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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
almost 4 years ago
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Question 1
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The National Capital Commission announced it was taking which step following the death of a pedestrian near the Champlain Bridge earlier this month?
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It would reconfigure the multi-use pathway where the cyclist was hit.
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It would install bollards to separate the path from the road.
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It would erect concrete barriers near the crash site.
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It would launch an NCC-wide review of all of its pathway designs.
Question 2
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Provincial police say the closure of the Canada-U.S. border during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused which of the following to occur?
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Street drugs are now more expensive and more dangerous.
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Smugglers are running more operations across the St. Lawrence River.
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Fraudsters are increasingly going online with their scams.
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Fewer guns are being seized during arrests.
Question 3
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Health 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?
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A barbershop.
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A nail salon.
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An optometrist's office.
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A for-profit care home.
Question 4
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How large of a deficit is the City of Ottawa predicting it will face by the end of 2020, thanks to COVID-19?
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$65 million.
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$138 million.
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$192 million.
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$252 million.
Question 5
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The 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?
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A guarantee for a new hockey arena.
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Connectivity with the future central library.
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Bike lanes and underground parking.
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One hundred affordable housing units.
Question 6
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Ottawa'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?
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Increasing the size of council.
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Shrinking the size of council.
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Keeping the size of council the same, but readjusting ward boundaries.
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Returning to a two-tier municipal system.
Question 7
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Which Ottawa city councillor is facing a possible expulsion from one of their ward's business improvement areas?
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Shawn Menard.
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Laura Dudas.
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Rick Chiarelli.
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Catherine McKenney.
Question 8
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According to Haitian-Canadian musician Raphael Desil, which of the following would be "the best thing that could happen" to Ottawa's Black community?
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Teaching children the history of Black Canadians.
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Building more affordable housing.
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Electing more Black politicians.
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Defunding the police.
Question 9
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University of Ottawa researcher Allyson MacLean is trying to create a vaccine for the novel coronavirus by injecting viral DNA into which of the following?
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Tomato, potato and lettuce plants.
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Human hair follicles.
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Four different moth species.
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Mushrooms foraged from Gatineau Park.
Question 10
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Which former Ottawa Senators player was inducted Wednesday into the Hockey Hall of Fame?
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Daniel Alfredsson.
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Zdeno Chara.
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Marián Hossa.
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Alexei Yashin.
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