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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of April 19

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  1. 1Which city ward's byelection is now on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic?Image for question 1
    1. ACollege.
    2. BCumberland.
    3. CKnoxdale-Merivale.
    4. DRideau-Goulbourn.
  2. 2During a two-and-a-half-week period earlier this month, 10 people were ticketed at this Ottawa park for violating COVID-19 rules, the most of any city-owned park. Which is it?Image for question 2
    1. ABritannia Park.
    2. BStrathcona Park.
    3. CWalter Baker Park.
    4. DPetrie Island Park.
  3. 3Laura Behzadi told CBC Radio's Ottawa Morning this week that her customers "are really enjoying the home delivery." What does she do?Image for question 3
    1. AShe's a florist.
    2. BShe's a brewer.
    3. CShe's an ice cream maker.
    4. DShe runs a pet food store.
  4. 4Three Ottawa police officers were charged this week by the RCMP's anti-corruption unit for allegedly doing what?Image for question 4
    1. ASelling information about crashes to tow truck drivers.
    2. BAsking for bribes in exchange for letting businesses disobey COVID-19 rules.
    3. CGetting family members off the hook for their speeding tickets.
    4. DPromising to fast-track taxi drivers' citizenship applications in exchange for free rides.
  5. 5Chris Prefontaine spoke to CBC News this week about what his life is like during the COVID-19 pandemic without access to what?Image for question 5
    1. AHis mental health treatments.
    2. BAn internet connection.
    3. CHot water.
    4. DGreen space.
  6. 6In Akwesasne, Marlana Thompson has been channelling some of her pandemic anxieties into which of the following activities?Image for question 6
    1. APodcasting about the pandemic in the Mohawk language.
    2. BCrafting masks using traditional techniques and materials.
    3. CStreaming cooking courses on Twitch.
    4. DDesigning and play-testing a board game about the settling of Canada.
  7. 7Some people living near Sheffield and Walkley roads were urged to stay indoors with their doors and windows closed Tuesday evening after a fire tore through which of the following?Image for question 7
    1. AA warehouse.
    2. BA car dealership.
    3. CA paint store.
    4. DAn abandoned factory.
  8. 8An Ottawa woman is questioning the "privacy implications" of a recent request she received to disclose her COVID-19 status. Who made the request?Image for question 8
    1. AHer landlord.
    2. BHer insurance company.
    3. CHer bank.
    4. DHer child's daycare.
  9. 9CBC Ottawa reporter Julie Ireton recently received a prestigious international award for her work on a podcast that investigated which of the following subjects?Image for question 9
    1. ACorruption at SNC-Lavalin.
    2. BHistorical sexual abuse involving three teachers.
    3. CThe mismanagement of the Phoenix pay system.
    4. DA coverup of a near nuclear disaster at Chalk River.
  10. 10Which eastern Ontario city wants the province to consider regional differences when it re-examines its list of essential businesses and services during the COVID-19 pandemic?Image for question 10
    1. ABelleville.
    2. BCornwall.
    3. CKingston.
    4. DPembroke.

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