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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Nov. 14
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1In this photo, Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation Chief Wendy Jocko stands a few hundred metres from a spot local history enthusiasts want to commemorate with signs and art. Why is the spot important?
- AIt served as a portage route that her great-grandfather used to bypass Rideau Falls.
- BIt was the site of a skirmish during the American Revolution where her ancestors fought heroically.
- CSeveral pre-contact artifacts were discovered during recent soil remediation work.
- DIt housed one of a number former Algonquin trading posts in the Ottawa Valley.
2What are Gary Atkins, Marcus Leech, and Doug Yuill doing inside this donated trailer in Rideau Ferry, Ont.?
- ARecording experimental electronic versions of the first three albums by The Tragically Hip.
- BStudying the radio waves emitted by stars, planets and other celestial bodies.
- CManaging thousands of cryptocurrency transactions.
- DBuilding an internet archive of eastern Ontario newspaper articles, council reports and other documents.
3This graffiti, which workers sprayed off of the side of Ottawa City Hall Monday, claimed that Mayor Jim Watson was what?
- AA dope.
- BA fraud.
- CA thief.
- DA pretty good guy, all things considered.
4Which Ottawa city councillor announced they would not be seeking a fourth term in office, noting that serving on council was never something they "considered a career?"
- AScott Moffatt.
- BDiane Deans.
- CJeff Leiper.
- DKeith Egli.
5Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury says he'll work to stop the upcoming purchase of seven city vehicles unless they're electric. What kind of vehicles is he talking about?
- APara Transpo buses.
- BIce resurfacers.
- CSnowplows.
- DGarbage trucks.
6This is one of five possible designs for a forthcoming memorial to be built near the Supreme Court of Canada. Who will it commemorate?
- AVictims of global fascism.
- BLGBTQ2+ employees purged by the federal government.
- CIndigenous children who were sent to residential school.
- DChinese workers who died building the national railroad.
7Which former Ottawa Senators defenceman, seen here earlier in his career in Calgary, announced his retirement Tuesday?
- ADion Phaneuf.
- BErik Karlsson.
- CMark Borowiecki.
- DMarc Methot.
8What words did Caroline Mulroney, Ontario's minister of transportation, use to describe the problems plaguing Ottawa's light rail network when she announced Wednesday the province would launch a public inquiry?
- A"Unacceptable and disappointing."
- B"Simply not something we can allow."
- C"Suspicious and potentially criminal."
- D"Befuddling and inconceivable."
9According to emails obtained by CBC, who repeatedly informed officials there were problems with the Confederation Line in the weeks before the city took possession of $2.1-billion LRT network?
- AFormer OC Transpo head John Manconi.
- BCity manager Steve Kanellakos.
- CPeter Lauch, the then-CEO of Rideau Transit Group.
- DCitizen transit commissioner Sarah Wright-Gilbert.
10Cardinal, Ont., astronomer Roger Hill says it was a "lifelong dream" come true when the International Astronomical Union recently named which of the following after him?
- AAn asteroid located between Mars and Jupiter.
- BA comet that recently passed through the solar system.
- CA gaseous region of the Oort cloud.
- DA quasar roughly 10 billion light years from Earth.
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- How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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- Created on 16 Nov 2021 · updated on 19 Nov 2021
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