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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
almost 2 years ago
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Question 1
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Alicia Mbesha and Kaï Haché recently spoke with CBC News about some of the obstacles they've faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. Why have the two teenagers both dealt with added challenges?
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They have reading disabilities.
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They're deaf.
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They have social anxiety disorders.
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Neither of them can legally drive.
Question 2
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Which institution announced Tuesday that Angela Cassie, seen here, would be taking over as its interim director and CEO?
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The National Gallery of Canada.
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The National Arts Centre.
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The Canadian War Museum.
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The Canadian History Museum.
Question 3
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What word did Patrick McDonell, sergeant-at-arms for the House of Commons, use this week to describe how he felt about the Ottawa Police Service's handling of the Freedom Convoy protests?
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Flabbergasted.
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Dumbfounded.
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Discombobulated.
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Flummoxed.
Question 4
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Catherine O'Grady says she's had to tell performers at her festival that they shouldn't be concerned about the fact more protests groups are set to arrive around Canada Day. What festival does she oversee?
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The Ottawa Fringe Festival.
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The Ottawa Jazz Festival.
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Chamberfest.
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The Ottawa International Animation Festival.
Question 5
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Cornwall, Ont., Mayor Glen Grant said his community was dealing with a "real void" after which of the following closed earlier in the spring?
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A walk-in medical clinic.
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A dental office that focused on low-income residents.
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A pulp and paper mill.
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The downtown shopping mall.
Question 6
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Why were the majority of these people waiting in this line on Wednesday — some for more than seven hours?
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They were trying to get a passport.
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They'd hoped to take a driving test.
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They were applying for the latest pandemic benefits.
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They were waiting for a COVID-19 booster shot.
Question 7
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What's now slated to be built on this parcel of land in the Hull sector of Gatineau, Que., after the Quebec government reversed an earlier decision to build it on the city's outskirts?
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A 600-bed hospital.
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A nursing college.
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A casino-slash-water park.
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A large community housing development.
Question 8
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The National Capital Commission announced Thursday it had inked a second agreement with the Ottawa Senators to bring a new NHL arena to LeBreton Flats. When did the previous team-backed plan fall apart?
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2007.
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2013.
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2018.
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2020.
Question 9
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Who announced Thursday they were suspending their bid to be Ottawa's next mayor, citing in part an unwillingness to serve more than one term?
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Somerset Coun. Catherine McKenney.
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Gloucester-Southgate Coun. Diane Deans.
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Former mayor Bob Chiarelli.
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Spartacat.
Question 10
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Which local MPP announced they'd be taking time off to "rest and recuperate" on Friday, the same day they lost their cabinet post in the provincial government?
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Lisa MacLeod.
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Merilee Fullerton.
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Goldie Ghamari.
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Steve Clark.
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