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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 8 months ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
8 months ago
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Question 1
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Shamsia Quraishi, Ajoy Bista and Chad Mariage all shared how they've been trying to heal in the wake of which Ottawa tragedy, which marked a major anniversary on Monday?
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The shooting of a police officer on Parliament Hill.
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A collision between a train and an OC Transpo bus.
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A collision between an OC Transpo bus and the overhang at Westboro station.
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The destruction wrought by six tornadoes on one day.
Question 2
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Ontario's Superior Court dismissed a Charter challenge on Monday that had been launched by an alliance of groups, ruling that Canada's laws on WHICH of the following were, in fact, constitutional?
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Hate speech.
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Sex work.
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Protections for refugee claimants.
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Collective bargaining rights.
Question 3
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Which eastern Ontario park is home to the ancient Indigenous pictograph seen here? It has hundreds of such pictographs, but the site where they're located was recently defaced by vandals.
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Algonquin Provincial Park.
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Bon Echo Provincial Park.
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Fitzroy Provincial Park.
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Frontenac Provincial Park.
Question 4
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What is Ottawa business owner John Rmor distressed about, telling CBC this week how he feels "hurt in [his] heart" over the current reality?
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Crime levels in the ByWard Market.
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The timelines to pay back pandemic loans.
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Rising violence and hate towards LGBTQ+ groups.
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Plans to pedestrianize his shop's street.
Question 5
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After more than two months on strike, these workers returned to the job on Wednesday. Who do they work for?
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Strike (binary/octet-stream)
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Hydro Ottawa.
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Algonquin College.
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The Royal Canadian Mint.
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The City of Ottawa's bylaw department.
Question 6
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What did some OC Transpo drivers do Thursday during a one-day protest over what the union called "toxic" working conditions?
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Bus (binary/octet-stream)
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They turned off the illuminated route signs on their buses.
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They refused to accept cash fares.
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They wore their street clothes.
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They only made right-hand turns.
Question 7
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Coun. Sean Devine described a new city bylaw proposed Thursday as "good actors ... subsidizing the bad." What is that bylaw — which comes with a $500 permit requirement — intended to address?
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Devine (binary/octet-stream)
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Illegal clothing donation bins.
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Damage caused by stray cats.
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E-bike users who don't obey road rules.
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Cracked sidewalks in some suburbs.
Question 8
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Twin sisters Amira and Nadya Gill were charged this week with fraud over $5,000 by the RCMP. What are they alleged to have done?
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Gill (binary/octet-stream)
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Falsely claimed Inuit status to get grants and scholarships.
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Lied about the financials of their active wear business.
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Held fundraisers for a non-existent sister whom they said had cancer.
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Created fake Airbnb listings and scammed would-be renters.
Question 9
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Who is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau being embraced by in this photo taken Thursday night at the Ottawa airport?
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The chancellor of Germany.
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The president of Ukraine.
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One of the main opposition leaders in Syria.
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The new owner of the Ottawa Senators.
Question 10
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Which chain of local cafés says it's not giving up on having kiosks at stations along Ottawa's LRT network, despite having lost more than $500,000 as ridership has collapsed?
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Coffee (binary/octet-stream)
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Happy Goat.
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Bridgehead.
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Little Victories.
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Equator.
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