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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Nov. 29
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1Adrian Lloyd told CBC News he was recently exposed to COVID-19, and then tested positive — something he called a "highly avoidable mistake." Where did the exposure occur?
- AIn his hospital room.
- BAt his dentist's office.
- CAt his father's long-term care home.
- DAt the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre.
2Bettina Vollmerhausen says she was blindsided when a notice appeared on her unit at the City Centre building, giving her 14 days to vacate the premises. Which of the following did she found?
- AA furniture store.
- BAn artisanal bakery.
- CA tool library.
- DAn Indigenous friendship centre.
3What is Laura Clark planning to use these donated coolers for?
- AProviding winter shelter for feral cats.
- BBrewing beer outdoors in Gatineau Park.
- CDelivering Christmas hampers to food bank users.
- DTemporarily storing COVID-19 vaccines.
4An advocacy group in Belleville, Ont., is raising concerns about the local police force's decision to purchase a device known colloquially by which diabolical name?
- AThe devil's chair.
- BHellcuffs.
- CThe Satan stick.
- DDougie's inferno.
5What promise are city officials trying to get the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group to agree to as the group seeks to renegotiate its 30-year Lansdowne Park deal?
- AThat they bankroll multi-million dollar renovations to the Aberdeen Pavilion.
- BThat they keep the Ottawa Redblacks and 67's at TD Place.
- CThat they offer lower rents for local businesses hoping to set up shop there.
- DThat they improve Lansdowne Park's connection to the Rideau Canal.
6For the third straight weekend, LRT service was suspended on the Confederation Line so crews could perform work. What have they been doing?
- AInstalling heaters.
- BRepairing cracks in the tracks.
- CTesting the overhead power connections.
- DWinterizing the stations.
7Quebec Premier François Legault announced this week that holiday gatherings in red zones like Gatineau would be prohibited this year, while also encouraging Quebec residents to do what?
- ASupport local restaurants by ordering takeout Christmas dinner.
- BHave one-on-one visits with people who live alone, especially the elderly.
- CSend cards or letters to loved ones in long-term care homes.
- DReschedule those gatherings for Valentine's Day.
8According to Carleton University professor Cheryl Harasymchuk, which of the following demographic groups has proven to be quite resilient at handling the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic?
- ASenior citizens.
- BSingle people.
- CWorkers in the service industry.
- DIntroverts.
9One Stittsville family went to great lengths to recreate a scene from a classic holiday movie this year — even buying an old station wagon on Kijiji. What film does their lights display pay homage to?
- ANational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
- BHome Alone.
- CDie Hard.
- DScrooged.
10University of Ottawa medical student Taylor Jamieson-Datzkiw recently won an Indigenous innovation prize for her research into creating viruses that would do which of the following?
- AFight aggressive forms of cancer.
- BBreak down plastics so that they can decompose.
- CUntangle proteins implicated in diseases like Alzheimer's.
- DKill the bacteria behind long-standing boil water advisories in First Nations communities.
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