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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 15
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1Mélanie Malouin told CBC News she couldn't believe it took paramedics an hour and a half to tend to her husband Philippe Reynolds, seen here after a bad bike crash. Where was Reynolds injured?
- AOn a Gatineau Park parkway.
- BOn a rural highway near Calabogie, Ont.
- COn the Trans-Canada Trail outside Stittsville.
- DOn a mountain biking trail in an eastern Ontario forest.
2Yet another Ottawa city councillor has announced they won't seek re-election — the councillor who also chairs Ottawa Community Housing's board of directors and sits on the Ottawa Sport Council. Who is it?
- ARideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury.
- BKnoxdale-Merivale Coun. Keith Egli.
- CBay Coun. Theresa Kavanagh.
- DInnes Coun. Laura Dudas.
3The public inquiry into Ottawa's problem-plagued light rail network is set to get underway next month. Where will the four weeks of hearings take place?
- AAt Ottawa City Hall.
- BAt the University of Ottawa.
- CAt the Shaw Centre.
- DAt the Canadian Museum of History.
4Lolita Graham told CBC News how she and other folks living near Manotick have been captivated by the unexplained arrival of what wild creature, as it resembles something out of a children's fairy tale?
- AA white stag.
- BA white fox.
- CA white crow.
- DA white stallion.
5Queen's University says it will expand the number of students it's accepting for the fall 2023 semester in order to address Ontario's shortage of which of the following?
- AFamily doctors.
- BNurses.
- CSkilled construction workers.
- DSpecial needs teachers.
6Which royal toured Ottawa late this past week, with stops that included the launch of the annual Canadian Tulip Festival?
- APrincess Margriet of the Netherlands.
- BKing Abdullah II of Jordan.
- CPrince Charles of the United Kingdom.
- DEmperor Akihito of Japan.
7Four years ago, a massive storm hit the Kanata Sailing Club. Now, they've almost finished fundraising to fix the problem the storm caused. What happened that day in 2018?
- AA tree took down a hydro line and knocked out their power.
- BThe wind tore their roof off.
- CSix boats came loose and smashed against the shore.
- DFlood waters rendered the clubhouse unusable.
8According to a report presented Thursday, what have Ottawa police officers shown they're more likely to do when they're involved in interactions with Black, Middle Eastern and Indigenous people?
- AUse force on them.
- BNeglect to inform them of their rights.
- CSearch them for weapons and drugs.
- DIssue traffic tickets or warnings.
9Why did students at one French Catholic high school in Orléans school stage an impromptu protest Friday?
- AA popular chemistry teacher was suddenly fired.
- BThe school had cracked down on dress code violations.
- CThey were angry they had to attend the March for Life anti-abortion rally.
- DThey felt teachers weren't taking bullying allegations seriously.
10Ottawa high school civics teacher A.J. Blauer has launched a satirical online fundraiser to make Ontario's Progressive Conservatives "grammatically great again" after noticing what error on their website?
- AAn unneeded possessive apostrophe.
- BInconsistent and unnecessary capitalization.
- CA blatant dangling participle.
- DAn overreliance on em dashes.
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- How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
- Autor
- Trevor Pritchard
- Idioma
- English
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