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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Jan. 20
Preguntas del test (10)
1An anonymous tip made to the City of Ottawa's fraud and waste hotline led to one city worker losing their job last year. What did the worker do?
- AThey falsified their vaccination status.
- BThey stole N95 masks and sold them online.
- CThey drove a city vehicle to Montreal for a bachelor's party.
- DThey intentionally put an "out of service" sign on their bus so they could leave work early.
2Ottawa's Jess Rawk designed a T-shirt emblazoned with a phrase that popped up during the convoy occupation, and the resulting sales have raised thousands of dollars for two local charities and the Canadian Anti-Hate Network. What does the shirt say?
- A"Make Ottawa Boring Again."
- B"Ottawa the Strong."
- C"I Want Sleep."
- D"Get the Truck Outta Here."
3The Rideau Centre reopened Tuesday for the first time since closing during the occupation, but that very afternoon customers were evacuated from the downtown mall. What happened?
- APolice seized a fake gun while responding to a shoplifting call.
- BTheir customer service lines were flooded with bomb threats.
- COne of the escalators caught fire.
- DA handful of trucks blockaded the Mackenzie King Bridge.
4RIdeau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury says the convoy protests will likely push into action an idea that's circulated for several years but hasn't been implemented. What is that idea?
- APedestrianizing a stretch of Wellington Street.
- BExpanding the number of public washrooms in the downtown core.
- CHaving a permanent security presence in front of the National War Memorial.
- DProhibiting demonstrations on the Parliament Hill lawn.
5City council heard Wednesday morning that the cost of dealing with the occupation had surpassed what round number?
- A$10 million.
- B$30 million.
- C$50 million.
- D$80 million.
6"It had shook the entire house. It really did. I didn't know what was happening." What caused Emily Crocco and the rest of her Orléans family to suddenly wake up around 1 a.m. Wednesday?
- AUnderground soils cracked in what's known as a "frost quake."
- BA meteor fell from space into a nearby parking lot.
- CThunder boomed out during a rare winter thunderstorm.
- DErrant fireworks landed in her home's backyard.
7Uday Jaswal, deputy chief of the Ottawa Police Service, resigned this week ahead of a disciplinary hearing slated to begin Monday. What was Jaswal accused of doing?
- ASexually harassing three female employees.
- BBullying and hazing new recruits.
- CUsing confidential police records to further his brother's business career.
- DExtorting suspects in criminal investigations.
8Maria Feilyk and Alexander Kohulko were among the many people who protested outside the Russian Embassy Thursday against the invasion of Ukraine. What best describes their situation?
- AThey moved to Ottawa from Ukraine 10 months ago and still have family there.
- BBorn to Ukrainian immigrants, they run an eastern European deli in Kanata.
- CThey fled Crimea when Russia took over that region in 2014.
- DThey're graduate students researching Slavic history at the University of Ottawa.
9This man appeared in an Ottawa courtroom Friday. Who is he?
- AOne of the convoy protest organizers.
- BThe alleged gunman in a fatal shooting of two brothers.
- CA suspect in a Centretown apartment building arson.
- DA snowmobile driver accused of running over a 13-year-old.
10Zakir Virani says he's still on edge, roughly one week after the truck convoy was removed from downtown. What phenomenon is affecting not only him, but others in Ottawa's core?
- AHe's hearing horns ringing out that aren't there.
- BHe's smelling diesel fuel whenever he walks outside.
- CHe flinches whenever he sees a large truck drive past.
- DHe can't look at a Canadian flag without getting upset.
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