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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Sept. 25
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1Hundreds of demonstrators marched through downtown Ottawa last Sunday — and again this weekend — after a young woman died in the custody of which country's morality police?
- AIran.
- BSaudi Arabia.
- CBelarus.
- DMyanmar.
2Stargazers in the region were treated to spectacular views this past week of which planet, as it made its closest approach to Earth in 59 years?
- AJupiter.
- BSaturn.
- CVenus.
- DNeptune.
3Roy Huetl of North Frontenac, Ont., is one of 6,044 people in the province who are doing a certain thing in 2022, down from 6,575 in 2018 and 7,196 in 2014. What is that thing?
- AOperating an independent family farm.
- BRunning for municipal office.
- CFiling a human rights complaint.
- DTraining to become a nurse.
4Some Ontarians have been critical that the province's municipal election date falls right in the middle of which religious and cultural festival?
- ADiwali.
- BEid al-Adha.
- CSukkot.
- DNowruz.
5Western Quebecers, meanwhile, are casting ballots Monday in their provincial election. What did Coalition Avénir Quebec leader François Legault call "a bit suicidal" this week, leading to criticism from his opponents?
- AAllowing in tens of thousands of immigrants each year.
- BPermitting municipalities to offer services in English.
- CBuilding new hospitals.
- DHiking taxes on carbon emitters.
6As was the case in August, another stretch of Highway 417 in Ottawa shut down this weekend for a bridge replacement. Where is that bridge located?
- ARochester Street.
- BCarling Avenue.
- CNicholas Street.
- DThe Vanier Parkway.
7Where on Deschamps Avenue were suspected human remains discovered Wednesday?
- AAt a construction site.
- BIn a dumpster.
- CInside a city sewer.
- DBeneath a park play structure.
8Why has Vern White, Ottawa's former police chief, chosen to retire early from the Canadian Senate?
- AHe's moving to Europe to be closer to his daughter.
- BHe's planning to return to police work, possibly with Ottawa's force.
- CHe's been hired as a cybersecurity consultant with a U.S. firm.
- DHe took up woodworking during the COVID-19 pandemic and realized that it's his passion.
9What's happened to the shoes that were placed on Parliament Hill in 2021, part of a memorial to the children who never made it back to their families after being forced to attend Canada's residential schools?
- AThey're being showcased at the Canadian Museum of History.
- BPairs have been shipped to First Nations across the country.
- CThey've been buried on one specific First Nation north of Ottawa.
- DThey were inadvertently damaged by mould and incinerated this summer.
10The city of Gatineau, Que., has decided to change the name of Rue Amherst. Who is the street named after?
- AAn 18th-century British army commander.
- BA prominent politician during the rebellions of 1837-1838.
- CA lumber baron who made his fortunes in the late 19th century.
- DAn early 20th-century silent movie star.
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