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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct. 6
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1This sculpture by Stanley C. Hunt, a Kwaguʼł master carver from Tsax̱is (Fort Rupert) on B.C.'s Pacific coast, was officially unveiled at the Canadian Museum of History on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. What sits atop it?
- AA large black raven.
- BA howling coyote.
- CA gleaming metallic sun.
- DA four-sided box with television screens on each side.
2Echo, Rendez vous and Motion were unveiled Tuesday as the names of WHAT?
- APotential designs for the Alexandra Bridge replacement.
- BThe new trains that will run on the Trillium Line.
- CAn abstract sculpture that will sit atop Kìwekì Point.
- DThe mascots for Ottawa's PWHL team.
3Why is Lisette Westenberg, the woman in this photo, cheering and pumping her fist?
- AShe's thrilled that a temporary bridge in Kingston has finally opened.
- BHer nurses' union just got a new contract after being on strike for seven months.
- CA dive team found the wedding ring she'd accidentally dropped in the Rideau River.
- DShe was finally able to cross into Canada after being stuck at the border for three days.
4Ashley Ricks says she's frustrated, angry and afraid as she faces a lengthy wait for a procedure that could spare her from developing WHICH life-threatening condition?
- ABreast cancer.
- BAn aneurysm.
- CA ruptured aorta.
- DNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
5Thanks to a grant provided by the Raisin River Conservation Authority, Dino Intrevado has converted some of his 65 hectares of land in eastern Ontario to what?
- AWetlands.
- BGrasslands.
- CNew growth forest.
- DSolar power farms.
6Hockey Canada will be hosting a summit in Ottawa next month to analyze gender-based violence, homophobia, sexism and transphobia in the game. What is the name of that summit?
- ABeyond the Boards.
- BAfter the Whistle.
- COutside the Crease.
- DBeneath the Ice.
7Gatineau, Que., café owner Gabrielle Sexton said she'd be resisting a "petulant" order from Quebec's French language watchdog that told her to use French in her business's Instagram posts. What did she do after getting that letter?
- AShe began posting on Instagram in German instead.
- BShe put French-language swear words in the names of all her products.
- CShe unilaterally declared her business was seceding from Quebec.
- DShe deleted all of her social media.
8Final testing on the Trillium Line is set to get underway on Monday, paving the way for the north-south line — according to OC Transpo officials — to potentially open when?
- ABy the end of October.
- BBy the middle of next month.
- CIn time for the December holiday season.
- DOn the first Monday of 2025.
9The Township of Stirling-Rawdon recently called on Premier Doug Ford's government to change WHICH of its policies, with Mayor Bob Mullin calling the current policy unfair?
- AThe publication of the names of public employees who make more than $100,000 a year.
- BA ban on supervised drug consumption sites near schools and child-care centres.
- CThe addition of 5,000 megawatts of renewable energy to the power grid.
- DThe expansion of alcohol sales into convenience stores and gas stations.
10After a long legal saga involving three separate trials, Quebec provincial police officer François Laurin was acquitted on WHAT charges that were laid against him after an incident in 2012?
- AA pair of dangerous driving charges.
- BManslaughter.
- CSeveral charges related to fraud and identity theft.
- DArson and theft over $5,000.
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