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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 4
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1Beverly Dunn is one of several Canadians who spoke to CBC Ottawa about being turned away at the border by U.S. officials after signing up with a company that does what?
- AOrganizes group motorcycle rides.
- BConnects homeowners with potential house-sitters.
- CHelps people volunteer with refugee agencies.
- DFacilitates organ donations.
2Tornado researchers based out of Western University have concluded that a tornado that tore through eastern Ontario in late July had wind speeds up to 150 kilometres an hour. Near which eastern Ontario community did it cause damage?
- ABancroft.
- BChesterville.
- CPakenham.
- DPerth.
3In a social media post that gained a fair bit of attention, the City of Ottawa recently used WHAT food item as a way to explain the difference between weather watches and weather warnings?
- AShawarma.
- BBeaverTails.
- CTacos.
- DPho.
4Matthew Mason-Phillips, the co-owner of Heart City Farm, is one of several local farmers who are expressing concern that WHAT is slated to take place in 2025?
- AMajor renovations of the Aberdeen Pavilion.
- BA significant El Niño climate event.
- CThe shutdown of a 13-km stretch of Bank Street.
- DThe end of a tax break for farms that are certified organic.
5Starting Aug. 26, how frequently will trains on the Confederation Line run on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and between 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.?
- AEvery five minutes.
- BEvery eight minutes.
- CEvery 10 minutes.
- DEvery 12 minutes.
6Who announced Wednesday they were leaving their post at the City of Ottawa, in the midst of the city's ongoing legal problems and as the delayed north-south Trillium Line inches closer to opening?
- ARail construction director Michael Morgan.
- BEngineering director Richard Holder.
- CTransit services general manager Renée Amilcar.
- DDirector of transit customer systems and planning Pat Scrimgeour.
7Which local Liberal MP, after instigating a fracas at a parliamentary committee meeting that led to two witnesses storming out, said she deeply regretted the "distress" the meeting caused — but stopped short of apologizing outright?
- AAnita Vandenbeld.
- BJenna Sudds.
- CMona Fortier.
- DMarie-France Lalonde.
8Which local athlete won bronze at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, only the second time ever that Canada has medaled in their sport?
- AGabriela Dabrowski.
- BAudrey Leduc.
- CDerek Gee.
- DVanessa Gilles.
9Alaina Tripp never expected to see her dog Teddy after after he vanished last summer — but she's now overjoyed after WHO found the miniature white poodle last month?
- AA Wyoming police officer who'd stopped someone for running a red light.
- BA Vermont hotel operator who found the dog in their swimming pool.
- CA Calgary veterinarian who heard whimpers coming from a box in the parking lot.
- DA Nova Scotia dog breeder who got an email from someone trying to sell Teddy.
10Which Ottawa amenities will undergo a comprehensive safety audit that's set to begin this week, after a nine-year-old boy died at one of them last month?
- ABeaches.
- BDaycares.
- CRecreation centres.
- DPlaygrounds.
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