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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 5 months ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
5 months ago
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Question 1
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The headliners for this summer's Bluesfest include Montreal-based DJ Kaytranada, Irish singer-songwriter Hozier and WHAT acclaimed American pop-punk band?
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Green Day.
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Blink 182.
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Paramore.
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Sum 41.
Question 2
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Roughly 60 striking workers voted unanimously on Sunday to ratify a new contract, bringing an end to their 10-month strike. What do the workers manufacture?
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Radiation-based medical devices.
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Lenses and mirrors for technology used in space.
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Rail transportation equipment.
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Industrial robots.
Question 3
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Rachel Homan and her Ottawa-based team will get a chance to repeat as world curling champions after beating WHO in the final of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts last weekend?
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Manitoba's Kerri Einarson.
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Nova Scotia's Christina Black.
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Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville.
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Alberta's Kayla Skrlik.
Question 4
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The NHL reduced Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Hartman's suspension from 10 to eight games on Monday. What did Hartman do during a game against Ottawa in early February to earn the suspension?
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He slammed forward Tim Stützle's head into the ice.
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He cross-checked goaltender Linus Ullmark from behind.
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He shouted homophobic slurs at the Senators' bench.
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He speared defenceman Thomas Chabot in the chest.
Question 5
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What were Ottawa drivers able to do on Tuesday for the first time in roughly 18 months?
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Car (binary/octet-stream)
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Cross the Alexandra Bridge.
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Park in one ByWard Market parking garage.
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Take the eastbound Highway 401 exit at Carling Avenue.
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Use a roundabout near the Central Experimental Farm.
Question 6
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A coroner's inquest will begin in early April into WHICH of the following deadly incidents?
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A fatal double-decker bus crash at Westboro station.
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An explosion at a tanker truck manufacturer on Merivale Road.
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A powerful derecho that blew through the region.
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The shooting of several police officers at a rural property east of Ottawa.
Question 7
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This downtown parking garage partially collapsed early Wednesday morning, trapping roughly 50 vehicles inside. On which street is the garage located?
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Slater Street.
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Bay Street.
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Gloucester Street.
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Queen Street.
Question 8
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Thursday's provincial election saw most Ottawa-area ridings remain in the hands of the parties that previously held them. However, health-care worker Tyler Watt was able to flip WHICH riding from Progressive Conservative to Liberal?
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Nepean.
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Kanata-Carleton.
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Orléans.
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Glengarry-Prescott-Russell.
Question 9
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Which city councillor plans to introduce a motion at a committee this week that would see the city suspend all of its accounts on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform X?
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X (binary/octet-stream)
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Laura Dudas.
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Stéphanie Plante.
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Tim Tierney.
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Riley Brockington.
Question 10
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According to records obtained by The Canadian Press, which of the following federal departments is seeing the lowest rate of compliance with the three-day-per-week office work rule, with 60 per cent compliance in January and just 31 per cent in December?
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The Department of National Defence.
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Employment and Social Development Canada.
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The Canada Revenue Agency.
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
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