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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of March 31
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1While the Ontario budget tabled Tuesday at Queen's Park didn't have much in terms of new funding for Ottawa, the province did announce money for WHICH of the following local capital projects?
- AStronger safeguards for the underground sewage tunnel.
- BA new interchange in Barrhaven.
- CCampground upgrades at Fitzroy Harbour Provincial Park.
- DThe expansion of the north-south Trillium Line.
2Rachel Homan and her Ottawa-based team won gold at the women's world curling championships last weekend, defeating four-time defending champion Silvana Tirinzoni. Which country does Tirinzoni's team represent?
- ASwitzerland.
- BItaly.
- CNorway.
- DSlovenia.
3Ottawa glam-rocker Nick Durocher, better known by his stage name Talk, took home a Juno at last weekend's ceremony in which category?
- ABreakthrough artist of the year.
- BSongwriter of the year.
- CAdult alternative album of the year.
- DFrancophone album of the year.
4Pat Nicastro called it "another exciting day in the Byward Market" on Tuesday after what happened at his Italian grocery store on George Street?
- AA driver jumped the curb and crashed into his storefront.
- BThieves broke in and stole several large cheese wheels.
- CTwo people overdosed on the sidewalk.
- DAnimal rights protesters doused his front windows with pig's blood.
5Ontario Provincial Police announced Wednesday that they had charged two people in connection with the death of a 15-year-old boy east of Ottawa in 2023. What was the boy doing at the time of his death?
- APlaying rec league soccer.
- BRiding in a golf cart.
- CHelping his family install shingles.
- DSetting off fireworks.
6Joe Hudson died earlier this month at the age of 94. What was the longtime Lyn, Ont., resident known for, eventually ending up in the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame for his accomplishments?
- ARunning Canada's largest family-owned egg farm.
- BDeveloping a soybean variety that was resistant to many pests.
- CPioneering the use of wind-powered technology on Canadian farms.
- DNegotiating a major international treaty on the use of fertilizers.
7Councillors in Renfrew, Ont., voted 5-1 on Tuesday to tell Mayor Tom Sidney to resign after a scathing report exposed a lack of oversight into the expansion of WHICH town facility?
- AThe myFM centre, a local recreation complex.
- BThe Renfrew Victoria Hospital.
- CThe main branch of the Renfrew Public Library.
- DThe county's primary landfill.
8Four Ontario school boards, including the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, announced they were launching a major lawsuit Thursday against WHICH of the following groups?
- ACell phone manufacturers.
- BSocial media companies.
- CVape and e-cigarette companies.
- DOpioid manufacturers.
9Thea Turcotte says she believes her life was saved by an experimental therapy that uses viruses known as "phages" to restore a patients' health. What has the 79-year-old Ottawa-area woman been suffering from?
- AA chronic infection in an artificial joint.
- BRecurring cases of strep throat and rheumatic fever.
- CGangrene in her left foot.
- DAcute bacterial meningitis.
10The federal government is auctioning off 47 copies of "The ___________ and the War for the World," a book by notorious U.S. conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, on its GCSurplus website. What two words complete the book's title?
- AGreat Reset.
- BFourth Reich.
- CFinal Truth.
- DNext Reckoning.
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