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Quiz by Trevor Pritchard, updated about 2 months ago
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Created by Trevor Pritchard
about 2 months ago
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Question 1
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Why did some tennis clubs in Ottawa recently decide to temporarily close some of their courts?
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The heat had caused the playing surfaces to crack.
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They were worried about potential asbestos contamination.
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They were converting them to pickleball courts for the national championships.
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U.S. tariffs had led to a shortage of the chalk used to draw lines.
Question 2
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What did Sam Hersh, a board member of local advocacy group Horizon Ottawa, recently describe as "shameful"?
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The province's decision to take control of the English public school board.
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The city's elimination of the discounted youth transit pass.
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The impending eviction of tenants from a Bank Street building.
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A "hate-motivated" assault on a Muslim woman in Kanata.
Question 3
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There's concern that the Mill of Kintail museum near Ottawa could be at risk of losing two collections. One honours R. Tait McKenzie, a trailblazer in the field of physiotherapy. Who does the other collection commemorate?
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James Naismith, the inventor of basketball.
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J.R. Booth, a 19th-century lumber tycoon and railroad baron.
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Frederick Banting, the co-discoverer of insulin.
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Lt.-Col. John By, the founder of what eventually became Ottawa.
Question 4
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What did Coun. Matt Luloff describe in a Facebook post on Monday as "a mark of respect for our shared heritage"?
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The accent aigu in the name of Orléans.
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The trillium, Ontario's official flower.
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The practice of making land acknowledgments.
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The Ottawa Police Service logo.
Question 5
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Jack Waghorn shared his story with CBC Kids in the hopes that it would serve as a cautionary tale. What happened to the Kanata boy?
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He lost the ability to walk after contracting Lyme disease.
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He fell violently ill after coming down with West Nile virus.
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He caught measles while on a camping trip in southern Ontario.
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He was bitten by a bat and had to get the rabies vaccine.
Question 6
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Canada's cybersecurity agency is investigating a major data breach by an unknown "threat actor" that targeted employees who work where?
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The House of Commons.
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The Supreme Court of Canada.
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The Department of National Defence headquarters.
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CFB Petawawa.
Question 7
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What unfortunate event happened to one out-of-service OC Transpo bus at around 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday?
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It got wedged beneath an overhead sign.
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It stalled on Highway 417, causing big rush hour delays.
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Its illuminated display was hacked to show inappropriate messages.
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It was swallowed by a sinkhole.
Question 8
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Robbyn Plumb is one of several people who shared their concerns with CBC Ottawa last week about the environmental impact of which recent event?
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A mysterious hydrocarbon spill on Lake Leamy.
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A small plane crash near the Ottawa airport.
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A freight train derailment near Alexandria.
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A ferry accident near Wolfe Island.
Question 9
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David Waung co-ordinated a meetup a this week that brought hundreds of fans of WHICH classic car, seen here in the background, to the nation's capital?
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The Mazda Miata.
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The Ford Mustang.
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The Chevrolet Camaro.
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The Porsche 911.
Question 10
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What allegedly happened on a Via Rail train Wednesday afternoon near Alexandria, Ont., that led to Ontario Provincial Police charging a 23-year-old man?
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The man got up onto the roof of the train.
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The man attempted to hijack the train.
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The man tried to jump aboard the train.
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The man shot off a firework inside the train.
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