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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 23
Preguntas del test (10)
1Isabella Pileggi is one of thousands of people in eastern Ontario waiting for non-urgent surgery as hospitals try to clear a backlog caused by COVID-19 shutdowns. What does she suffer from?

- AGallstones.
- BA degenerative hip.
- CChronic sinus infections.
- DA benign tumour on her foot.
2Ottawa's Jonathan David scored one goal and helped set up the other last weekend to secure his club's spot as champions of which European soccer league?

- AThe English Premier League.
- BThe German Bundesliga.
- CThe French Ligue 1.
- DThe Turkish Süper Lig.
3Ottawa city council voted 18-6 Monday in favour of having its integrity commissioner investigate how a confidential memo leaked to reporters. What was the memo about?
- AA tax break for a Porsche dealership in Vanier.
- BThe city's lawsuit over the Rideau Street sinkhole.
- CAllegations of sexual misconduct involving a city councillor.
- DA shelved report about improving safety on the Transitway.
4This is one of five design proposals for a monument in Ottawa that Veterans Affairs wants public feedback on. What would the monument commemorate?

- AThe Afghan war.
- BThe arrival of refugees after the Vietnam war.
- CLGBTQ members of the Canadian military.
- DThe Bosnian war.
5The Outaouais saw a number of COVID-19 restrictions lift Friday, with more to follow Monday when the region moves to the orange zone. Which of the following, however, will likely not happen until mid-June?

- ABars welcoming back patrons indoors.
- BThe end of the overnight curfew.
- CNon-essential travel between regions of Quebec.
- DFull-time school for grades 9 to 11.
6Police are investigating Ottawa's fourth homicide of 2021 after 22-year-old Abdulqadir Yusuf was found dead of a gunshot wound Wednesday night in what part of the city?

- AAlta Vista.
- BBarrhaven.
- CGloucester.
- DSouth Keys.
7Ottawa police charged 57-year-old Rick Watkins, also known as Rick Despatie, with dozens of new sex offences this week involving 14 former students. What did Watkins teach?

- AKindergarten.
- BGrade 7 and 8 math.
- CGrade 11 and 12 chemistry.
- DHigh school concert and jazz bands.
8A coroner's investigation found this week that the 2019 death of 72-year-old Louise Lortie Séguin was entirely preventable. How did she die?

- AShe drove into a giant hole formed by a washed-out road.
- BShe was electrocuted when the Ottawa River caused her home to flood.
- CShe was given the wrong opioid dose by an ICU nurse.
- DShe slipped on wet stairs at an LRT station and hit her head.
9Lansdowne Park will play home in the coming months to an "immersive" digital projection of hundreds of works by which great European painter?
- AVincent Van Gogh.
- BSalvador Dalí.
- CClaude Monet.
- DCaravaggio.
10What is slated to close in Smiths Falls, Ont., by next June, creating uncertainty for the more than 100 people who work there?

- AAn Ontario Provincial Police communications centre.
- BA cannabis production facility.
- CThe local agricultural college.
- DA meat packing plant.
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