CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of Nov. 5

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
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Question 1

Question
Matthew Perry, the Ottawa-raised actor who played Chandler Bing on the sitcom Friends, died this past weekend at the age of 54. While perhaps best known for his role on Friends, for which OTHER series was Perry nominated for a pair of Emmy awards in 2003 and 2004 for outstanding guest actor?
Answer
  • The West Wing.
  • Ally McBeal.
  • The Good Wife.
  • ER.

Question 2

Question
Ryan Smolkin also died recently, at the age of 50. What was the signature dish at the Smiths Falls-raised entrepreneur's restaurants, of which there are about 100 across Canada?
Answer
  • Perogies.
  • Poutine.
  • Chicken and waffles.
  • Burritos.

Question 3

Question
A Gatineau, Que., teenager was charged late last week after he stole a vehicle that had WHAT in the back seat?
Answer
  • A sleeping child.
  • A police dog.
  • An organ en route to be transplanted.
  • The Grey Cup.

Question 4

Question
On Monday, Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones said that starting next fall, the province would lower the age for publicly funded screenings for WHICH type of cancer from 50 to 40?
Answer
  • Breast cancer.
  • Prostate cancer.
  • Colon cancer.
  • Cervical cancer.

Question 5

Question
Treasury Board President Anita Anand said this week that Canada Life met the standard to win the contract as the new insurance provider for some 1.7 million current and retired federal workers and their families — even though it was WHAT?
Answer
  • In the midst of filing for bankruptcy.
  • The sole bidder for the contract.
  • Run by a family friend of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
  • Under investigation by the Canada Revenue Agency.

Question 6

Question
What improper act by the Ottawa Senators led to the NHL ruling Wednesday that the team would forfeit one of their upcoming first-round draft picks?
Answer
  • They failed to disclose a player's no-trade clause to the team he was dealt to.
  • They fired their general manager without offering mandatory compensation.
  • They illegally structured a contract to avoid exceeding the NHL's salary cap.
  • They lied about a player's age so they could sign him as a free agent.

Question 7

Question
What did Ontario Provincial Police seize from a van that had blown a tire Wednesday afternoon on Highway 401 near Belleville, Ont.?
Answer
  • More than 300 cases of beer.
  • About six dozen frozen fish steaks.
  • A rare African wildcat.
  • Several stolen highway signs.

Question 8

Question
Two well-known Gatineau watering holes have announced their closures: Brasseurs du Temps, one of the region's first craft breweries, and WHICH pub that's attached to a hotel built in Aylmer in the 1830s?
Answer
  • The British Pub.
  • The Welsh Pub.
  • The Belgian Pub.
  • The Latvian Pub.

Question 9

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Which faculty at Queen's University has been named after former student Stephen J.R. Smith, seen here at the microphone on Thursday, after he made a $100-million donation to his alma mater?
Answer
  • The engineering faculty.
  • The computer science faculty.
  • The faculty of law.
  • The faculty of medicine.

Question 10

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What new policy implemented by the Toronto-based owners of Ottawa's Bridgehead coffee shop chain is "ridiculous," according to the head of the labour council?
Answer
  • Managers now get a share of baristas' tips.
  • Customers can no longer leave change in the tip jar.
  • Female employees must now wear skirts.
  • Workers can no longer bring cellphones into the cafés.
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