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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 12 months ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
12 months ago
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Question 1
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Why is the future of this heritage streetcar, a replica of the last car to run on Ottawa's rail lines, at risk?
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It's being kicked out of its city-owned storage facility.
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The province has pulled funding for the volunteers who maintain it.
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A previously unseen mould infestation is damaging the wood.
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The group behind the project has split in two and are fighting each other in court.
Question 2
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Which eastern Ontario lake is this water bomber flying over? A forest fire broke out nearby late Sunday afternoon.
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Plane (binary/octet-stream)
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Calabogie Lake.
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Centennial Lake.
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Upper Mazinaw Lake.
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White Lake.
Question 3
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Chief Casey Ratt is one of roughly 500 members of WHICH First Nation who were evacuated from their community this past week and relocated to Gatineau, Que.?
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Ratt (binary/octet-stream)
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Algonquins of Barriere Lake.
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Kitigan Zibi Anishinābeg First Nation.
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La Nation Anishnabe de Lac Simon.
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Kebaowek First Nation.
Question 4
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Christina Coll of Carleton Place, Ont., was the victim of a consequence of all the smoky air that descended on the region this past week. What happened?
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Her surgery at the local hospital was cancelled.
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Her lakeside wedding had to be postponed.
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Her horse suffered an asthma attack and had to be euthanized.
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The artisanal cheese she makes now tastes like smoke and ash.
Question 5
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What was the end result of a six-hour meeting Monday of the city's environment committee on the topic of a proposed bag tag system for Ottawa's garbage?
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Committee members unanimously approved the plan.
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The plan was narrowly defeated.
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Two votes were held on different ideas, but both ended in ties.
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The meeting was adjourned when environmental protesters caused a disruption.
Question 6
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Neil Doef says he and his family are "relieved" at having finally reached a legal settlement in connection with a 2017 injury that ended his promising athletic career. What happened to the then-17-year-old?
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He was checked into the boards and fractured his vertebra.
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An illegal tackle left him with a severe concussion.
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He broke several bones in his legs when the ski lift he was riding collapsed.
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Another youth baseball player struck him in the neck with a baseball bat.
Question 7
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Dairy Distillery in Almonte has long been taking milk permeate — the lactose and minerals remaining after milk undergoes filtration — and using it to make vodka. They've now partnered with the Michigan Milk Producers Association, which will use their process to make what OTHER product?
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Ethanol fuel.
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Baby formula.
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Fertilizer.
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Hand sanitizer.
Question 8
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Kichi Zībī Mīkan will be recommended to the National Capital Commission's board of directors later this month as the new name for which Ottawa location?
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Ncc (binary/octet-stream)
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The Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway.
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Ottawa's future central library branch.
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Nepean Point.
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The Champlain Lookout in Gatineau Park.
Question 9
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What phrase is blurred out in this sign on a rural property in Ottawa's Dunrobin community? A similar project is also underway in the Township of Armour, Ont., and both are proving controversial with neighbours.
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Sign (binary/octet-stream)
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Aerodrome.
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Landfill.
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Solar farm.
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Transmission tower.
Question 10
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What happened on Clarence Street in the ByWard Market at around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, leading to a large police investigation?
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Four men were injured in a shooting.
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A driver plowed into people waiting outside a nightclub.
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A fire broke out at an all-night diner.
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A teenager attacked several people with an axe.
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