2020 CBCNL news quiz

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Test your memory of the news of 2020, with this quiz from CBC Newfoundland and Labrador
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Question 1

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Which company announced a sweeping review in September of the West White Rose offshore oil projection, effectively suspending construction?
Answer
  • ExxonMobil
  • Suncor
  • Equinor
  • Husky Energy

Question 2

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John Crosbie became the first politician to lie in state since Joseph R. Smallwood, who died in 1991. Where did this happen?
Answer
  • Government House
  • Angican Cathedral
  • Confederation Building
  • Arts and Culture Centre

Question 3

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Before entering politics, Premier Andrew Furey had been a specialist in which medical discipline?
Answer
  • Pediatrics
  • Oncology
  • Nephrology
  • Orthopedics

Question 4

Question
Which social media platform did Mount Pearl say fired city manager Steve Kent left running on an unlocked iPad that it owned?
Answer
  • Facebook Messenger
  • TikTok
  • Twitter
  • Instagram

Question 5

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Which company made headlines by asking for a subsidy of $2 million a week in the early stages of the pandemic?
Answer
  • Nalcor Energy
  • Verafin
  • Oceanex
  • Emera

Question 6

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A Bay Roberts family was reunited with their dog in February, after it escaped from a yard in Brigus Junction and spent almost a year in the wilderness. What was the name of the dog, who inspired a popular Facebook group?
Answer
  • Zelda
  • Zara
  • Zander
  • Zoe

Question 7

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Carla Foote left a controversial appointment at The Rooms this winter, to take another role within government. What was it?
Answer
  • Assistant deputy minister for the office of public engagement
  • Associate secretary to cabinet
  • Executive director, office of the citizen’s representative
  • Assistant deputy minister, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts and Recreation

Question 8

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The Mercer sisters won big on Family Feud Canada this winter, but what was Gertie Mercer Hodder’s funny answer to the question, "Name a seasoning a chef uses the most”?
Answer
  • Mount Scio savoury
  • Ranch
  • Margarine
  • Mustard pickles

Question 9

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Which N.L. entertainer was surprised to show up in the Netflix series Tiger King?
Answer
  • Kelly-Ann Evans
  • Rick Mercer
  • Shaun Majumder
  • Cathy Jones

Question 10

Question
Which cabinet minister was revealed to have broken hunting rules during a trip to the Gaff Topsails a few years ago?
Answer
  • Gerry Byrne
  • John Haggie
  • Sherry Gambin-Walsh
  • Brian Warr

Question 11

Question
Which premier made a joke about Ches Crosbie that made Dwight Ball laugh, just two days after John Crosbie’s death?
Answer
  • Alberta’s Jason Kenney
  • Quebec’s François Legault
  • Nova Scotia’s Stephen McNeil
  • P.E.I’s Dennis King

Question 12

Question
Canopy Growth announced in December that it would not open a new plant it had built in which area of St. John’s?
Answer
  • Higher Levels
  • Kelsey Drive
  • White Hills
  • Cowan Heights

Question 13

Question
The Opposition criticized the appointment Charles Bown, one of the government officials who played a key role in the Muskrat Falls development, to another job in the public service. Which agency was he appointed to run?
Answer
  • Nalcor Energy
  • Multi-Materials Stewardship Board
  • Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Commission
  • Atlantic Lottery Corp.

Question 14

Question
Newfoundland and Labrador suspended participation in the Atlantic bubble in November, at the same time as what other province?
Answer
  • New Brunswick
  • Nova Scotia
  • Prince Edward Island
  • All of the above

Question 15

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Which tech giant bought St. John’s-based Verafin for $2.75 billion US?
Answer
  • Nasdaq
  • Microsoft
  • Amazon
  • Comcast
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