CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of July 23

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Quiz on CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of July 23, created by Trevor Pritchard on 22/07/2023.
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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 10 months ago
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Question 1

Question
Police say an unusually high number of accidental calls to 911 came in during the first three months of 2023. On what are they blaming the trend?
Answer
  • A more sensitive touchscreen on the iPhone 14
  • A software update on Android devices
  • Increased use of 811 Health Connect Ontario
  • An error in how cell phone providers route calls

Question 2

Question
A man was sentenced to life in prison this week after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the death of his wife, who told him she wanted a divorce. Where did the murder take place?
Answer
  • Casselman, Ont.
  • Chelsea, Que.
  • Smiths Falls, Ont.
  • Kingston, Ont.

Question 3

Question
When is the Chaudière Bridge expected to reopen?
Answer
  • Next week
  • August
  • September
  • Next year

Question 4

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What did OC Transpo say prompted it to shut down the Confederation Line this week?
Answer
  • Finding a loose bearing after noticing more grease than usual on an axle.
  • The discovery of a loose bolt due to insufficient torquing during maintenance.
  • Water infiltration in the tunnel near Lyon Station.
  • A colony of endangered turtles discovered on the tracks near Pimisi station.

Question 5

Question
What did a motorcycle driver crash into in the area of Baseline Road and Farlane Boulevard on Friday?
Answer
  • A deer.
  • A pedestrian.
  • A gas station.
  • A house.

Question 6

Question
Where is Mayor Mark Sutcliffe this week?
Answer
  • Ottawa
  • New York
  • Nepal
  • Vancouver

Question 7

Question
Carleton University's president, Benoit-Antoine Bacon, is leaving to take the top job at another university. Which one?
Answer
  • The University of Toronto.
  • Queen's University.
  • Stanford University.
  • The University of British Columbia.

Question 8

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What Ottawa project did Premier Doug Ford say he was wary of funding this week?
Answer
  • The city's plan to end homelessness.
  • Stage 3 of the LRT.
  • The reconstruction of the north stadium stands of Lansdowne Park.
  • Bus rapid transit corridors in Kanata and Orléans.

Question 9

Question
Gatineau police arrested two 19-year-old men Friday in connection with the city's first homicide of 2023. Where were they arrested?
Answer
  • A public washroom in the Canadian Museum of History.
  • The Alexandra Bridge following a car chase.
  • A parking lot by the Agora complex in the city's Le Plateau neighborhood.
  • An abandoned residential property in Aylmer.

Question 10

Question
Omkar Atwal, the owner of Leitrim Home Hardware, has helped residents through a nationwide shortage of which product by finding a U.S. supplier?
Answer
  • Wood chips for gardens.
  • Asphalt for driveways.
  • Chlorine for pools.
  • Salt for water softeners.
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