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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Nov. 8
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1Kassem Moustapha has been trying with limited success to bring his wife, Racha Chehade, to Ottawa from which country?
- ASyria.
- BLebanon.
- CAzerbaijan.
- DThe United States.
2Charu Malhotra says she's been fluctuating between tears and outrage after learning the centre she'd worked at for 17 years had decided to temporarily close its doors. What did the centre do?

- AIt helped victims of sexual violence.
- BIt reunited adopted children with their birth parents.
- CIt found homes for injured or malnourished pets.
- DIt provided legal advice for immigrants and refugee claimants.
3Dozens of people took part in a virtual meeting Monday to voice their displeasure with which of the following?
- AThe decision to loosen COVID-19 restrictions in Ottawa.
- BThe Ottawa Police Service's budget for 2021.
- CThe University of Ottawa's stance on racism and academic freedom.
- DA proposed new jail in Kemptville, Ont.
4Thomas Sattolo, a 27-year-old computer engineer in Ottawa, is one of approximately 1,600 Canadians who've volunteered to do what?
- AGet infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.
- BBe a living liver donor.
- CSmoke or vape an experimental cannabis strain.
- DTry to hack the Canada Revenue Agency's website.
5Dylan Atack had a special relationship with Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek, who died this past week at the age of 80. How did the two know each other?
- AThey were pen pals who bonded over their love of the CFL.
- BAtack wrote clues for the show.
- CThey recorded an electronic music album together.
- DAs a young boy, Atack convinced Trebek to shave off his moustache.
6Where is this portrait of 98-year-old Philip Favel, one of Canada's oldest Indigenous war veterans, now on display?
- AThe Canadian War Museum.
- BOttawa City Hall.
- CThe Wabano Centre.
- DThe Senate of Canada Building.
7Melinda Shambare had to get a special exemption from the Yukon government so she could visit Whitehorse this August. Why did she want to travel there?

- ATo meet her birth mother.
- BTo testify in a court case.
- CTo undergo a medical procedure.
- DTo salvage what was left of her burned-down art studio.
8Which graduating students are facing another delay in getting certified after learning their final exam was postponed for the second time this year due to COVID-19 restrictions?
- APharmacists.
- BOptometrists.
- CAccountants.
- DCivil engineers.
9Police in Kingston, Ont., charged two 17-year-olds Thursday with 10 charges each in connection with which of the following?

- AA two-vehicle crash that killed a 16-year-old boy.
- BA ransomware scam that bilked the City of Kingston out of $445,000.
- CThe operation of an illegal cannabis farm on the city's outskirts.
- DA plot to blow up a local high school.
10Susan Berlin is one of the residents of White Lake, Ont., who want to leave the Township of Lanark Highlands and join a neighbouring township instead. Why?
- ATheir local fire halls are closing.
- BOne township has stricter COVID-19 rules the other.
- CGarbage pickup is being reduced by half.
- DTaxes are being hiked to pay for a new main municipal building.
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