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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of June 21

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  1. 1The National Capital Commission announced it was taking which step following the death of a pedestrian near the Champlain Bridge earlier this month?Image for question 1
    1. AIt would reconfigure the multi-use pathway where the cyclist was hit.
    2. BIt would install bollards to separate the path from the road.
    3. CIt would erect concrete barriers near the crash site.
    4. DIt would launch an NCC-wide review of all of its pathway designs.
  2. 2Provincial police say the closure of the Canada-U.S. border during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused which of the following to occur?Image for question 2
    1. AStreet drugs are now more expensive and more dangerous.
    2. BSmugglers are running more operations across the St. Lawrence River.
    3. CFraudsters are increasingly going online with their scams.
    4. DFewer guns are being seized during arrests.
  3. 3Health officials in Kingston, Ont., introduced a mandatory mask policy for most public indoor locations on Friday following an outbreak of COVID-19 at which of the following businesses?Image for question 3
    1. AA barbershop.
    2. BA nail salon.
    3. CAn optometrist's office.
    4. DA for-profit care home.
  4. 4How large of a deficit is the City of Ottawa predicting it will face by the end of 2020, thanks to COVID-19?Image for question 4
    1. A$65 million.
    2. B$138 million.
    3. C$192 million.
    4. D$252 million.
  5. 5The City of Ottawa is hoping to dispose of a prime parcel of land it owns on LeBreton Flats next to Pimisi Station, but only if it can get which of the following out of the deal?Image for question 5
    1. AA guarantee for a new hockey arena.
    2. BConnectivity with the future central library.
    3. CBike lanes and underground parking.
    4. DOne hundred affordable housing units.
  6. 6Ottawa's elected officials will be reviewing the makeup of city council over the next few months, and according to feedback from the first round of consultations, what's the early preference?Image for question 6
    1. AIncreasing the size of council.
    2. BShrinking the size of council.
    3. CKeeping the size of council the same, but readjusting ward boundaries.
    4. DReturning to a two-tier municipal system.
  7. 7Which Ottawa city councillor is facing a possible expulsion from one of their ward's business improvement areas?Image for question 7
    1. AShawn Menard.
    2. BLaura Dudas.
    3. CRick Chiarelli.
    4. DCatherine McKenney.
  8. 8According to Haitian-Canadian musician Raphael Desil, which of the following would be "the best thing that could happen" to Ottawa's Black community?Image for question 8
    1. ATeaching children the history of Black Canadians.
    2. BBuilding more affordable housing.
    3. CElecting more Black politicians.
    4. DDefunding the police.
  9. 9University of Ottawa researcher Allyson MacLean is trying to create a vaccine for the novel coronavirus by injecting viral DNA into which of the following?Image for question 9
    1. ATomato, potato and lettuce plants.
    2. BHuman hair follicles.
    3. CFour different moth species.
    4. DMushrooms foraged from Gatineau Park.
  10. 10Which former Ottawa Senators player was inducted Wednesday into the Hockey Hall of Fame?Image for question 10
    1. ADaniel Alfredsson.
    2. BZdeno Chara.
    3. CMarián Hossa.
    4. DAlexei Yashin.

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