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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 17

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  1. 1Vicki McKenzie says her family was scammed out of $300 by someone fraudulently offering to sell her which of the following online?Image for question 1
    1. AA new puppy.
    2. BA Nintendo Switch.
    3. CHygiene supplies.
    4. DA motorized wheelchair.
  2. 2Which decision did Gatineau Mayor Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin suggest not be taken as a sign the region was "out of the woods" when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic?Image for question 2
    1. AThe return of Quebec elementary school students.
    2. BThe elimination of travel checkpoints.
    3. CThe gradual reopening of Gatineau Park.
    4. DThe downward trend of Outaouais cases.
  3. 3The City of Ottawa said a personal support worker at one of its long-term care homes died Tuesday night from COVID-19. Which home?Image for question 3
    1. APeter D. Clark.
    2. BCarleton Lodge.
    3. CGarry J. Armstrong.
    4. DCentre d’accueil Champlain.
  4. 4While the city did further ease restrictions around park usage Tuesday, which of the following pieces of park infrastructure remain off imits?Image for question 4
    1. APlayground equipment.
    2. BBaseball diamonds.
    3. CPicnic tables.
    4. DBenches.
  5. 5What was Matthew Marchand waiting for as he sat with roughly 75 other people in a long lineup on Bank Street Thursday morning?Image for question 5
    1. AHis online cannabis order.
    2. BNew licence plate stickers.
    3. CHis Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) payment.
    4. DA haircut.
  6. 6On Wednesday, 88-year-old Anna Neufeld accomplished the equivalent of which of the following feats, all from the safety of her long-term care home?Image for question 6
    1. AClimbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
    2. BWalking the Camino de Santiago.
    3. CHiking the Cabot Trail.
    4. DSwimming the English Channel.
  7. 7Five workers were injured Thursday when a rebar cage collapsed at this light rail construction site. Where did it happen?Image for question 7
    1. AAt the Blair LRT station.
    2. BOn the Trillium Line south extension near the airport.
    3. COn the Confederation Line extension near the Westboro OC Transpo station.
    4. DIn Gatineau's Aylmer sector.
  8. 8Which of the following major local employers announced Thursday it was going "digital by default" and would be keeping its offices closed until 2021?Image for question 8
    1. AShopify.
    2. BInvest Ottawa.
    3. CThe Canada Revenue Agency.
    4. DThe National Capital Commission.
  9. 9The University of Ottawa's human rights office has found that race played a role when a security guard stopped student Williston Mason from doing what last September?Image for question 9
    1. ASkateboarding on campus.
    2. BEntering his own residence building.
    3. CParking in a campus parking lot.
    4. DTaking books out of the library.
  10. 10Which eastern Ontario MPP is urging the Ford government to limit fees charged by food delivery apps during the pandemic, in order to help restaurants stay financially viable?Image for question 10
    1. AAmanda Simard.
    2. BIan Arthur.
    3. CLucille Collard.
    4. DJoel Harden.

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