it will become a campaign issue in the Osgoode ward byelection?Image for question 5
    1. ATheresa Kavanagh.
    2. BSteve Desroches.
    3. CLaine Johnson.
    4. DShawn Menard.
  6. 6Ottawa-Cornwall Archbishop Marcel Damphousse told CBC he felt that Robert Prevost's talk of a "missionary church" upon his election Thursday as the new Pope Leo XIV was particularly resonant. In which country did the U.S.-born Prevost spend several decades performing missionary work?Image for question 6
    1. APeru.
    2. BGuatemala.
    3. CCambodia.
    4. DLiberia.
  7. 7Robert Haslett told CBC he's considering taking legal action against the City of Ottawa, even though it would prove more costly than simply acceding to the city's wishes. What does the city want the Hintonburg homeowner to do?Image for question 7
    1. APay a water bill that dates to 2017.
    2. BRemove a rose bush from his front lawn.
    3. CChange his home's address from 66 to 68.
    4. DAdjust the location of his kids' basketball net.
  8. 8Sandrine Pechels de Saint Sardos says that while she's not panicking over U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose tariffs on her industry, she would like more details. What did Trump threaten with 100 per cent tariffs in a social media post last Sunday?Image for question 8
    1. ACanadian-produced eggs.
    2. BFilms made outside of the U.S.
    3. CSteel and aluminum.
    4. DElectric vehicle components.
  9. 9Rob Samulack is one of several residents renewing calls for upgrades to one Smyth Road intersection after WHAT happened there in late April?Image for question 9
    1. AA city bus collided with a pair of cyclists.
    2. BA three-metre-wide sinkhole formed.
    3. CA pedestrian was hit by a truck.
    4. DThe traffic lights blew down during a windstorm.
  10. 10What does the University of Ottawa plan do for students from the Algonquin Anishinàbeg Nation, starting in the fall 2025 semester?Image for question 10
    1. AOffer them free tuition.
    2. BAllow them to take all courses in the Anishinaabemowin language.
    3. CProvide them with no-charge housing.
    4. DOpen a new $76-million cultural centre.

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