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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 9 months ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
9 months ago
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Question 1
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A daycare in a Sandy Hill church basement closed this past week due to concerns over what?
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A higher property tax bill.
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Homelessness, drug use and violence in the area.
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A shortage of early childhood educators.
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Conflict with church officials.
Question 2
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Work at two stations on the Trillium rail line linking south Ottawa to Bayview Station is being held up. Why?
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Otrain (binary/octet-stream)
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The Hydro Ottawa strike is preventing permanent power connections.
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Contractor TransitNEXT is suing the city.
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There is a shortage of qualified construction labour.
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The Confederation Line LRT shutdown pulled staff away from the project.
Question 3
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Kody Troy Crosby, the man whose water heater thefts led to an explosion that damaged several new homes in Orléans this year, pleaded guilty this week. What was his sentence?
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Crosby (binary/octet-stream)
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Two years probation.
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A three-year prison term.
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A five-year prison term.
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A 10-year prison term.
Question 4
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The commander of CFB Trenton was temporarily removed from his post as he faces firearms charges for allegedly hunting protected wildlife from a boat. What do police say he was hunting?
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Canada geese.
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Bald eagles.
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Fowler's toads.
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The police have refused to release that information.
Question 5
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A member of climate activist group On2Ottawa threw paint on a painting by a famous Canadian artist this week, though the work itself was not damaged. Who was the artist?
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Lauren Harris.
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Emily Carr.
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Alex Colville.
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Tom Thomson.
Question 6
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Ottawa is slated to get a professional women's hockey franchise. Which other cities will join it for the inaugural season?
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Montreal, Toronto, Boston, Minneapolis-St. Paul and New York.
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Toronto, Calgary, New York, Chicago and Detroit.
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Montreal, Vancouver, Halifax, Chicago and Seattle.
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Washington, D.C., Stockholm, Moscow, Mexico City and Prague.
Question 7
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Former Ottawa city councillor Mathieu Fleury has a new job. What is it?
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Fleury (binary/octet-stream)
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Director of the National Gallery of Canada.
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CEO of CHEO, eastern Ontario's children's hospital.
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President of the Eastern Ontario Beekeepers Association.
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Chief administrative officer for the City of Cornwall.
Question 8
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What two words are blacked out in this still image from a new video campaign launched in Kingston, Ont.?
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1111 (binary/octet-stream)
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Cooking fats.
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Cat litter.
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Used paint.
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Paper towels.
Question 9
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Ontario's integrity commissioner called for Brockville-area MPP Steve Clark, the province's housing minister, to be reprimanded this week for how he handled which of the following situations?
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A land swap in southern Ontario's Greenbelt.
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The expansion of Ottawa's urban boundary.
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Claims of an abusive work environment in his constituency office.
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Allegations he interfered in a Brockville council decision on behalf of his cousin.
Question 10
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Renowned Canadian architect Raymond Moriyama died this past week at the age of 93. He designed some of Canada's most iconic buildings — including the Canadian War Museum, seen here in this photo. What OTHER Ottawa building bears his mark?
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Ottawa City Hall.
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The National Arts Centre.
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The Canadian Museum of History.
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Rideau Hall.
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