CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Jan. 1

Descripción

How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
Trevor Pritchard
Test por Trevor Pritchard, actualizado hace más de 1 año
Trevor Pritchard
Creado por Trevor Pritchard hace más de 1 año
2950
0

Resumen del Recurso

Pregunta 1

Pregunta
Tom Ryan is one of several Ottawans who voiced their frustration with this letter that showed up recently in their mailboxes. What does the letter concern?
Respuesta
  • A new tax on vacant units.
  • Significant property value reassessments.
  • A plan to install dozens of new speed cameras.
  • Impending closures of several city recreation facilities.

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Melissa Cummings says she's considering legal action against Sunwing after the airline cancelled her flight home, forcing her to spend five extra nights out of the country — one of which she spent sleeping on a park bench. Where was she stranded?
Respuesta
  • Mexico.
  • Cuba.
  • Costa Rica.
  • Belize.

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
The contents of these boxes were stolen from Adrian Benjamin's SUV last week. What was inside them?
Respuesta
  • Groceries for the Ottawa Food Bank.
  • Presents for low-income Vanier families.
  • Toys and pet food for overworked animal shelters.
  • Photos and memorabilia intended for Kingston's city archive.

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Jason Leduc told CBC how he tried to douse a fire on Cathcart Street last weekend while his partner, Anna Cheung, called 911. What was aflame?
Respuesta
  • A nativity scene.
  • A pair of e-scooters.
  • A hot tub.
  • A Tesla.

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Which local ski hill was forced to briefly close this week after a fire broke out at one of its snow-making buildings?
Respuesta
  • Calabogie Peaks.
  • Camp Fortune.
  • Ski Vorlage.
  • Mount Pakenham.

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
In a bid to free up employee time, Ottawa-based Shopify announced this week it would be doing what?
Respuesta
  • Delivering pre-made meals to employees' workspaces.
  • Paying for transit passes so they can work while commuting.
  • Scrapping most meetings.
  • Blocking most social media apps.

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
What comic book character graces both sides of Ottawa Senators goaltender Cam Talbot's new mask?
Respuesta
  • Astro Boy.
  • Batman.
  • Deadpool.
  • Enid Coleslaw.

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
Ottawa musician Nick Durocher, better known as TALK, saw his mournful ballad Run Away to _______ explode on social media this past year. What interstellar location goes in that blank?
Respuesta
  • Andromeda.
  • Mars.
  • Saturn.
  • The Oort cloud.

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
St. Margaret Mary Church in Old Ottawa South closed in 2022, but it will soon has new life as what?
Respuesta
  • A concert venue-slash-cocktail bar.
  • A mosque.
  • Headquarters for a local tech company.
  • An escape room.

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
A stretch of Ottawa's LRT network has been offline since a bout of freezing rain hit the city Wednesday, and attempts to fix the line have caused further damage. What have crews been trying to do?
Respuesta
  • Remove stuck trains near Lees station.
  • Chip ice off of tracks between Cyrville and Tremblay stations.
  • Restore power to signals between Bayview and Lyon stations.
  • Fix cracks in the tunnel near Rideau station.
Mostrar resumen completo Ocultar resumen completo

Similar

MONUMENTOS...
JL Cadenas
Prepara la Selectividad
Diego Santos
INGLES PRONOMBRES 73
Pedro Fernández
flash cards vocabulario inglés
Michael Villalobos
PRACTICA EL SPEAKING DEL FIRST
Cristina Capdevila
INGENIERÍA CIVÍL QUÍMICA
camila.bertiola
Abreviaciones comunes en programación web
Diego Santos
PRINCIPIO DE OPORTUNIDAD DEL MINISTERIO PÚBLICO ART. 256
ConsentidadeDios
CÁLCULO MENTAL - De Mapa Mental
JL Cadenas
Transition Words For Your Essays
Elaine del Valle
CONTAMINACION AMBIENTAL
Camiloski Dioski