CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Feb. 7

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How closely have you followed the past week in local news?
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Which of the following accusations spurred the owners of the Stirling Park Retirement Home to suspend the home's manager?
Respuesta
  • He allowed his wife to get a vaccine dose intended for a front-line worker.
  • He spiked the residents' food with cannabis oil.
  • He tried to sell a shipment of N95 respirator masks on eBay.
  • He was forcing staff to work overtime and not adequately compensating them.

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Seventeen people who live near this community centre are demanding officials relocate the COVID-19 isolation ward for homeless residents set up inside. Where is the centre located?
Respuesta
  • Centretown.
  • Lowertown.
  • Sandy Hill.
  • Vanier.

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Naomie Ceraqui had padlocks placed on her Gatineau, Que., business recently after keeping it open while the region was under Quebec's red zone restrictions. What sort of business is it?
Respuesta
  • A hair salon.
  • A gym.
  • A restaurant.
  • A pottery studio.

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Ottawa Centre NDP MPP Joel Harden said this week he'd written to the province's minister of municipal affairs over what he described as "an improper eviction." Who was evicted?
Respuesta
  • Thirty-five residents of a Centretown rowhouse.
  • The owner of a historic music club.
  • Two former Syrian refugees who'd opened a small grocery store.
  • A local non-profit that advocates for disabled Ontarians.

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
The Tragically Hip announced this week they were suing Toronto-based brewery Mill Street for alleged trademark infringement over the promotion of one of their beers. What Hip song does the beer name reference?
Respuesta
  • At the Hundredth Meridian.
  • Wheat Kings.
  • Nautical Disaster.
  • 38 Years Old.

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Kortney Force set a goal to collect and deliver 220 handmade Valentine's Day cards to a group of people facing challenges during COVID-19 — and ending up getting twice that number. Where did the cards go?
Respuesta
  • To front-line hospital workers.
  • To seniors at local long-term care homes.
  • To elementary and secondary school teachers.
  • To homeless Ottawans.

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
University of Ottawa historian Jan Grabowski says he plans to fight a Polish court's ruling that he must apologize for slander. What historical question did the case centre upon?
Respuesta
  • Whether a woman's uncle collaborated with the Nazis in World War Two.
  • Whether a pro-democracy advocate was actually a spy for the Soviet Union.
  • What Pope John Paul II knew about sexual abuse in the Catholic church.
  • Which country was responsible for first distilling vodka.

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after a small plane crashed Wednesday, killing the only person on board. Where did the plane go down?
Respuesta
  • On a frozen lake in western Quebec.
  • In a wooded area near a rural Ottawa airport.
  • In a farmer's field just north of Cornwall.
  • Just off Highway 174 near the Trim Road exit.

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Three health units in eastern Ontario were given permission to reopen under the green alert level Wednesday as the province's stay-at-home order came to an end. Which of the following health units was NOT among them?
Respuesta
  • Hastings and Prince Edward Public Health.
  • Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health.
  • The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit.
  • The Renfrew County and District Health Unit.

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
The Ottawa Senators reacquired this player Saturday, two years after trading him away. Who is he?
Respuesta
  • Ryan Dzingel.
  • Mark Stone.
  • Matt Duchene.
  • Zack Smith.
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