CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 31

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How closely did you follow the last week in local news?
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Question 1

Question
According to COVID-19 data released this week by Ottawa Public Health, which demographic group makes up roughly 60 per cent of all confirmed cases?
Answer
  • People living below the poverty line.
  • People older than 60.
  • Residents of long-term care homes.
  • Women.

Question 2

Question
Which multi-day September event in Ottawa is the latest to have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic?
Answer
  • The Canada Army Run.
  • The CityFolk music festival.
  • Doors Open Ottawa.
  • The Dragon Boat festival.

Question 3

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What reopened this week at Britannia Park, Andrew Haydon Park, Westboro Beach, Mooney's Bay Beach and Petrie Island?
Answer
  • Washrooms.
  • Lifeguard stations.
  • Playground equipment.
  • Food trucks.

Question 4

Question
Ryan Murphy has just wrapped up a game show that he ran from his home in Perth, Ont., during the COVID-19 pandemic. What did contestants on his DIY show have to guess?
Answer
  • The kinds of vehicles that would drive by his house.
  • The types of birds that would show up at his bird feeder.
  • What his kids would want to eat for dinner.
  • Facts and figures related to the pandemic in Ontario.

Question 5

Question
Who appeared on CBC Radio's The Current this week to talk about changes to police funding, amid mass protests over police brutality and calls to defund forces?
Answer
  • Ottawa's police chief.
  • The city's lone black city councillor.
  • The head of the University of Ottawa's criminology department.
  • Mayor Jim Watson.

Question 6

Question
On Wednesday, an Ottawa committee approved a pilot project that would see the city follow other municipalities' leads and do what until the end of October?
Answer
  • Allow e-scooters on paths and bike lanes.
  • Permit alcohol consumption in certain parks.
  • Make face coverings mandatory on public transit.
  • Declare an amnesty for COVID-19 bylaw fines.

Question 7

Question
Coun. Carol Anne Meehan says she'll be hiring a trapper in order to bring attacks in her ward by which of the following creatures under control?
Answer
  • Bears.
  • Coyotes.
  • Canada geese.
  • Wild turkeys.

Question 8

Question
The Roger Neilson House palliative care home for children, seen here, is one of the Ottawa agencies facing uncertain times after a big split involving a major charitable foundation this past week. Who did the foundation part ways with?
Answer
  • The Ottawa Senators.
  • Shopify.
  • The United Way.
  • The Ottawa Hospital.

Question 9

Question
Lucas Nault told CBC Ottawa this week his business is "in peril" and that he'll be "lucky [to] make it to the end of the summer." What does he do?
Answer
  • He runs a board game café.
  • He's a hairdresser.
  • He's a wedding planner.
  • He books touring musicians.

Question 10

Question
The Belleville Police Service is facing pressure to fire a veteran officer after social media posts emerged this past week showing him doing what?
Answer
  • Posing with the Confederate flag.
  • Supporting the officers charged in the death of George Floyd.
  • Making fun of a prisoner in custody.
  • Spreading conspiracy theories about the origins of COVID-19.
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