CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of March 21

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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Question 1

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Pharmacist Sarah Swanson says she's been overwhelmed by the demand for the COVID-19 vaccine in her small town, the closest one to Ottawa where pharmacies can give people the shot. Where does she work?
Answer
  • Sharbot Lake.
  • Westport.
  • Wilno.
  • Mallorytown.

Question 2

Question
Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly announced a temporary halt Monday to "no-knock" raids, a controversial police practice where officers barge into a person's home without warning. According to police, what's the motivation behind the majority of those raids?
Answer
  • Arresting gang members.
  • Preventing people from harming themselves.
  • Getting drugs and weapons off the streets.
  • Preserving evidence.

Question 3

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A 26-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a stabbing last weekend near Belleville, Ont. Who was stabbed?
Answer
  • An OPP officer.
  • A local firefighter.
  • A relative of the city's mayor.
  • A public health nurse.

Question 4

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Julia Borris told CBC News there's a "large feeling of loss" at the news she and about 70 of her fellow workers won't be returning to their positions post-pandemic. What was her job?
Answer
  • She was a chef at a hotel.
  • She tended bar at Lansdowne Park.
  • She worked in marketing for the Ottawa Redblacks.
  • She was an IT specialist for the federal government.

Question 5

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Why did the City of Ottawa decide to run shuttle buses Tuesday to get people to their vaccine appointments?
Answer
  • Older Ottawans had complained the vaccine locations were too hard to get to.
  • A distribution error meant one location ran out of doses.
  • Problems with the province's online booking system led to mass confusion.
  • An incorrect mailout gave eligible people the wrong vaccine clinic address.

Question 6

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Why did the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board choose to close Manor Park Public School this week?
Answer
  • There was a major COVID-19 outbreak tied to a local hockey team.
  • There weren't enough teachers for the school to operate.
  • A water main burst and flooded the building.
  • Asbestos was found in the school's walls.

Question 7

Question
Ottawa police were still on the scene of this fire in an agricultural building south of Blackburn Hamlet Thursday, two days after it broke out. Why?
Answer
  • They'd discovered a clandestine drug lab.
  • Nearly two dozen cows perished in the fire.
  • It was the latest in a string of arsons in the area.
  • Smouldering embers set off fireworks Thursday, reigniting the blaze.

Question 8

Question
Debbie Robinson is lauding the province's decision to include $2.8 billion in this week's budget to do what between now and 2025?
Answer
  • Expand broadband internet in Ontario.
  • Build thousands of affordable housing units.
  • Break ground on a new Ottawa hospital facility.
  • Compensate municipalities for lost transit revnue.

Question 9

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Brian Nadler was charged Friday with one count of first-degree murder as Ontario Provincial Police investigate several suspicious deaths that occurred where?
Answer
  • At a hospital in Hawkesbury.
  • At a long-term care facility in Pembroke.
  • At a jail outside Kingston.
  • On a rural highway near Bancroft.

Question 10

Question
According to Phil Morneault, the COVID-19 pandemic has driven demand for which of the following summer items through the roof?
Answer
  • Swimming pools.
  • Motorboats and other pleasure craft.
  • Patio equipment.
  • Golf clubs, bags, and other accessories.
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