News quiz June 27 | Run, kick, harvest

Another school year is ending, but let’s keep our thinking caps on. Test your knowledge of news events over the past week with our news quiz. And we’re off!

1. Something was different about Iqaluit’s Jimmy Kilabuk Fun Run/Walk this year. What was it?

A. The grand prize was a pair of sealskin running shorts.
B. The race route crossed the tundra of Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park instead of city streets.
C. Organizers introduced an optional polar bear dip in Frobisher Bay after the event.

2. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed warned that if the federal government does not respect Inuit as partners when it comes to Arctic defence, this option could be on the table.

A. Inuit leaders could start looking for other partnerships to uphold Inuit interests.
B. A lawsuit could be coming down the pipe.
C. Instead of Arctic sovereignty, Inuit groups might start planning for Inuit sovereignty.

3. World Cup fever is spreading in Iqaluit. Nunatsiaq News talked to some young soccer players who are cheering for teams around the world. One player, whose family hails from Togo, is not cheering for Togo because the country is not playing in the event. Who is this young player cheering for instead?

A. Canada
B. Argentina
C. France

4. The Alianait Arts Festival last weekend included a seal-skinning contest. Three Canadian Rangers signed up for the event, with Jimmy Nowdlak emerging as the winner. How fast did he skin, quarter and break down his seal?

A. 3 minutes, 15 seconds
B. 3 minutes, 40 seconds
C. 3 minutes, 55 seconds

5. With a $17.2-million funding announcement on June 22, Nunavut MP Lori Idlout says Canada is set to become this kind of super power.

A. Military
B. Energy
C. Cultural

Canadian Rangers Dino Tikivik, left, Kevin Kudlualik and Jimmy Nowdlak prepare to compete in the Alianait seal-skinning contest in downtown Iqaluit on Sunday. (Photo by Daron Letts)

Answers:

1. B — This year marked the first time the Jimmy Kilabuk Fun Run/Walk traversed the tundra instead of the streets of Iqaluit. One runner told Nunatsiaq News the new route was great, with no cars and a little hill to provide a fun challenge.

2. A — Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed mused during a June 19 conference in Ottawa that if the Government of Canada won’t partner with Inuit in a respectful way on Arctic defence, maybe Inuit leaders should form other partnerships.

3. C — Soccer player Wenzell Djalogue is from Togo but Togo is not playing in this year’s FIFA World Cup. So he’s cheering for France. Why? “I like a lot of their players,” he told Nunatsiaq News.

4. B — Jimmy Nowdlak processed his seal in three minutes, 40 seconds. A personal record, he said.

5. B — Nunavut MP Lori Idlout announced $17.2 million for four energy projects in Nunavut. She said this spending is helping Canada to become an energy superpower.