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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct. 31
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1The legend of a ghost that purportedly haunts Buck Hill Road in the Ottawa Valley has spooked people for decades — and not just on Halloween. According to local lore, what is the ghost doing?
- ASearching for his missing daughter.
- BBlowing a locomotive horn.
- CScaring away cattle rustlers.
- DSinging a Scottish funeral song.
2Cece Van Aert's organization is one of several in Ottawa that say the COVID-19 pandemic has caused their pool of volunteers to shrink. Who does her group work with?
- AChildren with autism.
- BCancer survivors.
- CPeople with brain injuries.
- DRefugees.
3Dean Steacy, a blind man from Gatineau, Que., spoke to CBC's Go Public about his five-year fight to have "talking" technology installed on which of the following print-only items?
- APrescription labels at his pharmacy.
- BTax bills and other documents at city hall.
- CNutrition labels on grocery store items.
- DTimetables and maps at transit stops.
4What recently happened to an Ornge air ambulance, something that could lead to a fine of $100,000 or up to five years in prison for the perpetrator?
- AIt was struck by lasers.
- BSomeone flew a drone into its airspace.
- CSomeone took it for a joyride.
- DIts catalytic converter was stolen.
5Labour and cement shortages mean that the western extension of Ottawa's light rail network is now more than 18 months behind schedule. When is it now expected to be delivered to the city?
- AMid-2024.
- BAt the start of 2025.
- CLate 2026.
- DEarly 2027.
6With pressures mounting on CHEO and other children's hospitals in Ontario, hospitals that treat adults are now being asked to do what?
- AAccept patients 14 and older to their intensive care units.
- BTransfer some of their staff to children's hospitals.
- CReserve five per cent of all beds for patients 18 and under.
- DPrioritize scheduled surgeries for children under the age of 12.
7Speculation swirled this past week that actor Ryan Reynolds was interested in buying the Ottawa Senators. What OTHER sports team does Reynolds already have an ownership stake in?
- AA Welsh soccer club.
- BA Pakistani cricket team.
- CA Mexican baseball team.
- DAn Australian rugby squad.
8Ottawa police issued a warning this week after five similar incidents occurred between Tuesday and Thursday. What happened?
- AConvenience stores were robbed.
- BPedestrians were hit by vehicles.
- CBomb threats were called in to schools.
- DFires were lit in garbage cans.
9The force also announced Thursday it was launching an internal investigation based on testimony given at the Emergencies Act inquiry by Freedom Convoy lawyer Keith Wilson. What are Ottawa police investigating?
- AThe possibility officers made financial donations to the convoy.
- BAllegations they leaked police information to the protest organizers.
- CAllegations they gave protesters rides in police vehicles and provided them with supplies.
- DWhether officers accepted bribes from protesters.
10Much to the delight of patio dwellers, temperatures hit 23 C in Ottawa on Saturday — breaking the previous record for Nov. 5 and getting pretty close to the hottest November day ever in the nation's capital. In which year were those earlier records set?
- A1910.
- B1938.
- C1986.
- D2008.
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