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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Aug. 29

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  1. 1Diana Devine says she's blown away by the efforts construction workers took to preserve a memorial erected on Parliament Hill after the 2005 death of her father, Rico Iannucci. How did he die?Image for question 1
    1. AHe lost his life fighting a fire at the Library of Parliament.
    2. BHis backhoe went over the cliff behind the Parliament buildings.
    3. CHe fell from a balcony while repairing the masonry on West Block.
    4. DHe had a heart attack while controlling a protest.
  2. 2Cory Baird and Marhlee Gaudet say they've temporarily shut down their business after losing everything in this Aug. 27 house fire. What sort of business did they run?Image for question 2
    1. AA restaurant in the Glebe.
    2. BA pottery shop in Westboro.
    3. CA craft brewery in Hintonburg.
    4. DA bookstore-slash-café in Old Ottawa South.
  3. 3Under Ontario's forthcoming vaccine passport system, which of the following businesses will be exempt from requiring customers to prove they've been immunized against COVID-19?Image for question 3
    1. AHair salons.
    2. BStrip clubs.
    3. CConvention centres.
    4. DMusic festivals.
  4. 4Ottawa police have laid several charges against 49-year-old Brigitte Cleroux, whom they accuse of using fake identities to get a job as what?Image for question 4
    1. AA nurse.
    2. BA dental hygienist.
    3. CA pilot.
    4. DA driving instructor.
  5. 5Mayfair Theatre owner Lee Demarbre says he was blindsided when a customer recently came in and told his partner that what had happened?Image for question 5
    1. AHis theatre had been proposed for a heritage designation.
    2. BThe building had been listed for sale.
    3. CThe projection room had caught fire.
    4. DSomeone had altered his marquee to display an anti-vaccination message.
  6. 6Where in eastern Ontario did two freight trains collide and derail Thursday morning? Image for question 6
    1. AAlexandria.
    2. BCasselman.
    3. CGananoque.
    4. DPrescott.
  7. 7Why do some residents of a small cottage country township in Hastings County, Ont., say their rights and interests are being trampled?Image for question 7
    1. ARenters from two campgrounds have taken over the local council.
    2. BAnti-mandatory vaccination protests have been disrupting the township's businesses.
    3. CThe Ministry of Environment is forcing them to remove their septic tanks.
    4. DThe township is being dissolved and divided among two neighbouring municipalities.
  8. 8Dr. Helen Ofosu, left, and Kafui Sawyer, right, say there are too few Black and Indigenous professionals in Canada in which of the following fields?Image for question 8
    1. APsychology.
    2. BLaw.
    3. CCivil engineering.
    4. DOptometry and ophthalmology.
  9. 9Which Ottawa Senators player, seen here, did the club sign Friday to a six-year contract worth nearly $30 million US?Image for question 9
    1. ADrake Batherson.
    2. BThomas Chabot.
    3. CJosh Norris.
    4. DTim Stützle.
  10. 10First responders who showed up to this plane crash near Carp Saturday didn't only have to treat the injuries of the plane's two occupants. What else did they have to do?Image for question 10
    1. ATend to a bystander injured by debris from the crash.
    2. BArrest a man who was interfering with the rescue.
    3. CPrevent toxic chemicals from ending up in a nearby stream.
    4. DFight a pair of grass fires.

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