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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct. 18
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1Hanne Fugl Eskjær spoke with CBC Radio recently about how it's important to embrace her country's idea of "hygge," a sense of coziness and comfort, during the pandemic. For which country does she serve as ambassador?
- ADenmark.
- BNorway.
- CEstonia.
- DSweden.
2Queen's University says it's decided, after lengthy public consultations, to rename its law school building. Who is the building currently named after?
- ASir John A. Macdonald.
- BDuncan Campbell Scott.
- CJohn Simcoe.
- DSir Charles Tupper.
3The University of Ottawa has been engulfed in a storm of controversy over the recent use of the N-word. In which of the following contexts was the word used?
- ADuring a public forum on the U.S. election.
- BDuring a lecture by a part-time professor.
- CIn an editorial in the student newspaper.
- DIn an online workshop that the instructor had left unattended.
4U.S. authorities have increased their scrutiny of a website run by retired University of Ottawa professor Michel Chossudovsky, claiming it does what?
- ASpreads Russian disinformation.
- BEncourages violence against police.
- COffers support to right-wing militias.
- DPublishes sensitive documents leaked by hackers.
5Dr. Paul Roumeliotis said Friday he would be issuing an order that would introduce tighter restrictions to halt the spread of COVID-19 in his region. Which health unit does he oversee?
- AThe Eastern Ontario Health Unit.
- BThe Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit.
- CKingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health.
- DThe Renfrew County and District Health Unit.
6EXO Construction president Mathieu Farley said this week his company plans to stop using the existing name for a series of new homes in Chelsea, Que., after the name received criticism. What did it make reference to?
- AAn Indigenous nation.
- BA 19th-century Quebec politician.
- CA slur used by certain online subcultures.
- DThe Black Lives Matter movement.
7Ottawa's transit commission agreed Wednesday to seek budget approval of up to $6 million to install which of the following on city buses?
- APlexiglas shields.
- BSignage in the Algonquin language.
- CFare readers that accept debit or credit cards.
- DHeated seats for bus drivers.
8Louis Létourneau is one of a number of people who spoke to Radio-Canada this week about the fact they're still suffering psychological problems caused by which traumatic event?
- AThe 2013 bus-train crash in Barrhaven.
- BThe 2014 shooting near the National War Memorial.
- CThe 2017 spring floods.
- DThe 2019 tornadoes.
9In which country has 32-year-old Carleton PhD student Cihan Erdal been held in solitary confinement for nearly one month?
- ATurkey.
- BArmenia.
- CChina.
- DNigeria.
10"We want to make sure our voices are heard, because it doesn't feel like we're being heard at all right now." Those were spoken by Rob Lavoie this week — what does he do?
- AHe runs a gym in Orléans.
- BHe's been protesting the moose hunt in Kitigan Zibi.
- CHe coaches an eastern Ontario junior hockey team.
- DHe's the director of a long-term care home in Hawkesbury.
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