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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
over 1 year ago
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Question 1
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What was noteworthy about the obituary of 66-year-old Perry Handleman, who died in hospital in late October?
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It urged people to get vaccinated and wear masks indoors.
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In lieu of flowers, it asked people to donate to the Ontario education workers' union.
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It shared biographical details in the hopes of tracking down his long-lost twin brother.
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It was written in a secret code.
Question 2
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Rodrigo Martinez says that since his family doctor retired, he's been getting family and friends back home in Guatemala to ship him which of the following?
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Asthma inhalers.
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ADHD medication.
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Insulin pumps.
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EpiPens.
Question 3
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What proposed facility, slated to be built on the land currently housing the Robert-Guertin Centre in Gatineau, Que., led a few dozen protesters to gather there Monday night?
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The city's new police headquarters.
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A regional hospital.
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A 42-storey condo tower.
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A casino/hotel complex.
Question 4
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In what the city says appears to be vandalism, the hands and face of this Vanier sculpture — seen here in detail — were recently painted white. Which religious figure does the sculpture depict?
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The Virgin Mary.
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Jesus Christ.
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Mary Magdalene.
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St. Peter.
Question 5
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Wednesday's big snowfall — the first of the season — led to a pileup involving at least five vehicles on which of the region's highways?
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Highway 50 north of Hawkesbury.
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Highway 43 west of Chesterville.
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Highway 7 east of Carleton Place.
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Highway 138 south of Monkland.
Question 6
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Some observers say new Ottawa Police Service Chief Eric Stubbs, who officially started work this week, comes with baggage for how his former force handled blockades and protests that occurred where?
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Stubbs (binary/octet-stream)
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On traditional Wet'suwet'en territory in B.C. over the Coastal GasLink pipeline project.
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Along rail lines near Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in southern Ontario.
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In Toronto against the G20 leaders' summit.
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At the U.S. border in Coutts, Alta., during last winter's Freedom Convoy protests.
Question 7
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While the National Capital Commission has decided to close 24 Sussex Drive due to health and safety concerns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has actually never lived there since being elected in 2015. Where instead is his permanent home?
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Stornoway, normally the home of the opposition leader.
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The grounds of Rideau Hall.
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His cottage on Harrington Lake.
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An impenetrable fortress deep in the bowels of the Diefenbunker.
Question 8
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Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, came under fire this week after he was caught on video maskless just days after "strongly" recommending people wear them indoors. Where was the video shot?
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At a Kingston Frontenacs OHL game.
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At a gala hosted by a Toronto magazine.
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On a GO Train in Mississauga.
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At a public health conference at Ottawa's Shaw Centre.
Question 9
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John McLarens recounted this week how, when he was a young security guard in London in the mid-1960s, he discovered someone had stolen WHAT from the exhibition hall where he'd been assigned?
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The earliest printed set of Canadian stamps.
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The World Cup trophy.
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A copy of the Magna Carta.
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A Beatles album dedicated to Pierre Trudeau.
Question 10
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"If there's a situation, there's ________ for that," said Robert E. Blackmon of Spencerville, Ont., in a recent interview with CBC. "And more than likely, I have created it." What goes in that blank?
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A GIF.
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A tweet.
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A TikTok.
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A non-fungible token.
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