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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
almost 3 years ago
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Question 1
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An anonymous tip made to the City of Ottawa's fraud and waste hotline led to one city worker losing their job last year. What did the worker do?
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They falsified their vaccination status.
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They stole N95 masks and sold them online.
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They drove a city vehicle to Montreal for a bachelor's party.
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They intentionally put an "out of service" sign on their bus so they could leave work early.
Question 2
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Ottawa's Jess Rawk designed a T-shirt emblazoned with a phrase that popped up during the convoy occupation, and the resulting sales have raised thousands of dollars for two local charities and the Canadian Anti-Hate Network. What does the shirt say?
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"Make Ottawa Boring Again."
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"Ottawa the Strong."
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"I Want Sleep."
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"Get the Truck Outta Here."
Question 3
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The Rideau Centre reopened Tuesday for the first time since closing during the occupation, but that very afternoon customers were evacuated from the downtown mall. What happened?
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Police seized a fake gun while responding to a shoplifting call.
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Their customer service lines were flooded with bomb threats.
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One of the escalators caught fire.
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A handful of trucks blockaded the Mackenzie King Bridge.
Question 4
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RIdeau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury says the convoy protests will likely push into action an idea that's circulated for several years but hasn't been implemented. What is that idea?
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Pedestrianizing a stretch of Wellington Street.
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Expanding the number of public washrooms in the downtown core.
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Having a permanent security presence in front of the National War Memorial.
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Prohibiting demonstrations on the Parliament Hill lawn.
Question 5
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City council heard Wednesday morning that the cost of dealing with the occupation had surpassed what round number?
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$10 million.
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$30 million.
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$50 million.
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$80 million.
Question 6
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"It had shook the entire house. It really did. I didn't know what was happening." What caused Emily Crocco and the rest of her Orléans family to suddenly wake up around 1 a.m. Wednesday?
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Underground soils cracked in what's known as a "frost quake."
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A meteor fell from space into a nearby parking lot.
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Thunder boomed out during a rare winter thunderstorm.
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Errant fireworks landed in her home's backyard.
Question 7
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Uday Jaswal, deputy chief of the Ottawa Police Service, resigned this week ahead of a disciplinary hearing slated to begin Monday. What was Jaswal accused of doing?
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Sexually harassing three female employees.
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Bullying and hazing new recruits.
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Using confidential police records to further his brother's business career.
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Extorting suspects in criminal investigations.
Question 8
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Maria Feilyk and Alexander Kohulko were among the many people who protested outside the Russian Embassy Thursday against the invasion of Ukraine. What best describes their situation?
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They moved to Ottawa from Ukraine 10 months ago and still have family there.
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Born to Ukrainian immigrants, they run an eastern European deli in Kanata.
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They fled Crimea when Russia took over that region in 2014.
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They're graduate students researching Slavic history at the University of Ottawa.
Question 9
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This man appeared in an Ottawa courtroom Friday. Who is he?
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One of the convoy protest organizers.
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The alleged gunman in a fatal shooting of two brothers.
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A suspect in a Centretown apartment building arson.
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A snowmobile driver accused of running over a 13-year-old.
Question 10
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Zakir Virani says he's still on edge, roughly one week after the truck convoy was removed from downtown. What phenomenon is affecting not only him, but others in Ottawa's core?
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He's hearing horns ringing out that aren't there.
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He's smelling diesel fuel whenever he walks outside.
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He flinches whenever he sees a large truck drive past.
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He can't look at a Canadian flag without getting upset.
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