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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of August 30

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  1. 1Bylaw officers issued a written notice to The Company of Adventurers on Monday, ordering the youth drama troupe to shut down its backyard performances of which of the following plays?Image for question 1
    1. AThe Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare.
    2. BWaiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett.
    3. CA Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.
    4. DNo Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre.
  2. 2The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board informed parents Monday about yet another change to the fall school year. What was that change?Image for question 2
    1. AMasks would no longer be mandatory in certain classrooms.
    2. BTemperature checks would be administered twice a day.
    3. CElementary students wouldn't start until mid-September.
    4. DHigh school students wouldn't be allowed to bring backpacks.
  3. 3Kanata mall Tanger Outlets is seeking a special exemption from existing rules that would allow it to do what?Image for question 3
    1. AStay open on statutory holidays.
    2. BPermit mall users to not wear masks.
    3. CExpand onto a nearby wetland.
    4. DGet rid of its outdoor bike parking.
  4. 4Which of the following Gatineau establishments announced Monday it would be temporarily closing after employees there tested positive for COVID-19?Image for question 4
    1. AA chain restaurant.
    2. BA depanneur.
    3. CA craft brewery.
    4. DA grocery store.
  5. 5Jean-Claude Fenelon says he was racially profiled by an Ottawa police officer who pulled him over for which of the following infractions?Image for question 5
    1. ADriving with expired plates.
    2. BFailing to use his turn signal.
    3. CHaving a broken tail light.
    4. DSpeeding through a school zone.
  6. 6Which of the following best describes the preferred route for a tram that would connect Gatineau's future light rail network to Ottawa, according to the results of a recent survey?Image for question 6
    1. AIt would run across the derelict Prince of Wales Bridge to Bayview station.
    2. BIt would connect to the downtown via a tunnel beneath Sparks Street.
    3. CIt would run above ground along Wellington Street, right past Parliament Hill.
    4. DIt would cross the Chaudière Bridge, with an intermediate stop at the Zibi development.
  7. 7Which local museum, seen here, reopened this past week for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic forced its closure earlier this year?Image for question 7
    1. AThe Canadian Museum of History.
    2. BThe Canadian Museum of Nature.
    3. CThe Canadian War Museum.
    4. DThe Bytown Museum.
  8. 8Ottawa marked a new milestone in its total number of COVID-19 cases this week. Which of the following totals has the city now passed?Image for question 8
    1. A2,000 cases.
    2. B2,500 cases.
    3. C3,000 cases.
    4. D5,000 cases.
  9. 9Sûreté du Québec officers were in which small western Quebec town this week, investigating the homicide of a 61-year-old man?Image for question 9
    1. AFort-Coulonge.
    2. BSaint-Sixte.
    3. CGracefield.
    4. DGrenville-sur-la-Rouge.
  10. 10A new drive-thru COVID-19 assessment centre opened Friday in Ottawa. Where is it located?Image for question 10
    1. AIn the parking lot of RCGT Park.
    2. BOutside a Kanata library branch.
    3. CAt the Queensway Carleton Hospital.
    4. DOn the Tunney's Pasture government complex.

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