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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
almost 3 years ago
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Question 1
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Ottawa Centre MP Catherine McKenna, the country's infrastructure minister, announced Monday that she would not be seeking re-election. What does she plan to do instead?
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Focus her energies on fighting climate change from outside the government.
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Return to university to get a law degree.
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Launch a non-profit that advocates for cycling infrastructure.
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Run a non-partisan group devoted to getting more women in politics.
Question 2
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Joanne Plummer recently shared her concerns with the City of Ottawa about workplace harassment and the misuse of donor and taxpayer funds at her former job. Where did she work?
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Joanne (binary/octet-stream)
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Ottawa Community Housing.
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The Wabano Centre.
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The Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group.
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Ottawa Bluesfest.
Question 3
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Coun. Laura Dudas described proposed modifications to a city project this week as putting "lipstick on a pig." What's the project?
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An inflatable sports dome.
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A zip line over the Ottawa River.
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A warehouse complex off of Highway 174.
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A water treatment facility at Petrie Island.
Question 4
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What did high school art teacher Katie Ohlke photograph while kayaking on Lake Kashwakamak in mid-May, leading to a great degree of speculation from experts across North America?
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Unexplained markings on a rock face.
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Hundreds of dead snails.
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An algal bloom that glowed in the dark.
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A large black fin sticking out of the water.
Question 5
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Peter Simpson contracted COVID-19 last September and still suffers from which of the following symptoms?
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A distorted sense of smell.
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Problems with memory and concentration.
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Heart palpitations.
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Paralysis of his right arm.
Question 6
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Fourteen years after Const. Kimberly Cadarette complained about sexual harassment while at the Ottawa Police Service, the force is launching a criminal investigation. What is the investigation looking into?
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That Cadarette was sent to a fake therapist at the time.
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That her lawyer embezzled the settlement money.
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That one of the alleged harassers burned down her cottage last month.
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That her doctor intentionally misdiagnosed her with PTSD.
Question 7
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What happened Wednesday near the rural community of Richmond, prompting an investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada?
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Tsb (binary/octet-stream)
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A motorist was killed in a collision with a train.
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A small plane crashed in a cornfield.
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A Hydro Ottawa helicopter caught fire while taking off.
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Three railcars filled with toxic chemicals overturned.
Question 8
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The Ottawa 67's announced Thursday that head coach André Tourigny would be making the jump to the NHL to coach which club?
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The Arizona Coyotes.
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The Buffalo Sabres.
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The San Jose Sharks.
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The St. Louis Blues.
Question 9
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Tina Valente says vandals targeted the home she recently bought in Hintonburg after she painted over a mural installed by the previous owner. What did that mural depict?
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A skeleton wearing a cowboy hat.
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The previous owner's French bulldog.
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Joseph Hinton, the neighbourhood's namesake.
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A robot eating an ice cream cone.
Question 10
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Guy Desjardins died Saturday at the age of 71, following a battle with cancer. Which eastern Ontario community was he the mayor of?
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Casselman.
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Clarence-Rockland.
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Perth.
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Renfrew.
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