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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct.11

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  1. 1A cocktail of factors, from COVID-19 to a 12-day port strike, has caused a shortage of which of the following products at the LCBO?Image for question 1
    1. AChampagne.
    2. BTequila.
    3. CRye whisky.
    4. DKosher wine.
  2. 2Ottawa's English public and Catholic school boards announced this week they had officially cancelled which of the following for the current academic year?Image for question 2
    1. AAll individual and team sports.
    2. BChristmas concerts and other festive activities.
    3. CFinal exams.
    4. DGuidance counselling.
  3. 3Ottawa's city council voted 20 to 4 against a proposal that would have seen a portion of the city's police force budget redirected where?Image for question 3
    1. ATo OC Transpo.
    2. BTo public health.
    3. CTo the library network.
    4. DTo affordable housing.
  4. 4Which sport saw one of its "Grand Prix" events, originally scheduled to be held in Ottawa on Oct. 30-31 in front of an empty arena, cancelled outright this week?Image for question 4
    1. ACurling.
    2. BFigure skating.
    3. CTennis.
    4. DChess.
  5. 5According to an analysis of COVID-19 data, what does Ottawa Public Health not know about more than a third of all confirmed cases in the city?Image for question 5
    1. AWhere they live.
    2. BHow they caught the virus.
    3. CHow old they are.
    4. DWhether they've fully recovered.
  6. 6Where in the region is a nearly 600-bed "mega-hospital" expected to be built?Image for question 6
    1. AGatineau.
    2. BKingston.
    3. CCornwall.
    4. DCarleton Place.
  7. 7Ottawa police charged a woman under the Quarantine Act after she allegedly returned to work four days after returning to Canada from a trip abroad. Where does the woman work?Image for question 7
    1. AAt a long-term care home.
    2. BAt a hospital.
    3. CAt a restaurant.
    4. DAt OC Transpo.
  8. 8Why are cycling advocates irritated by the current design of a bike path south of the Chaudière Bridge, near the Zibi development?Image for question 8
    1. AThere's a utility pole right in the middle of it.
    2. BIt forces cyclists to travel against the flow of traffic.
    3. CThere are no barriers, just "sharrows."
    4. DIt's too narrow to be officially considered a bike lane.
  9. 9Some Carleton University students spoke out this week about CoMaS and Big Blue Button, two types of software that are designed to do what?Image for question 9
    1. APrevent cheating on exams.
    2. BAnalyze students' work for plagiarism.
    3. CGrade their essays.
    4. DMonitor their social media behaviour.
  10. 10Police also helped dismantle this site Saturday, which had been occupied by a fringe protest group that called itself the Canadian Revolution. Where was it located?Image for question 10
    1. AIn Confederation Park.
    2. BOn the lawn of the Supreme Court.
    3. CNext to the Canadian War Memorial.
    4. DIn front of the U.S. Embassy.

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