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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
about 2 years ago
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Question 1
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The Salvation Army broke ground last weekend on its future church in Ottawa's Barrhaven suburb. What made the project controversial?
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Ottawa's airport authority said it was too close to their runways.
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It broke away from a downtown church, despite objections from the parish.
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Some residents were unhappy with plans to include a 45-bed shelter.
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The land is on a flood plain and could be geologically unstable.
Question 2
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Who is expected to arrive in Ottawa on May 18 for trip that includes laying a wreath at the National War Memorial, visiting a Vanier elementary school, and speaking about how to fight climate change?
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Barack Obama.
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Prince Charles and Camilla.
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Greta Thunberg.
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Malala Yousafzai.
Question 3
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U of O researchers recently published a report detailing 251 "troubling" incidents that took place between March 2019 and February 2021. What sort of incidents were they?
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Interactions between police in Ottawa and marginalized people.
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Uses of racist, sexist or ableist language in U of O classrooms.
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Attacks on democracy by Canadian politicians.
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Unjustified in-camera meetings held by Ontario municipalities.
Question 4
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Police arrested this man Tuesday in connection with the 2005 murder of Ottawa veterinarian Barbara Kalow, who was killed while vacationing alone where?
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A lakeside city in Arizona.
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A small village in Peru.
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A national park in the Northwest Territories.
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An island off the coast of Greece.
Question 5
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Four people were charged this week in the 2020 killing of 31-year-old Ryan Bracken in Gatineau, Que. Why did Gatineau police give carriage of the investigation to Quebec's provincial force?
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All four suspects were from different parts of the province.
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The victim was related to a Gatineau police officer.
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The killing had potential connections to organized crime.
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Gatineau police had a severe shortage of investigators due to COVID-19.
Question 6
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Which city project's timeline is currently up in the air, with Chris Loeffler noting they were facing "geotechnical issues" and problems "getting enough manpower" to do the job?
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The western LRT extension.
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The construction of the new central library.
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The reopening of the Trillium O-Train line.
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The pedestrianization of the Chief William Commanda Bridge.
Question 7
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Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group announced its plans Wednesday for the next phase of its Lansdowne Park revitalization. Which of the following is NOT part of those plans?
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Expanding the Civic Centre arena.
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Replacing the north-side stands at TD Place.
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Adding more than a thousand new residential units.
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Selling the air rights to new highrise buildings.
Question 8
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These homes were built following the Second World War and are slated to be part of a new "cultural heritage character area" in Ottawa. In which neighbourhood are they located?
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Carlington.
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Overbrook.
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Cyrville.
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Mechanicsville.
Question 9
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Who had their bid to be in downtown Ottawa denied Thursday, even though they said they had no intention of attending this weekend's Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally?
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Tamara Lich.
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Randy Hillier.
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Pat King.
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Chris Barber.
Question 10
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Ottawans who woke up early this weekend were able to gaze into the sky and see two planets side-by-side in what's known as a "conjunction." Which two planets?
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Saturn and Mars.
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Venus and Jupiter.
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Uranus and Neptune.
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Jupiter and Mercury.
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