CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 10

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
Trevor Pritchard
Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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More than 100 delegations signed up to speak at a multi-day online city committee meeting that kicked off Monday morning. What was the meeting about?
Answer
  • Expanding Ottawa's urban boundary.
  • Purchasing LeBreton Flats from the NCC.
  • Redeveloping part of the Central Experimental Farm.
  • Hiking property taxes to pay for COVID-19 relief.

Question 2

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A Cornwall, Ont., truck maintenance company has recently been handing out care packages to long-haul truckers that include which much-sought item?
Answer
  • Portable urinals.
  • Month-long audiobook subscriptions.
  • COVID-19 test kits.
  • Sourdough starters.

Question 3

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Chris Ault recently started a petition that's received more than 2,500 signatures. What does his petition demand?
Answer
  • That the province step up COVID-19 testing in care homes.
  • That Ottawans be allowed to visit their cottages in the Outaouais.
  • That the city reopen playgrounds, benches and other park amenities.
  • That the federal government create a COVID-19 fund for struggling artists.

Question 4

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Kaite Burkholder Harris is asking Ottawa residents to refrain from calling police to report which of the following?
Answer
  • Gatherings of more than five people.
  • Homeless people.
  • Wildlife and stray animals.
  • Transit riders who aren't wearing masks.

Question 5

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Premier Doug Ford announced the first phase of the province's plan to restart the economy Thursday. Which of the following businesses, however, will not be able to open during that phase?
Answer
  • Pet groomers.
  • Driving ranges.
  • Marinas.
  • Hair salons.

Question 6

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Mayor Jim Watson intervened at the end of Wednesday's city council meeting to stifle a plan to close a stretch of which city street to vehicular traffic?
Answer
  • Bank Street.
  • Main Street.
  • Preston Street.
  • Wellington Street W.

Question 7

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Renée Thouin spoke this past week about the stress she's been feeling after COVID-19 brought a halt to which of the following?
Answer
  • Her in vitro fertilization.
  • Her chemotherapy.
  • Her search for her twin sister.
  • Her dental surgeries.

Question 8

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On Wednesday, a panel of Ontario Superior Court judges quashed the provincial government's decision to cancel which of the following eastern Ontario projects?
Answer
  • A wind farm.
  • A highway overpass.
  • An ethanol plant.
  • A 5G cellular tower.

Question 9

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Uday Jaswal, Ottawa's deputy police chief, is facing new misconduct charges after two more people came forward recently alleging what?
Answer
  • Sexual harassment.
  • Bribery.
  • Racial profiling.
  • Unsafe use of a firearm.

Question 10

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What was the price tag placed on the Senate's share of the Centre Block renovation at Thursday's meeting of its internal economy committee?
Answer
  • $152 million.
  • $863 million.
  • $1.25 billion.
  • Actually, no one really knows.
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