CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of June 29

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How closely did you follow the past week in local news?
Trevor Pritchard
Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated 3 months ago
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Question 1

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This photo shows rescuers using chainsaws to clear a path to a 13-year-old boy who was seriously injured during a violent storm last Sunday at WHICH provincial park?
Answer
  • Algonquin Park.
  • Samuel de Champlain Park.
  • Bon Echo Park.
  • Kawartha Highlands Park.

Question 2

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Rama Al-Zu'bi told CBC that she felt her freedom of expression was being stifled when she was almost prevented from carrying the Palestinian flag — the flag of her homeland — where?
Answer
  • On stage for her graduation.
  • Into council chambers at Ottawa City Hall.
  • On a Via Rail train bound for Montreal.
  • Down Bank Street during a protest march.

Question 3

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Which city councillor says they're seriously exploring a potential run against Mayor Mark Sutcliffe in next year's municipal election?
Answer
  • Jeff Leiper.
  • Ariel Troster.
  • Laura Dudas.
  • Rawlson King.

Question 4

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Ottawa police said they arrested five people for doing WHAT on Tuesday, something the police force says has already happened a dozen times in the city in 2025 alone?
Answer
  • Smashing jewelry store displays and fleeing with the contents.
  • Stealing SUVs from suburban driveways.
  • Defrauding residents through Facebook Marketplace scams.
  • Ripping out copper wire from public infrastructure.

Question 5

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Dennis Murphy says he's frustrated that a clinic at The Ottawa Hospital for which he'd been on the waitlist for nearly two years closed before he could take part. What did that clinic do?
Answer
  • Support patients with long COVID symptoms.
  • Provide ketamine therapy to people with severe depression.
  • Offer alternative treatments to patients with chronic cancers.
  • Connect people needing a kidney with potential donors.

Question 6

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What did Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney pitch at a city committee Thursday as an alternative to building a sixth bridge over the Ottawa River?
Answer
  • Adding more lanes to Highway 417.
  • Building a ring road in the city's south.
  • Rehabilitating the aging Alexandra Bridge.
  • Expanding ferry service on the Ottawa River.

Question 7

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Which Ottawa-born hockey player who won three Olympic gold medals for Canada was elected Tuesday to the Hockey Hall of Fame?
Answer
  • Joe Thornton.
  • Alexander Mogilny.
  • Brianna Decker.
  • Jennifer Botterill.

Question 8

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A team led by Jonathan O'Neil, a researcher at the University of Ottawa, published a paper in the journal Science on Thursday suggesting that they had found the oldest WHAT on the planet?
Answer
  • Rocks.
  • Human bones.
  • Fossils.
  • Trees.

Question 9

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Tommy Chan was able to connect with a Good Samaritan on the CBC Ottawa airwaves after posting a callout on social media. What question did Chan ask?
Answer
  • "Did you save my life?"
  • "Did you find my dog?"
  • "Did you catch that bike thief?"
  • "Did you call the fire department?"

Question 10

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What decision this past week by the Ontario government was decried by Chandra Pasma, the NDP MPP for Ottawa West-Nepean, as an "unmitigated power grab?"
Answer
  • The uploading of Ottawa's LRT to the province.
  • The appointment of supervisors to four Ontario school boards.
  • The passing of the controversial Bill 5.
  • The restructuring of several Ontario health units.
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