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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of March 7
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1Coun. Carol Anne Meehan is calling on Ottawa to follow the example of Belleville, Ont., and make what adjustment to the local bus network?
- ALaunch on-demand bus service that would work similar to Uber.
- BCreate "luxury" bus routes with reclining seats and beverage service.
- CAllow certain routes to use self-driving buses.
- DRequire all buses to travel with the windows down to reduce the risk of COVID-19.
2Carleton University cognitive science professor Jim Davies says he hopes which of the following activities, common before the COVID-19 pandemic, will not be making a comeback?
- AShaking hands.
- BEating at a buffet.
- CHaving face-to-face office meetings.
- DThe double-cheek kiss.
3Medical Officer of Health Dr. Vera Etches noted Tuesday that there'd been a rise in the number of COVID-19 outbreaks tied to which of the following?
- AReligious congregations.
- BSports teams.
- CBig box stores.
- DPrivate gatherings.
4Sam Bahlawan and Kelsie Raycroft recently celebrated the acquittal of their daughter, Tamara Bahlawan, in a drug trial after actions by Ottawa police were deemed "serious misconduct." What did police do?
- ACarried out a no-knock raid on the family home.
- BThreatened to deport her.
- CGot a confession while pretending to be journalists.
- DDenied her access to urgent medical care after her arrest.
5"We had a record year last year. We had to cap [sales] to make sure we had enough product for our customers." What was so in-demand in 2020 at Mel Foster's North Gower business?
- ACommunity supported agriculture boxes.
- BMaple syrup.
- CGardening supplies.
- DHome wine-making kits.
6Which of the following best describes the sentence handed down Wednesday to Corey Hurren, the military reservist who stormed the gates of Rideau Hall last summer with loaded firearms and multiple rounds of ammunition?
- ATwo years in jail, less a day.
- BA six-year prison term, minus one year for time served.
- CNine years in prison, plus a $35,000 fine.
- DA minimum 15-year prison sentence.
7Rolande Gendron spoke to CBC this week about how she was "very happy." What left her so joyous?
- AShe was among Gatineau's first public wave of vaccinations for folks 85-and-up.
- BShe stepped outside her Clarence-Rockland care home for the first time in a year.
- CShe was reuinited with her twin sister after 43 years apart.
- DShe learned she'd be carrying the Franco-Ontarian flag into Queen's Park.
8Iku Nwosu, a third-year medical student at Queen's University, is part of a project that would expand the range and diversity of which of the following?
- AThe skin tones used in medical school images.
- BThe languages used to share COVID-19 vaccination information.
- CThe cultural perspectives doctors bring to conversations about death and dying.
- DThe skeletons donated to anatomy departments.
9As of Friday, which eastern Ontario public health unit is allowing adults aged 60 to 64 to book an appointment at a local pharmacy for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine?
- AKingston, Frontenac, and Lennox and Addington Public Health.
- BThe Eastern Ontario Health Unit.
- CThe Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Public Health Unit.
- DHastings Prince Edward Public Health.
10Which Canadian actor confessed this week that he was "Bruce," the fictitious Ottawa Public Health intern whose apparent Twitter screw-up on Super Bowl Sunday went viral?
- ARyan Reynolds.
- BDan Levy.
- CPaul Sun-Hyung Lee.
- DJared Keeso.
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