News quiz Feb. 1: Whose department is it anyway?
Test your memory and knowledge with our weekly quiz
Nunavut RCMP issued an unusual advisory last week — what was the subject matter? (File photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Quiz time! Hope you’ve been reading the news over the past week. Here we go …
1. Nunavut RCMP issued an unusual warning to Nunavummiut this week. What was it?
A. That all vehicles found without snow tires will be ticketed.
B. That some people could be committing hate crimes with their online comments.
C. That only limited police services will be available on Sundays, starting this weekend.
2. A group of young Iqaluit athletes is preparing to compete at the Canadian championships starting Feb. 16 in Saskatoon, Sask. What sport are they competing in?
A. Badminton.
B. Futsal.
C. Curling.
3. Due to resignations and reassignment of duties, you sometimes need a score card to remember which Nunavut cabinet minister is responsible for what ministry or service. Can you match these cabinet members to their roles? Here are the ministers: Lorne Kusugak; Margaret Nakashuk; John Main; Pamela Gross.
Here are the roles: minister of human resources; minister responsible for poverty reduction; minister responsible for Qulliq Energy Corp.; minister responsible for Liquor and Cannabis Board.
4. A subsidiary of Qikiqtaaluk Corp. said this week it wants to build a plant that would use water to generate electricity for Iqaluit, allowing the city to stop relying on diesel for its energy source. How much of Nunavut’s demand for electricity is generated by Iqaluit alone?
A. 19 per cent.
B. 27 per cent.
C. Just over 35 per cent.
5. Groups that work in the North to support Inuit families and children are sounding the alarm over the pending expiry of Inuit Child First Initiative funding, creating a financial hit for families with children aged 18 or younger. On what date is the program due to expire at this point?
A. April 30.
B. March 31.
C. Feb. 14.

Smoke billows from Iqaluit’s power plant in February 2024, when an outage affected the entire city. Smoke was caused by “impacted generators,” not by a fire, Qulliq Energy Corp. said at the time. (File photo)
Answers
- B — Be careful what you say online because your words could get you into legal hot water, RCMP say. Their warning followed several comments people posted in response to news releases on the RCMP Facebook page.
- C — Two squads of under-18 curlers training in Iqaluit will take on the country’s best young curlers at the Canadian championships in Saskatoon.
- According to the Government of Nunavut website, the cabinet members and their portfolios are: Lorne Kusugak – Liquor and Cannabis Board; Margaret Nakashuk – poverty reduction; John Main – Qulliq Energy Corp.; and Pamela Gross – human resources.
- A — 19 per cent of Nunavut’s entire demand for electricity comes from Iqaluit, the territory’s only city.
- B — It will expire in just over eight weeks, on March 31, if no decision is made to extend the program. Meanwhile, Parliament isn’t expected to resume until March 24. So cross your fingers.
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