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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 5 months ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
5 months ago
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Question 1
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As part of its 150th anniversary celebrations, the town of Chelsea, Que., is choosing an official name for what its residents should be called. Which of the following is currently NOT on the list of names up for consideration?
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Chelseaite.
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Chelski.
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Chelsois/Chelsoise.
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Chelsigonian/Chelsigonienne.
Question 2
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According to a news release this week from police in Kingston, Ont., what item with "significant sacred value" was stolen from a downtown building last month?
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A buffalo robe.
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A Buddhist prayer bell.
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A 250-year-old copy of the Qu'ran.
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A stained glass window.
Question 3
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Ryan Wright is vowing to rebuild after a kitchen fire last month caused extensive damage to WHICH local curling club?
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Carleton Heights Curling Club.
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Navan Curling Club.
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Curling des Collines.
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RCMP Curling Club.
Question 4
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What new position is Paul LaPolice, former head coach of the Ottawa Redblacks, taking on?
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Head coach of the men's national flag football team.
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Offensive co-ordinator for the NFL's Miami Dolphins.
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Assistant CFL commissioner.
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Director of football programs at Carleton University.
Question 5
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Which Ottawa councillor wants the city to reverse its plan for the proposed Tewin suburb and hopes it will become a campaign issue in the Osgoode ward byelection?
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Tewin (binary/octet-stream)
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Theresa Kavanagh.
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Steve Desroches.
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Laine Johnson.
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Shawn Menard.
Question 6
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Ottawa-Cornwall Archbishop Marcel Damphousse told CBC he felt that Robert Prevost's talk of a "missionary church" upon his election Thursday as the new Pope Leo XIV was particularly resonant. In which country did the U.S.-born Prevost spend several decades performing missionary work?
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Bishop (binary/octet-stream)
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Peru.
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Guatemala.
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Cambodia.
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Liberia.
Question 7
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Robert Haslett told CBC he's considering taking legal action against the City of Ottawa, even though it would prove more costly than simply acceding to the city's wishes. What does the city want the Hintonburg homeowner to do?
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Pay a water bill that dates to 2017.
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Remove a rose bush from his front lawn.
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Change his home's address from 66 to 68.
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Adjust the location of his kids' basketball net.
Question 8
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Sandrine Pechels de Saint Sardos says that while she's not panicking over U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to impose tariffs on her industry, she would like more details. What did Trump threaten with 100 per cent tariffs in a social media post last Sunday?
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Canadian-produced eggs.
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Films made outside of the U.S.
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Steel and aluminum.
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Electric vehicle components.
Question 9
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Rob Samulack is one of several residents renewing calls for upgrades to one Smyth Road intersection after WHAT happened there in late April?
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A city bus collided with a pair of cyclists.
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A three-metre-wide sinkhole formed.
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A pedestrian was hit by a truck.
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The traffic lights blew down during a windstorm.
Question 10
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What does the University of Ottawa plan do for students from the Algonquin Anishinàbeg Nation, starting in the fall 2025 semester?
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Offer them free tuition.
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Allow them to take all courses in the Anishinaabemowin language.
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Provide them with no-charge housing.
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Open a new $76-million cultural centre.
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