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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of July 26
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1The prestigious Tour de France wrapped up last weekend, and Ottawa cyclist Derek Gee became only the third Canadian ever to finish in the top 10. Who won the multi-stage race?
- ASlovenia's Tadej Pogacar.
- BDenmark's Jonas Vingegaard.
- CBelgium's Remco Evenepoel.
- DActually, Gee didn't just finish in the top 10 — he also won.
2Coun. Matt Luloff has stepped down as the federal Conservatives' nominee for the riding of Orléans after being arrested and charged with WHAT earlier this month?
- AImpaired driving.
- BAssault.
- CCriminal harassment.
- DFraud.
3The Ottawa Community Land Trust bought this Kirkwood Avenue building in 2023 and has pledged to keep it affordable for residents forever. It's now nearing a deal for a second apartment complex in WHICH part of the city?
- AAlta Vista.
- BMechanicsville.
- COld Ottawa East.
- DVanier.
4Experts have been monitoring bat populations in Gatineau Park and elsewhere in western Quebec as the animals face a serious threat from a fungal infection known by what name?
- AWhite-nose syndrome.
- BRed-ear syndrome.
- CBrittle-wing syndrome.
- DScaly-foot syndrome.
5Why will hundreds of asylum seekers who've been living at the Dev Hotel and Conference Centre in Cornwall, Ont., have to find new lodgings as of the end of July?
- AThe contract between the centre and the federal government is ending.
- BThe city wants to use the space for municipal business.
- CA multi-year renovation project will render the centre unusable.
- DThe centre is entering a long-term lease with the Canadian military.
6What happened on an OC Transpo bus in downtown Ottawa on Thursday evening, leaving a woman in her 30s with an injured leg?
- AAnother rider shot her with a pellet gun.
- BThe doors malfunctioned and trapped her as she was disembarking.
- CShe sat on a needle that someone had left behind.
- DA teen boy set off a firecracker.
7After breaking ground in 2023, the company working on this plant near Kingston, Ont., says it's halting work on the project, citing an industry slowdown. What was the plant going to produce?
- ABattery components for electric vehicles.
- BA renewable product that would replace coal in mining processes.
- CTurbines and other infrastructure for wind power projects.
- DRNA vaccine components.
8What's left Ottawa couple Alana and Alec Jenkin, who've been struggling with infertility issues for several years, feeling — as Alec put it — "empty, confused and demoralized?"
- AThe province is no longer covering the costs of their fertility drugs.
- BTheir application to become foster parents was rejected.
- CA data breach meant their struggle was shared with Alec's employer.
- DSeveral local humane societies have refused their attempts to adopt a pet.
9The Ottawa Senators announced the death of former assistant coach Bob Jones on Friday, roughly a year and a half after he was diagnosed with what illness?
- APancreatic cancer.
- BLou Gehrig's disease.
- CEarly-onset Alzheimer's disease.
- DCirrhosis.
10Ottawa's Marial Shayok, right, nearly led his team to a huge upset over the star-studded U.S. men's squad in an exhibition game ahead of the Paris Olympics. Which nation, which is making its Olympic debut in men's basketball debut, is Shayok playing for?
- ASouth Sudan.
- BBurkina Faso.
- CGreece.
- DAzerbaijan.
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