CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 15

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Question 1

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Mélanie Malouin told CBC News she couldn't believe it took paramedics an hour and a half to tend to her husband Philippe Reynolds, seen here after a bad bike crash. Where was Reynolds injured?
Answer
  • On a Gatineau Park parkway.
  • On a rural highway near Calabogie, Ont.
  • On the Trans-Canada Trail outside Stittsville.
  • On a mountain biking trail in an eastern Ontario forest.

Question 2

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Yet another Ottawa city councillor has announced they won't seek re-election — the councillor who also chairs Ottawa Community Housing's board of directors and sits on the Ottawa Sport Council. Who is it?
Answer
  • Rideau-Vanier Coun. Mathieu Fleury.
  • Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Keith Egli.
  • Bay Coun. Theresa Kavanagh.
  • Innes Coun. Laura Dudas.

Question 3

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The public inquiry into Ottawa's problem-plagued light rail network is set to get underway next month. Where will the four weeks of hearings take place?
Answer
  • At Ottawa City Hall.
  • At the University of Ottawa.
  • At the Shaw Centre.
  • At the Canadian Museum of History.

Question 4

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Lolita Graham told CBC News how she and other folks living near Manotick have been captivated by the unexplained arrival of what wild creature, as it resembles something out of a children's fairy tale?
Answer
  • A white stag.
  • A white fox.
  • A white crow.
  • A white stallion.

Question 5

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Queen's University says it will expand the number of students it's accepting for the fall 2023 semester in order to address Ontario's shortage of which of the following?
Answer
  • Family doctors.
  • Nurses.
  • Skilled construction workers.
  • Special needs teachers.

Question 6

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Which royal toured Ottawa late this past week, with stops that included the launch of the annual Canadian Tulip Festival?
Answer
  • Princess Margriet of the Netherlands.
  • King Abdullah II of Jordan.
  • Prince Charles of the United Kingdom.
  • Emperor Akihito of Japan.

Question 7

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Four years ago, a massive storm hit the Kanata Sailing Club. Now, they've almost finished fundraising to fix the problem the storm caused. What happened that day in 2018?
Answer
  • A tree took down a hydro line and knocked out their power.
  • The wind tore their roof off.
  • Six boats came loose and smashed against the shore.
  • Flood waters rendered the clubhouse unusable.

Question 8

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According to a report presented Thursday, what have Ottawa police officers shown they're more likely to do when they're involved in interactions with Black, Middle Eastern and Indigenous people?
Answer
  • Use force on them.
  • Neglect to inform them of their rights.
  • Search them for weapons and drugs.
  • Issue traffic tickets or warnings.

Question 9

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Why did students at one French Catholic high school in Orléans school stage an impromptu protest Friday?
Answer
  • A popular chemistry teacher was suddenly fired.
  • The school had cracked down on dress code violations.
  • They were angry they had to attend the March for Life anti-abortion rally.
  • They felt teachers weren't taking bullying allegations seriously.

Question 10

Question
Ottawa high school civics teacher A.J. Blauer has launched a satirical online fundraiser to make Ontario's Progressive Conservatives "grammatically great again" after noticing what error on their website?
Answer
  • An unneeded possessive apostrophe.
  • Inconsistent and unnecessary capitalization.
  • A blatant dangling participle.
  • An overreliance on em dashes.
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