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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 3

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  1. 1Mayor Jim Watson said Wednesday he wished he could reopen which of the following — since they represent a low risk of viral transmission — but provincial restrictions currently don't allow it?Image for question 1
    1. ATennis courts.
    2. BDog parks.
    3. CPlaygrounds.
    4. DBeaches.
  2. 2Which musical community in Ottawa is mourning the death of one of its more prominent members from COVID-19?Image for question 2
    1. AThe hip-hop community.
    2. BThe jazz community.
    3. CThe classical music community.
    4. DThe punk rock community.
  3. 3Paul Lem, the CEO of Ottawa-based Spartan Bioscience, said he had "full confidence" the company would be able to fix a problem with its rapid COVID-19 test kits and and have them available by the summer. What was the problem?Image for question 3
    1. AThe swab wasn't collecting samples consistently.
    2. BThe test cartridge was damaging some of the swabs once they were inserted.
    3. CThe algorithm used to determine a positive or negative result was flawed.
    4. DAn optical component wasn't properly scanning the DNA in the test sample.
  4. 4When Ottawa's Polonie Dance Group learned their annual spring performance had been cancelled due to COVID-19, how did instructor Andrzej Borowiec ensure their dancing would still be seen?Image for question 4
    1. AHe recorded each of the dancers performing separately in a Zoom hangout.
    2. BHe created a stop-motion animation version of one of their dances using Lego people.
    3. CHe replicated the troupe's sets, costumes and dancers on Animal Crossing.
    4. DHe dressed up his two cats and two dogs in traditional costumes and staged a performance in his living room.
  5. 5Thomas and Erika Lavelle are facing the possibility they'll have to have their first child outside Canada after Thomas was denied entry to his wife's home country. Where are they currently stranded?Image for question 5
    1. AFrance.
    2. BSweden.
    3. CArgentina.
    4. DThe United States.
  6. 6Which grocery store chain announced it would be requiring customers to wear masks as of May 11?Image for question 6
    1. AFarm Boy.
    2. BT&T.
    3. CMetro.
    4. DWhole Foods.
  7. 7Dave Harries has created a sculpture using spare car parts, rusted tools and other pieces of scrap metal and is renting it out to curious Ottawans, with proceeds going to the food bank. What does the sculpture depict?Image for question 7
    1. AA crow.
    2. BA dinosaur.
    3. CThe Maman spider sculpture.
    4. DMayor Jim Watson.
  8. 8On Thursday, which local care home reported the city's first death of a personal support worker from COVID-19?Image for question 8
    1. ACarlingview Manor.
    2. BThe Montfort Long Term Care Centre.
    3. CVilla Marconi.
    4. DMadonna Care Community.
  9. 9Which eastern Ontario city's mayor denied his community was trying to "go rogue" by requesting the province's regions get more say in lifting and imposing COVID-19 restrictions?Image for question 9
    1. ACornwall.
    2. BKingston.
    3. CPembroke.
    4. DBrockville.
  10. 10Elizabeth Young said this past week that she feels her work has offered a "lifeline for people" during the pandemic. What does she do?Image for question 10
    1. AShe's a florist.
    2. BShe's a chocolatier.
    3. CShe's a trucker.
    4. DShe's a Para Transpo driver.

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