CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Nov. 21

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How closely did you follow this week in local news?
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Question 1

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Why has Lyn O'Callaghan decided to spend thousands of dollars to fly her son Connor to Costa Rica for several months?
Answer
  • So he can be treated for his opioid addiction.
  • So he can see a specialist for a rare autoimmune disorder.
  • So he can train with the Costa Rican soccer team.
  • So he can study a rare salamander for a high school science project.

Question 2

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Abigail Burke told CBC News the COVID-19 pandemic has been "the hardest time in my life," as she deals with frequent crying spells and paralyzing anxiety. What specifically has made it so difficult?
Answer
  • She's struggled to adjust after giving birth to her first child.
  • Her restaurant has had to lay off roughly two-thirds of its staff.
  • She's been separated from her boyfriend as he lives in upstate New York.
  • The defence of her Ph.D. thesis has been pushed back four times.

Question 3

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Which eastern Ontario MPP announced Tuesday he would not seek a fourth term at Queen's Park?
Answer
  • Jim McDonell.
  • Ian Arthur.
  • John Yakabuski.
  • Steve Clark.

Question 4

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Ottawa's police board unanimously approved the 2022 budget for the city's force on Tuesday. Which of the following best describes what they approved?
Answer
  • A 2.86 per cent tax increase, in line with what the force had requested.
  • A two per cent increase that could bring "historic" changes to community safety.
  • A 1.5 per cent increase that puts the jobs of 60 to 80 officers at risk.
  • A budgetary freeze, as protesters outside the meeting had called for.

Question 5

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What caused an LRT train to grind to a halt Tuesday night, the third stoppage on the Confederation Line since service resumed earlier this month?
Answer
  • An electrical problem.
  • An issue with the train's brakes.
  • A jammed door.
  • A cracked wheel.

Question 6

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The Ottawa Hospital's Dr. Jane Seely recently co-authored a paper calling into question decades-old guidelines around regular screenings for which type of cancer?
Answer
  • Breast cancer.
  • Prostate cancer.
  • Ovarian cancer.
  • Colon cancer.

Question 7

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Grade 11 student Emma Gabriel told CBC News that the COVID-19 pandemic caused many of her friends to stop playing the sport she loves. What sport is it?
Answer
  • Basketball.
  • Soccer.
  • Cricket.
  • Track and field.

Question 8

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What does Dr. Peter Juni, a member of the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, believe it's worth rethinking when it comes to halting the spread of the virus?
Answer
  • The way institutions and businesses are using plexiglass.
  • The need to wear masks in school settings.
  • Decisions by universities to move classes online.
  • Gathering size rules as the holidays approach.

Question 9

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Which health unit announced Friday it would be capping private indoor gatherings to 10 people in an attempt to reverse worrying COVID-19 numbers ahead of the holidays?
Answer
  • Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox & Addington Public Health.
  • The Renfrew County and District Health Unit.
  • The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit.
  • The Eastern Ontario Health Unit.

Question 10

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Mayor Jim Watson tweeted Friday that he'd ask Steve Clark, Ontario's municipal affairs minister, to step in to save which city amenity from being turned into a housing development?
Answer
  • A golf course in Kanata.
  • An ecologically sensitive bog near Navan.
  • A heritage farm outside Stittsville.
  • A nesting ground for migratory birds near Osgoode.
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