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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
about 4 years ago
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Question 1
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Ottawa students who lack Wi-Fi access for online learning were told this week to take what step "as a last resort"?
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Steal or hack into their neighbours' wireless accounts.
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Go over to a trusted friend's house to download lessons and homework.
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Head over to school parking lots to access the Wi-Fi networks there.
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Petition city hall to introduce free Wi-Fi zones during the pandemic.
Question 2
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Who was described this week as having "a will of steel" in the fight against COVID-19?
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Dr. Vera Etches, head of Ottawa Public Health.
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Dr. Andrew Willmore, medical director for The Ottawa Hospital's emergency department.
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Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford.
Question 3
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According to city manager Steve Kanellakos, which of the following steps announced Monday is expected to save the City of Ottawa as much as $2.7 million per month?
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Placing thousands of part-time workers on unpaid leave.
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Cutting the salaries of top municipal employees by 20 per cent.
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Reducing the maintenance budget for trains, buses and other city infrastructure.
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Paring back health and disability benefits for all city staff.
Question 4
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Mayor Jim Watson told Ottawa Morning Tuesday that despite pleas from some residents, he would not be doing what?
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Holding city council meetings online.
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Barring vehicles from some city streets.
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Hiring more bylaw officers to enforce social distancing infractions.
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Freezing transit fares until the pandemic is declared over.
Question 5
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It was confirmed Thursday that 10 residents at an Ottawa-area long-term care home had died of COVID-19. Where is the home located?
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Almonte.
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Arnprior.
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Perth.
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Smiths Falls.
Question 6
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Coun. Eli El-Chantiry said this week that city staff have been doing what at a garage in the city's west end?
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Converting the space into a makeshift emergency clinic for COVID-19 patients.
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Salvaging parts that can be used for respirators and hospital beds.
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Retrofitting the city's taxi fleet so that drivers are less susceptible to catching COVID-19.
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Filling sandbags in the case of spring flooding.
Question 7
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Refugee advocates are urging bylaw officers to issue warnings rather than fines after Quasi Alnofal, a 20-year-old man from Syria, was given an $880 ticket for doing what?
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Playing basketball on a public court.
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Letting his siblings climb on a play structure.
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Inviting a small group over to celebrate his father's birthday.
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Having a picnic in a city park.
Question 8
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What is this Ottawa Hospital projection attempting to model over the coming months, based on three different rates of social distancing?
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The number of COVID-19 cases that will be confirmed in Ottawa.
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The number of COVID-19 patients who will require acute care at local hospitals.
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The number of health care workers who will come down with COVID-19.
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The number of patient deaths in Ontario.
Question 9
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Which British comedian took note on Twitter this week of an amusingly altered City of Ottawa social distancing sign?
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John Cleese.
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Ricky Gervais.
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Sacha Baron Cohen.
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Richard Ayoade.
Question 10
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Pete Rainville is frustrated that he can't sell his products directly to consumers during the pandemic because of a specific measure enforced by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario. What does he produce?
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Beer.
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Cider.
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Gin and whisky.
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Wine.
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