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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 4 months ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
4 months ago
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Question 1
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What sort of scam did Ottawa police describe this week as the "hot fraud right now," with the force getting several reports each day?
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Scams targeting people using Facebook Marketplace.
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Scams involving scary phone calls from the Canada Revenue Agency.
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Scams where fraudsters pretend to be a loved one who's in danger.
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Scams where victims are duped by fake contractors.
Question 2
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Ontario's police watchdog is not recommending charges against an Ottawa police officer who shot a man accused of doing WHAT in Orléans last fall?
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Siu (binary/octet-stream)
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Attacking people in a restaurant parking lot with a hatchet.
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Shooting a pellet gun inside a local mall.
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Threatening several officers with a crossbow.
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Smashing up construction equipment with a baseball bat.
Question 3
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According to figures obtained by Radio-Canada, delays involving WHICH of the following are hitting historic levels in the wake of a dispute that began last fall?
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Via Rail trains on the Quebec City-Windsor corridor.
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Mail delivered by Canada Post.
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Buses with the STO, Gatineau's transit network.
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Cases in Ontario courts that concern intimate partner violence.
Question 4
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Citing a decrease in demand, the City of Ottawa announced this week it was cancelling its plans to do WHAT in the months ahead?
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Build tent-like structures to house asylum seekers.
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Run trains on the Trillium Line on Sundays.
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Open pickleball courts at several recreation centres.
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Proceed with the first steps to redevelop Lansdowne Park.
Question 5
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Where did these train cars derail on Tuesday, temporarily blocking a street but not causing any injuries?
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Alexandra.
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Belleville.
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Gananoque.
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Napanee.
Question 6
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More than 100 workers at this manufacturing facility in L'Orignal, Ont., are being either temporarily or permanently laid off. What sort of facility is it?
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A steel mill.
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An oil refinery.
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A plastics manufacturer.
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A fertilizer plant.
Question 7
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What did Jeffrey Wood, seen here walking through the doors of the Ottawa Courthouse, plead guilty to on Friday?
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Stealing a portrait from the Château Laurier and replacing it with a fake.
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Running a car theft ring that stole Porsches and other high-end vehicles.
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Fraudulently posing as a pilot for Air Canada.
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Masterminding a theft of pure gold bars from the Royal Canadian Mint.
Question 8
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Mark Carney was sworn in as prime minister Friday and unveiled a leaner cabinet than that of his predecessor, Justin Trudeau. Which local MP lost their cabinet position and is now returning to the backbench?
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Carney (binary/octet-stream)
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Steven MacKinnon.
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Jenna Sudds.
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David McGuinty.
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Yasir Naqvi.
Question 9
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James Taylor is one of several people who told CBC they're unhappy that WHAT has relocated to Ottawa's Chinatown community?
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A safer drug supply clinic.
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A halfway house.
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A controversial church.
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A motorcycle clubhouse.
Question 10
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The National Capital Commission officially shut down the Rideau Canal Skateway on Monday. How many skating days were there this season?
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24.
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37.
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52.
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71.
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