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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Dec. 5
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1Ottawa's planning committee voted this week to make patio rules introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic permanent. Which of the following is NOT one of those rules?
- AAmplified music is banned on patios within 30 metres of a home.
- BPatios can be set up on parking lots, but not on accessible spaces.
- CNo buffer zone is needed between patios and residential properties.
- DPatios in residential neighbourhoods must have sound barriers.
2The organizers of this Monday night vigil handed out 23 roses to commemorate the number of local women who'd been killed in an intimate-partner homicide since the 1970s. Where did the vigil take place?
- ARenfrew, Ont.
- BCornwall, Ont.
- CPerth, Ont.
- DMontebello, Que.
3Alicia Kazobinka modelled this dress Tuesday at the Canadian Museum of History. What do the flags on the dress represent?
- ACountries where there are civil wars or other conflicts.
- BCountries that persecute LGBTQ people.
- CCountries that have little to no access to COVID-19 vaccines.
- DCountries that face serious threats due to rising ocean levels.
4Ontario Provincial Police announced Tuesday they'd laid charges against an Ottawa man in an investigation that involved the RCMP, the FBI and Europol. What is 31-year-old Matthew Philbert alleged to have done?
- AOrchestrated ransomware attacks and other cybercrimes.
- BMasterminded a trans-Atlantic Ponzi scheme.
- CSold fentanyl and other opioids on the dark web.
- DForged works of art and sold them at auction.
5In other crime news, a 73-year-old man from Iroquois, Ont., faces eight charges after he allegedly defrauded a pair of would-be buyers out of which of the following expensive items?
- AYachts.
- BDiamond jewellery.
- CLuxury RVs.
- DBackyard swimming pools.
6What were farmers giving away for free on Parliament Hill Wednesday, in an attempt to draw attention to a ban on U.S. exports?
- ABags of P.E.I. potatoes.
- BFree-run chicken eggs from Quebec.
- CAlberta beef sliders.
- DBeer samples made with Saskatchewan-grown lentils.
7Dave Pineau wrote a first-person piece for CBC Ottawa this week in which he talked the challenges he faces navigating the COVID-19 pandemic while also living with what?
- APost-traumatic stress disorder.
- BA malignant brain tumour.
- CBeing HIV positive.
- DSchizophrenia.
8Why was this message of support — and others like it — left outside a Chelsea, Que., elementary school for teacher Fatemeh Anvari?
- AShe was on a ventilator in an ICU with COVID-19.
- BShe'd been removed from her position for wearing a hijab.
- CShe'd flown back to Afghanistan to help her family flee the Taliban.
- DShe was assaulted while protecting a transgender student.
9Heather Watson was one of 170 workers who picketed Thursday afternoon in downtown Ottawa after going on strike due to a pay issue. Who is their employer?
- AThe Ottawa Art Gallery.
- BThe Office of the Auditor General.
- CThe Outaouais Advocacy Group.
- DThe Optometrists' Association of Gatineau.
10Three candidates announced Friday they'd run to be Ottawa's next mayor in 2022 after Jim Watson revealed he wouldn't seek re-election. Two are current city councillors. Who's the third?
- AA former two-term mayor.
- BThe CEO of a high-tech firm.
- CA local MPP.
- DA former Ottawa Senators player.
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