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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Nov. 7

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  1. 1France Bélisle was elected this past week as the first female mayor in the history of Gatineau, Que. What was her previous job?Image for question 1
    1. ACity councillor.
    2. BPresident of the region's tourism agency.
    3. CCEO of a housing non-profit.
    4. DHead of a local nurses' union.
  2. 2What happened Monday morning at an Ottawa LRT maintenance yard?Image for question 2
    1. ATwo trains collided.
    2. BA worker suffered an electric shock.
    3. CCrews found cracks in the wheels of a train.
    4. DA piece of equipment burst into flames.
  3. 3The Ottawa Redblacks decided not to renew the contract of their running backs coach, Charlie Eger, for comments he'd made toward which of the following groups?Image for question 3
    1. AFrancophones.
    2. BTransgender individuals.
    3. CClimate change activists.
    4. DPeople who'd been vaccinated against COVID-19.
  4. 4What's being depicted in this recent photograph?Image for question 4
    1. AThe filming of the Ottawa River for Google Street View.
    2. BA new project to document local eel populations.
    3. CSampling of hazardous blue-green algae in the river.
    4. DPreparation for a boat race with the Rideau Riverkeeper.
  5. 5Mike Estabrooks told CBC News that while the province has lifted many crowd size restrictions, he won't be returning to pre-COVID-19 rules just yet. What sort of business does he run?Image for question 5
    1. AA pub and music venue in the Glebe.
    2. BA Westboro yoga studio.
    3. CAn escape room in Nepean.
    4. DAn independent theatre in Old Ottawa South.
  6. 6A stretch of Highway 417 was closed Wednesday after the box of a dump truck became wedged beneath an overpass. Which overpass was it?Image for question 6
    1. ATerry Fox Drive.
    2. BWoodroffe Avenue.
    3. CVanier Parkway.
    4. DCyrville Road.
  7. 7Who did city council choose Wednesday to fill the vacant Kanata North council seat, left empty when Jenna Sudds was elected as an MP earlier this year?Image for question 7
    1. ACathy Curry.
    2. BBina Shah.
    3. CMarianne Wilkinson.
    4. DNo one.
  8. 8Ontario Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney said Wednesday the province was "increasingly concerned" with Ottawa's ability to carry out future work on the LRT and might consider doing what?Image for question 8
    1. AWithholding $1 billion in funding for Stage 2.
    2. BCalling a judicial inquiry.
    3. CReducing the number of seats on city council.
    4. DCreating a provincial body to directly oversee future work.
  9. 9Why did officials crack down Friday on the Wild Wing restaurant in Belleville, Ont..?Image for question 9
    1. AIt let patrons go maskless and didn't check vaccine passports.
    2. BIt served chicken wings made with meat that had been recalled.
    3. CTheir manager assaulted a public health officer.
    4. DA kitchen worker was caught on camera spitting in the hot sauce.
  10. 10Ottawa's Jonathan David was the hero Friday night as Canada's men's soccer team beat which country 1-0 to stay unbeaten in their World Cup qualifying campaign?Image for question 10
    1. ACosta Rica.
    2. BPanama.
    3. CEl Salvador.
    4. DHonduras.

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