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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct.11
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1A cocktail of factors, from COVID-19 to a 12-day port strike, has caused a shortage of which of the following products at the LCBO?
- AChampagne.
- BTequila.
- CRye whisky.
- DKosher wine.
2Ottawa's English public and Catholic school boards announced this week they had officially cancelled which of the following for the current academic year?
- AAll individual and team sports.
- BChristmas concerts and other festive activities.
- CFinal exams.
- DGuidance counselling.
3Ottawa's city council voted 20 to 4 against a proposal that would have seen a portion of the city's police force budget redirected where?
- ATo OC Transpo.
- BTo public health.
- CTo the library network.
- DTo affordable housing.
4Which sport saw one of its "Grand Prix" events, originally scheduled to be held in Ottawa on Oct. 30-31 in front of an empty arena, cancelled outright this week?
- ACurling.
- BFigure skating.
- CTennis.
- DChess.
5According to an analysis of COVID-19 data, what does Ottawa Public Health not know about more than a third of all confirmed cases in the city?
- AWhere they live.
- BHow they caught the virus.
- CHow old they are.
- DWhether they've fully recovered.
6Where in the region is a nearly 600-bed "mega-hospital" expected to be built?
- AGatineau.
- BKingston.
- CCornwall.
- DCarleton Place.
7Ottawa police charged a woman under the Quarantine Act after she allegedly returned to work four days after returning to Canada from a trip abroad. Where does the woman work?
- AAt a long-term care home.
- BAt a hospital.
- CAt a restaurant.
- DAt OC Transpo.
8Why are cycling advocates irritated by the current design of a bike path south of the Chaudière Bridge, near the Zibi development?
- AThere's a utility pole right in the middle of it.
- BIt forces cyclists to travel against the flow of traffic.
- CThere are no barriers, just "sharrows."
- DIt's too narrow to be officially considered a bike lane.
9Some Carleton University students spoke out this week about CoMaS and Big Blue Button, two types of software that are designed to do what?
- APrevent cheating on exams.
- BAnalyze students' work for plagiarism.
- CGrade their essays.
- DMonitor their social media behaviour.
10Police also helped dismantle this site Saturday, which had been occupied by a fringe protest group that called itself the Canadian Revolution. Where was it located?
- AIn Confederation Park.
- BOn the lawn of the Supreme Court.
- CNext to the Canadian War Memorial.
- DIn front of the U.S. Embassy.
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