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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of June 11
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1Why is the future of this heritage streetcar, a replica of the last car to run on Ottawa's rail lines, at risk?
- AIt's being kicked out of its city-owned storage facility.
- BThe province has pulled funding for the volunteers who maintain it.
- CA previously unseen mould infestation is damaging the wood.
- DThe group behind the project has split in two and are fighting each other in court.
2Which eastern Ontario lake is this water bomber flying over? A forest fire broke out nearby late Sunday afternoon.
- ACalabogie Lake.
- BCentennial Lake.
- CUpper Mazinaw Lake.
- DWhite Lake.
3Chief 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.?
- AAlgonquins of Barriere Lake.
- BKitigan Zibi Anishinābeg First Nation.
- CLa Nation Anishnabe de Lac Simon.
- DKebaowek First Nation.
4Christina 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?
- AHer surgery at the local hospital was cancelled.
- BHer lakeside wedding had to be postponed.
- CHer horse suffered an asthma attack and had to be euthanized.
- DThe artisanal cheese she makes now tastes like smoke and ash.
5What 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?
- ACommittee members unanimously approved the plan.
- BThe plan was narrowly defeated.
- CTwo votes were held on different ideas, but both ended in ties.
- DThe meeting was adjourned when environmental protesters caused a disruption.
6Neil 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?
- AHe was checked into the boards and fractured his vertebra.
- BAn illegal tackle left him with a severe concussion.
- CHe broke several bones in his legs when the ski lift he was riding collapsed.
- DAnother youth baseball player struck him in the neck with a baseball bat.
7Dairy 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?
- AEthanol fuel.
- BBaby formula.
- CFertilizer.
- DHand sanitizer.
8Kichi 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?
- AThe Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway.
- BOttawa's future central library branch.
- CNepean Point.
- DThe Champlain Lookout in Gatineau Park.
9What 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.
- AAerodrome.
- BLandfill.
- CSolar farm.
- DTransmission tower.
10What happened on Clarence Street in the ByWard Market at around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, leading to a large police investigation?
- AFour men were injured in a shooting.
- BA driver plowed into people waiting outside a nightclub.
- CA fire broke out at an all-night diner.
- DA teenager attacked several people with an axe.
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- How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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- Trevor Pritchard
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