News quiz April 19 | Riding, mushing and voting
Challenge your knowledge of current events in the North with our weekly news quiz
A dog team waits patiently Tuesday to be harnessed. Nunavut Quest regulations require all mushers to race in fan hitch, used traditionally by Inuit hunters. Tandem hitch-style mushing, in pairs on two parallel lines, used in the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod, is not allowed in this race. (Photo by Shanshan Tian, special to Nunatsiaq News)
Welcome back to the weekly quiz — let’s go!
1. Voters will go to the polls on April 28 to elect a new federal government. Geographically speaking, which is the largest electoral riding in Canada?
A. Nunavut
B. Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou, which encompasses Nunavik
C. Toronto Centre
2. With the start of the annual Nunavut Quest dogsled race this week, mushers and their dogs have hit the rough ice and snowy valleys once again. Where does this year’s race start and finish?
A. From Igloolik to Pond Inlet
B. From Pond Inlet to Clyde River
C. From Pond Inlet to Igloolik
3. Earlier this month, the jury at a coroner’s inquest investigating the death of a man in Kimmirut in 2019 issued 32 recommendations. How many RCMP officers did it say should be posted in the hamlet at all times?
A. At least three
B. As many as possible
C. Five
4. Pangnirtung has big plans to knock down some buildings and redevelop a piece of property. What is currently on the site?
A. An office once used by the hunters and trappers organization
B. Some old church buildings
C. An abandoned community centre
5. At the Nunavut Mining Symposium recently, one speaker had an interesting proposal to change the way the territory generates its electricity. What did she suggest?
A. That the Nunavut landscape would be ideal for building wind turbines to power each community.
B. That because of the long daylight hours Nunavut experiences over the summer, solar power could be used as a sole electricity source during those times.
C. That small nuclear reactors could replace diesel-powered generators.
A number of derelict buildings in Pangnirtung, including this one, will be knocked down so the property can be redeveloped. (Photo by Corey Larocque)
Answers
- A — Nunavut is the largest riding in Canada, covering more than two million square kilometres. If you guessed Toronto Centre, you’re wrong because it is actually Canada’s smallest riding, at only about six square kilometres even though it has nearly three times the population of Nunavut, according to Elections Canada.
- C — Racers set out from Pond Inlet on Tuesday bound for Igloolik, which is about 500 kilometres away. The race is expected to take about a week.
- A — The answer is three officers should be stationed in Kimmirut, the jury recommended. On the day of the man’s death in 2019, there were only two officers posted in the community of about 425 residents.
- B — The site currently houses old Anglican church buildings and a former theological training school. A new daycare, parish hall, multi-purpose facility for the Qikiqtani Inuit Association and a new hamlet complex are among the possible new uses that will be considered for the land.
- C — Agata Leszkiewicz, of Westinghouse Electric Corp., said Nunavut should consider going nuclear for its power generation.
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