CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 23

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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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Where was this landspout tornado spotted last Sunday afternoon, as a severe thunderstorm passed through the Ottawa region?
Answer
  • Arnprior.
  • Casselman.
  • Morrisburg.
  • St. Andrews.

Question 2

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This "garden atrium" is part of the winning bid, announced on Monday, to redesign which of the following spaces?
Answer
  • A block of Wellington Street across from Parliament Hill.
  • The World Exchange Centre.
  • A portion of the Place du Portage government complex.
  • The Canadian Museum of Nature.

Question 3

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Rob Eady was one of several people in one eastern Ontario riding who spoke to CBC Ottawa about the need for change, as their long-time MPP is not running for re-election. Which riding is it?
Answer
  • Kanata-Carleton.
  • Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston.
  • Glengarry-Prescott-Russell.
  • Orléans.

Question 4

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At her bail review Thursday, Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich admitted that doing which of the following might be "related" to the convoy — although she didn't feel it violated her bail conditions?
Answer
  • Accepting an award for organizing the convoy.
  • Giving interviews about the convoy to Fox News.
  • Selling T-shirts with various slogans seen during the demonstrations.
  • Playing online Scrabble with Pat King.

Question 5

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Barrhaven resident Melissa Sagan told CBC News this week that she's uncomfortable letting her children play in her yard due to an exploding population of which of the following creatures?
Answer
  • Coyotes.
  • Rats.
  • Wild turkeys.
  • Wasps and hornets.

Question 6

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Britannia resident Jonathan Morris says he's worried his local beach will get polluted with E.coli and residents will fall ill after the city decided NOT to install which of the following, designed to keep seagulls away?
Answer
  • Gull wires.
  • Gull lights.
  • Gull buoys.
  • Gull spikes.

Question 7

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In early June, an inquest will begin in Pembroke, Ont., that will look into which of the following?
Answer
  • The murders of three Renfrew County women.
  • The sudden collapse of a local bridge.
  • The discovery of human remains at a former residential school.
  • The way dams are managed along the Ottawa River.

Question 8

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Under a proposed bylaw approved Thursday by a City of Ottawa committee, who could be on the hook for an annual permit costing more than $1,700?
Answer
  • Owners of vacant properties.
  • People who rent their homes on services like Airbnb.
  • Bars and restaurants with sidewalk patios.
  • E-bike riders.

Question 9

Question
Why was this long-term care home in Maniwaki, Que., evacuated on Friday?
Answer
  • Rising river levels were creating a flood risk.
  • Someone called in a bomb threat.
  • Two residents contracted monkeypox.
  • A squirrel infestation caused the home's air conditioning to malfunction.

Question 10

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Who said that Saturday's violent storm — which led to at least three deaths in the Ottawa-Gatineau area — had "hit us hard [and] hit us fast" and was like nothing they'd ever seen in their memory?
Answer
  • Kim Ayotte, Ottawa's head of emergency services.
  • Steve Bell, Ottawa's acting police chief.
  • France Bélisle, the mayor of Gatineau.
  • Ola Levitin, a local resident whose tree was uprooted.
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