News Quiz Oct. 11 | What’s your venture?

It’s quiz time! Let’s test those brain muscles.

1. A vessel in the Northwest Passage has been making news this month. Why?

A. A multi-billionaire in a mega yacht equipped with a submarine was caught doing unauthorized dives to the Franklin and Erebus wrecks.
B. A cargo ship ran aground on a shoal and crews are working to dislodge it before winter sets in.
C. A cruise ship en route to Cambridge Bay made history for being the biggest cruise vessel ever to sail through the Northwest Passage.

2. What was expected to make its “soft-launch” in Iqaluit this weekend?

A. The Nunavut goverment’s elder van service
B. A frozen yogurt stand
C. Iqaluit’s first automatic car wash

3. What new venture is the Arctic Anglican Church getting into?

A. Publishing
B. Property development
C. Frozen yogurt

4. Tarralik Duffy is a finalist for the Sobey Art Award. What theme does her new exhibit explore?

A. Northern grocery culture
B. Reclamation of northern industrial sites
C. Lesser known Inuit legends

5. Elders Day is more than a day. How long is it?

A. A week
B. A month
C. A year

Sobey Art Award finalists Tarralik Duffy, left, Tania Willard, Sandra Brewster, Hangama Amiri and Swapnaa Tamhane, pose for a photo Thursday at a media preview for the 2025 exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. (Photo by Nehaa Bimal)

Answers:

1. B — The cargo ship Thamesborg ran aground in the Franklin Strait on Sept. 6. Crews were working to refloat and repair this vessel this week.
2. A — More than a year after purchasing the vans for five communities, they will temporarily run this month in Iqaluit starting this weekend.
3. B — The Anglican Church is hoping to break into property development, with a 12 rental units in Apex and an 18-unit housing development in Pangnirtung.
4. A — Tarralik Duffy’s new installation at the National Gallery of Canada explores the relationship many Inuit have with southern grocery items like Coca Cola and Klik.
5. B — Elder’s Day, a Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services initiative to promote elder health and wellness, runs all October in Nunavik.