CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Oct. 15

Description

How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
Trevor Pritchard
Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated more than 1 year ago
Trevor Pritchard
Created by Trevor Pritchard about 1 year ago
1134
0

Resource summary

Question 1

Question
The Canadian Museum of History is now home to more than 100,000 artifacts, all relocated from a now-closed museum in Calgary. What topic do they cover?
Answer
  • Settlers arriving on the Canadian prairies.
  • The country's sporting history.
  • The Dorset, Thule and Inuit cultures of Canada's north.
  • Canadian rock, country, rap and hip-hop.

Question 2

Question
Who was granted permission to testify at the trial of convoy leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, after the presiding judge sided with the arguments put forward by Crown lawyers and not the defence?
Answer
  • Residents and business owners affected by the protests.
  • Undercover police officers who'd requested anonymity.
  • Experts on the psychology of cults and conspiracy theories.
  • Other self-described leaders of the protests.

Question 3

Question
This helmet bearing the name of the Nomads chapter of the Loners motorcycle club was spotted Wednesday on a Harley-Davidson parked near which of the following crime scenes?
Answer
  • A homicide in Kemptville.
  • An arson in downtown Brockville.
  • A hit and run in Buckingham.
  • An explosion at a Winchester scrap dealer.

Question 4

Question
What has Dylan Mitchell been doing inside this nondescript shipping container sitting in a downtown parking lot?
Answer
  • Growing and harvesting mushrooms.
  • Brewing four different types of craft beer.
  • Running his haberdashery business.
  • Living, after he was renovicted from his home.

Question 5

Question
Alan Freeman, seen here gesturing at the microphone, was one of about 200 people who came out to a meeting Wednesday night that saw widespread opposition to which local project?
Answer
  • The latest plans to redevelop Lansdowne Park.
  • A major expansion of The Ottawa Hospital's Civic campus.
  • The construction of the city's new central library.
  • A proposal to demolish the aging Alexandra Bridge.

Question 6

Question
The Ottawa Senators' 2023-24 season got off to a rocky start Wednesday night as they lost to which team, seen here putting the puck past Sens netminder Joonas Korpisalo?
Answer
  • Carolina Hurricanes.
  • Philadelphia Flyers.
  • Florida Panthers.
  • Seattle Kraken.

Question 7

Question
This architectural rendering, showing the future of one local spot, was released this week. What does it depict?
Answer
  • A stretch of Kingston's waterfront.
  • The Rideau Canal near Merrickville.
  • Brewery Creek in central Gatineau.
  • Petrie Island in east Ottawa.

Question 8

Question
A man who pleaded guilty Thursday and was handed a 12-month jail sentence described his crime in court as a "moment of madness." What did the man do?
Answer
  • He poached several animals at a western Quebec safari park.
  • He destroyed several whimsical statues in Ottawa's Chinatown neighbourhood.
  • He urinated and defecated on a downtown church during the convoy protests.
  • He knocked another man off his e-scooter, leaving him with a brain injury.

Question 9

Question
According to western Quebec's health authority, two people who fell ill while abroad recently spent time in an Ottawa hospital. What were they suffering from?
Answer
  • Measles.
  • Monkeypox.
  • Avian influenza.
  • A new COVID-19 variant.

Question 10

Question
Robin Easey died recently at the age of 70. He was one of the founders of Robin's Blue Circle, a support group for which of the following groups of individuals?
Answer
  • Police officers involved in on-duty shootings.
  • Veterans of the war in Afghanistan living with PTSD.
  • Athletes who suffered career-ending or life-threatening injuries.
  • Physicians and nurses dealing with burnout.
Show full summary Hide full summary

Similar

Causes of the Cold War Quiz
Fro Ninja
KEE2
harrym
Driver's Exam
darrinmagnus
French Intermediate
PrincessLaura
CHEMISTRY C1 7
x_clairey_x
C1 B1 & P1 Test
jodie00
Circle Theorems
I Turner
Computing Hardware - CPU and Memory
ollietablet123
To Kill a Mockingbird -Analysis of Major Characters
sungiemarie
Biology -B2
Sian Griffiths
Core 1.4 Developments in Modern and Smart Materials
T Andrews