CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of March 14

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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Question 1

Question
Ottawa was placed under the red COVID-19 alert level this week. Which of the following is NOT one of the red zone restrictions?
Answer
  • Team sports must be limited to training only.
  • Most retail shops are limited to 50 per cent capacity.
  • Religious services are limited to five people inside and 25 outside.
  • Karaoke is now prohibited.

Question 2

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Lee Demarbre told CBC News this week that the decision to put Ottawa under red zone restrictions is "a bit of a punch in the face." What does Demarbre do?
Answer
  • Runs a hair salon.
  • Operates a movie theatre.
  • Oversees rec hockey leagues.
  • Plays in a jazz trio.

Question 3

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Some members of one eastern Ontario curling club were told to self-isolate this week, as COVID-19 cases rose locally and the health unit tightened restrictions. Where did the outbreak occur?
Answer
  • Almonte.
  • Casselman.
  • Perth.
  • Sharbot Lake.

Question 4

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Why did Tim Dooley head down to the Kingston area last weekend?
Answer
  • To celebrate his mother's 100th birthday at her long-term care home.
  • To see a movie for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • To receive a shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
  • To bring his daughter home from Queen's University, which was experiencing an outbreak.

Question 5

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According to Ahmed Ibrahim, sales of which of the following are down roughly 50 per cent this season at his Mooney's Bay pharmacy?
Answer
  • Cold and flu medication.
  • Eye drops.
  • Toilet and tissue paper.
  • Birth control.

Question 6

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Funeral directors like Scott Miller say they've seen grieving family members increasingly do what for loved ones who've died during the pandemic?
Answer
  • Write longer, more detailed obituaries.
  • Request a "green" burial.
  • Have their gravestones inscribed with the fact they'd died of COVID-19.
  • Hold memorial services in online virtual worlds.

Question 7

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Connie Ndlovu says say low wages and exploitative working conditions are driving many workers out of her sector. What does she do?
Answer
  • She's a home-care support worker.
  • She's a public health nurse.
  • She's a custodian.
  • She's a dental hygienist.

Question 8

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Ottawa police said this week that they've seen a sharp rise in the number of reported hate crimes targeting which of the following groups?
Answer
  • Black Ottawans.
  • Ottawans of Asian descent.
  • Ottawans who identify as transgender.
  • Former Syrian refugees.

Question 9

Question
Walter McGee says he's been caring for an heirloom plant for nearly 70 years, and it's actually been in his family for more than a century. What kind of plant is it?
Answer
  • A shamrock.
  • A spider plant.
  • A cactus.
  • A fig tree.

Question 10

Question
Peter Bethlenfalvy, Ontario's finance minister, says he's directing the province's public service to finally phase out its use of which piece of outmoded technology?
Answer
  • Fax machines.
  • BlackBerry smartphones.
  • Compact discs.
  • Internet Explorer.
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