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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 16
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1Olga Zouozoulas told CBC News that her sister, Demetra, had ended up on a ventilator with COVID-19 after not qualifying earlier in the pandemic for a vaccine. What puts her at higher risk?
- AShe has Down syndrome.
- BShe was a living liver donor.
- CShe has cerebral palsy.
- DShe suffers from serious asthma.
2Anne Marie Hopkins says it's been "devastating" to see deaths from which of the following nearly double during the pandemic?
- AOpioid overdoses.
- BHeart attacks and strokes.
- CDrownings.
- DTreatable cancers.
3Hundreds of people attended this vigil Tuesday night in downtown Ottawa. Who was being mourned?
- APalestinians killed in the current conflict with Israel.
- BPeople who've died during a devastating COVID-19 surge in India.
- CProtesters killed during weeks-long demonstrations in Colombia.
- DVictims of intimate partner violence here in Canada.
4Former Mountie Kevin Gregson, who was convicted in the 2009 killing of Ottawa police officer Eric Czapnik, is now appealing that conviction. What is he arguing in his appeal?
- AThat his attorney lied about also being an RCMP officer.
- BThat he was suffering from the early stages of dementia at the time of the killing.
- CThat one of Czapnik's fellow constables fabricated evidence.
- DThat the judge used blackmail to get her seat on the bench.
5The City of Ottawa has set new recreation facility targets, and while there are no plans to open new wading pools or lawn bowling fields, the city does want to build 39 of which of the following?
- APickleball courts.
- BSkateboard parks.
- COutdoor ice surfaces.
- DSoccer pitches.
6Some city residents derided a tax break approved by an Ottawa committee this past week as nothing more than "social assistance for millionaires." What is the tax break going toward?
- AA future Porsche dealership.
- BThe expansion of a yacht club.
- CNew luxury seating options at the Canadian Tire Centre.
- DA monocle and top hat factory.
7Why were some people living in Ottawa's Hunt Club neighbourhood forced to flee their homes Thursday afternoon?
- AA fire at a car dealership sent toxic fumes into the air.
- BAn underground pipe was leaking natural gas.
- CA sudden thunderstorm caused sewers to back up.
- DA king cobra escaped its enclosure and was spotted on a cul-de-sac.
8Ontario released its COVID-19 reopening plan Thursday, but not everyone is happy -- including Lydia Nganga, who said the pace of the rollout was making her go "crazy." What does she do?
- AShe owns a beauty salon.
- BShe's a bartender at an Elgin Street pub.
- CShe teaches her three children at home.
- DShe's the curator of a local art gallery.
9The end of the week saw a back-and-forth over whether which of the following outdoor amenities would be allowed to open?
- ASplash pads.
- BGolf courses.
- CCampsites.
- DThe locks on the Rideau Canal.
10Camille Bérubé is part of a group of Paralympians who've been trying to make the Great Trail of Canada more accessible. What's her sport?
- ASwimming.
- BSledge hockey.
- CBasketball.
- DTaekwondo.
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- How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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- Trevor Pritchard
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