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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct. 4

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  1. 1Kowloon Market co-owner Victoria Chang says two young men will no longer be allowed in her grocery store after they were caught on video doing what?Image for question 1
    1. ARefusing to wear masks.
    2. BYelling racist slurs at a cashier.
    3. CDefacing a mural outside.
    4. DTrying to steal the store's live fish.
  2. 2Why was Josephine Ngahimo unable to get a COVID-19 test Monday at the Brewer Arena assessment centre?Image for question 2
    1. AShe didn't meet new test qualification criteria.
    2. BLines were too long.
    3. CHealth workers ran out of swabs.
    4. DThe centre was closed.
  3. 3Who won the Cumberland ward byelection Monday with more than 50 per cent of the total vote?Image for question 3
    1. AYvette Ashiri.
    2. BLyse-Pascale Inamuco.
    3. CCatherine Kitts.
    4. DDenis Labrèche.
  4. 4Kai Dean spoke with CBC Ottawa recently about what it's like being non-binary in their particular industry. What is Dean's job?Image for question 4
    1. AMechanic.
    2. BConstruction worker.
    3. CTruck driver.
    4. DRoofer.
  5. 5Jim Irwin recently decided to close the 135-year-old hardware store that's been in his family for five generations. Where was it located?Image for question 5
    1. AChesterville, Ont.
    2. BKazabazua, Que.
    3. CManiwaki, Que.
    4. DMoose Creek, Ont.
  6. 6According to a staff report submitted this past week to its board of trustees, the Ottawa Public Library could become the latest library system in Canada to do what?Image for question 6
    1. AEliminate overdue fees.
    2. BAllow people to borrow personal computers.
    3. CProvide books directly to people who are incarcerated.
    4. DBegin posting on TikTok.
  7. 7Which local celebrity revealed Tuesday that the Ottawa Senators had selected German forward Tim Stützle as the team's first pick in the 2020 NHL draft?Image for question 7
    1. AAlex Trebek.
    2. BSandra Oh.
    3. CAnnie Murphy.
    4. DPaul Anka.
  8. 8What did Lisa MacLeod, Ontario's minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, say the Ontario Hockey League and other sports leagues would have to do this season to slow the spread of COVID-19?Image for question 8
    1. AClose down locker rooms.
    2. BProhibit body contact.
    3. CRequire players wear masks.
    4. DPlay in mostly empty arenas.
  9. 9"I have to say, it started to smell pretty pungent by late summer." What nasty odour had Melissa Dodge, who lives near Lombardy, Ont., been dealing with until just a few weeks ago?Image for question 9
    1. AAn illegal cannabis grow-op.
    2. BAn algal bloom on a local lake.
    3. CHer township's new landfill.
    4. DBird corpses from this year's cormorant hunt.
  10. 10Kitigan Zibi elder Albert Dumont has written a children's book that combines traditional Indigenous knowledge with the latest public health information to teach young people how to avoid which of the following?Image for question 10
    1. ABug-borne illnesses.
    2. BType 2 diabetes.
    3. COnline bullying and harassment.
    4. DDrowning.

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