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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 3 months ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
4 months ago
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Question 1
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On Monday evening, Ontario Provincial Police said they'd recovered the bodies of two people who'd fallen through the ice near Gananoque, Ont. Where did the incident occur?
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Lake (binary/octet-stream)
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Big Rideau Lake.
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Charleston Lake.
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The Gananoque River.
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Gray's Creek.
Question 2
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Some of MSH International Canada's services were offline this past week after it was hit by what's been described as a "cybersecurity incident." What does MSH provide?
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Insurance services for certain federal public servants.
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Document renewal services for the Ontario government.
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Test-taking and grading technology used by both Carleton and the U of O.
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Access to legal records at both provincial and federal courts.
Question 3
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This is the aftermath of a recent break-in at an Ottawa non-profit, a violation that the agency's founder described as a "horror show." What does the non-profit do?
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It helps refugees refurnish their homes.
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It provides sporting equipment to low-income youths.
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It offers free broadband and dial-up internet to residents.
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It serves as a library and café for transgender community.
Question 4
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There are still about 124,000 blue Ontario licence plates on the road, despite concerns from law enforcement officers that they're barely visible at night. What is the Ford government's plan to get rid of them?
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Offering rebates for anyone who turns their plate in.
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Making one's licence renewal contingent on the plate being swapped.
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Providing users free postage and letting them exchange them through the mail.
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Simply waiting for them to disappear through attrition.
Question 5
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Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly said Wednesday he'd appeal the five-game suspension he got from the NHL for doing WHAT last weekend to Ottawa Senators forward Ridly Grieg?
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Cross-checking him in the head.
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Slashing him in the throat.
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Spitting at him from the penalty box.
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Calling him a homophobic slur.
Question 6
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Coun. Riley Brockington called a pavilion at this former Carling Avenue hotel that was demolished to make way for a new tower complex a "unique, historic feature." What was the pavilion colloquially known as, largely because of a bar that once was in the basement?
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The tiki hut.
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The izakaya hut.
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The saloon hut.
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The cantina hut.
Question 7
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What does Pierre Poirier, chief of the Ottawa Paramedic Service, blame in part for the delayed rollout of a plan to use taxis to take some patients to hospital?
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A shortage of drivers.
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The city's outdated 911 service.
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Pushback from taxi unions.
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A lack of parking at city hospitals.
Question 8
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City fire officials are hoping a new bylaw will crack down on the problem of "nuisance calls," with data showing that in 2022 firefighters responded to 736 fire alarm calls where WHAT had happened?
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Someone had pulled a fire alarm maliciously when there was no actual fire.
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Improperly maintained or installed alarms went off accidentally.
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People carried out tests of their buildings' alarms without informing authorities.
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Rodents and other vermin caused damage to the alarms, setting them off.
Question 9
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What did the RCMP announce Friday in the case of a 15-year-old boy who'd been arrested in December in connection with an an alleged terrorism plot targeting Jewish people?
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Rcmp (binary/octet-stream)
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That the charges against him had been dropped.
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That an alleged co-conspirator had been arrested.
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That they'd received legal permission to identify him by name.
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That officials in Saudi Arabia were seeking his extradition.
Question 10
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Which Ottawa skip do curlers Cassandra de Groot and Calissa Daly play for? She's making her debut at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts this week, and her team is one of two from Ottawa taking part.
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Danielle Inglis.
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Carly Howard.
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Rachel Homan.
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Jenn Hanna.
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