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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
over 2 years ago
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Question 1
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Why did the Special Investigations Unit, Ontario's police watchdog, close its investigation into an interaction between a woman and a police horse in downtown Ottawa during the convoy protests?
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The woman refused to co-operate with their investigators.
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Her injury was too minor to fit their mandate.
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They concluded it was the RCMP's responsibility to investigate.
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Humane society officials asked them to press pause.
Question 2
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Andrew Brant says he has plans to start a community garden after a 14-year-old boil-water advisory was recently lifted on his First Nation. Where does he live?
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Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.
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Akwesasne Mohawk Territory.
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Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg.
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Pikwàkanagàn.
Question 3
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Blesson Ethan Citegetse is one of a number of young Black athletes who've spoken with CBC/Radio-Canada recently about being subjected to racial slurs and taunts while playing what sport in western Quebec?
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Basketball.
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Hockey.
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Tennis.
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Rugby.
Question 4
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What do a duck in Kingston, a red-tailed hawk from New Hamburg, Ont., a red-breasted merganser from Point Pelee National Park and an Ottawa goose all have in common?
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They've all tested positive for a deadly strain of bird flu.
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They're in the running for the "Best bird in Ontario" award.
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U of O researchers have linked their DNA to one specific Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil.
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They all caused aviation accidents in Ontario last year.
Question 5
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Anna Kamsha is one of a number of Ottawa business owners offering to hire Ukrainians fleeing the war in their home country. What type of job is she trying to fill?
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Baker.
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Dance instructor.
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Hair stylist.
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Housekeeper.
Question 6
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What did Ontario's two main opposition parties call for this week, as COVID-19 hospitalizations were up 40 per cent compared to the week before?
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Strengthened masking rules in the province.
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Fourth booster shots for those 60 and up.
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The reintroduction of public gathering limits.
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A clear strategy to hire more health-care workers.
Question 7
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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Wednesday that a 28-year-old driver killed in this southwest Ottawa train crash last summer may have been focused on what, rather than the crossing?
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His cell phone.
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An intersection in the distance.
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A blinking engine light.
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Emergency vehicles on the side of the road.
Question 8
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CBC spoke to a Carleton University history professor who says he's been on the receiving end of hateful emails and voice messages — and has even had his lectures picketed — for criticizing nationalism in which country?
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India.
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Hungary.
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Russia.
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The United States.
Question 9
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This architectural rendering shows what Nepean Point, a high spot overlooking the Ottawa River, could look like when it reopens. Which historical figure's statue will be removed as part of those plans?
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John A. Macdonald.
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Samuel de Champlain.
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John Cabot.
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Winston Churchill.
Question 10
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Former NHL defenceman Doug Wilson, an Ottawa native, announced Thursday he'd be stepping down at the end of the season after 19 years as the general manager for which club?
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San Jose Sharks.
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New York Rangers.
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Calgary Flames.
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Los Angeles Kings.
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