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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Nov. 3
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1John Fenik said last weekend that the death of a 15-year-old and the fact another teen had been charged with murder had left him — like many of his town's residents — in shock and "emotionally numb." Which town was Fenik previously the mayor of?
- APerth.
- BSmiths Falls.
- CRideau Ferry.
- DWestport.
2What longtime Chinatown restaurant, a staple for dim sum and Cantonese cuisine in Ottawa, will be serving its final meals in November?
- AYangtze.
- BYang Sheng.
- CShanghai.
- DChu Shing.
3Longtime local politician Andy Haydon died this past week at the age of 91. What position did Haydon hold for 13 years, from 1978 until 1991?
- AMayor of Nepean.
- BRegional chair of Ottawa-Carleton.
- CReeve of Gloucester township.
- DMPP for Ottawa Centre.
4Pat Wong, 82, recently reached out to CBC News to share her experience and warn others about WHICH of the following?
- ASo-called "grandparent" scams.
- BHoarding.
- COpioid addiction.
- DElder abuse.
5Melanie Chisamore has made it her goal to share her story of her great-great-great-great-grandmother Jane Elizabeth Martin Barnes, a 19th-century fortune teller who came to be known by what nickname?
- AThe Witch of Plum Hollow.
- BThe Seer of Sheldon's Corners.
- CThe Oracle of Eloida.
- DThe Prophet of Ballycanoe.
6At a summit this past week in Ottawa, Brad West, the mayor of Port Coquitlam, B.C., presented a joint declaration calling for a "new deal" with the federal government on funding for WHAT?
- ATransit.
- BHousing.
- CHealth care.
- DClimate change.
7What happened at this Alta Vista apartment tower on Wednesday, displacing dozens of residents and seriously injuring two workers?
- AThe roof partially collapsed.
- BThe building's boiler exploded.
- CAn electrical panel caught fire.
- DA construction crew cut a gas line.
8What did OC Transpo general manager Renée Amilcar say about the Trillium Line at a media briefing Thursday afternoon?
- AThat the line's launch would be "almost imminent" by mid-November.
- BThat there had been delays getting regulatory approvals from federal officials.
- CThat the line failed to meet the benchmarks set in the first test run phase.
- DThat the tunnel beneath Dows Lake was dealing with flooding.
9Crown prosecutors withdrew assault and harassment charges Thursday that had been laid against a 74-year-old woman who'd been filmed in May doing WHAT outside Ottawa City Hall?
- AVandalizing a "ghost bike" locked to a fence.
- BKicking and threatening a woman wearing a medical mask.
- CPulling the down hijab of a pro-Palestinian protester.
- DKilling a Canada goose.
10What activity did Lisbeth Mousseau, who recently turned 97, cite in an interview with CBC Ottawa as a major reason for her longevity?
- AHer passion for lawn bowling.
- BHer daily aquafit classes.
- CHer goal of becoming a chess grandmaster.
- DHer weekly ritual of completing the CBC Ottawa news quiz.
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