CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 29

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Diana Devine says she's blown away by the efforts construction workers took to preserve a memorial erected on Parliament Hill after the 2005 death of her father, Rico Iannucci. How did he die?
Respuesta
  • He lost his life fighting a fire at the Library of Parliament.
  • His backhoe went over the cliff behind the Parliament buildings.
  • He fell from a balcony while repairing the masonry on West Block.
  • He had a heart attack while controlling a protest.

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Cory Baird and Marhlee Gaudet say they've temporarily shut down their business after losing everything in this Aug. 27 house fire. What sort of business did they run?
Respuesta
  • A restaurant in the Glebe.
  • A pottery shop in Westboro.
  • A craft brewery in Hintonburg.
  • A bookstore-slash-café in Old Ottawa South.

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Under Ontario's forthcoming vaccine passport system, which of the following businesses will be exempt from requiring customers to prove they've been immunized against COVID-19?
Respuesta
  • Hair salons.
  • Strip clubs.
  • Convention centres.
  • Music festivals.

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Ottawa police have laid several charges against 49-year-old Brigitte Cleroux, whom they accuse of using fake identities to get a job as what?
Respuesta
  • A nurse.
  • A dental hygienist.
  • A pilot.
  • A driving instructor.

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Mayfair Theatre owner Lee Demarbre says he was blindsided when a customer recently came in and told his partner that what had happened?
Respuesta
  • His theatre had been proposed for a heritage designation.
  • The building had been listed for sale.
  • The projection room had caught fire.
  • Someone had altered his marquee to display an anti-vaccination message.

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
Where in eastern Ontario did two freight trains collide and derail Thursday morning?
Respuesta
  • Alexandria.
  • Casselman.
  • Gananoque.
  • Prescott.

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
Why do some residents of a small cottage country township in Hastings County, Ont., say their rights and interests are being trampled?
Respuesta
  • Renters from two campgrounds have taken over the local council.
  • Anti-mandatory vaccination protests have been disrupting the township's businesses.
  • The Ministry of Environment is forcing them to remove their septic tanks.
  • The township is being dissolved and divided among two neighbouring municipalities.

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Dr. Helen Ofosu, left, and Kafui Sawyer, right, say there are too few Black and Indigenous professionals in Canada in which of the following fields?
Respuesta
  • Psychology.
  • Law.
  • Civil engineering.
  • Optometry and ophthalmology.

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
Which Ottawa Senators player, seen here, did the club sign Friday to a six-year contract worth nearly $30 million US?
Respuesta
  • Drake Batherson.
  • Thomas Chabot.
  • Josh Norris.
  • Tim Stützle.

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
First responders who showed up to this plane crash near Carp Saturday didn't only have to treat the injuries of the plane's two occupants. What else did they have to do?
Respuesta
  • Tend to a bystander injured by debris from the crash.
  • Arrest a man who was interfering with the rescue.
  • Prevent toxic chemicals from ending up in a nearby stream.
  • Fight a pair of grass fires.
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