News quiz March 7 | Actors, guns and name that illness

Let’s see if you’ve been following the news of the North lately. Time for some quizzing!

1. The federal government lists about 2,500 guns that are banned in Canada and for which it will compensate owners who turn them in under its buyback program. How many have been declared in Nunavut, as of Feb. 20?

A. 44
B. 66
C. Fewer than 10

2. Production crews are getting busy again in Iqaluit as work starts on season 2 of North of North. For the show, one building has even had a “Neevee’s Survival Shop” sign added. Who is the Neevee character on North of North?

A. The loopy community centre director
B. The main character, who is restarting her life
C. The mother of the main character

3. David Aglukark from Iqaluit is competing against national and Olympic champions this week in St. John’s, N.L. What sport is he taking part in?

A. Curling
B. Figure skating
C. Target shooting

4. Dr. Ekua Agyemang, Nunavut’s chief public health officer, says the territory is finally gaining ground in its effort to end an outbreak of this illness. What’s the illness?

A. Tuberculosis
B. Syphilis
C. Trump Derangement Syndrome

5. One Nunavut hamlet is preparing to hold a byelection for mayor this month. Which one is it?

A. Baker Lake
B. Sanirajak
C. Pangnirtung

Shawna Kyak, a territorial health program officer, is ready to spin the trivia wheel as part of a campaign to raise public awareness of an illness that has plagued Nunavut, in this file photo from August 2025. Which illness was it? (File photo by Daron Letts)

Answers

1. C — Fewer than 10 banned guns had been turned in under the buyback program as of Feb. 20, according to the federal government’s buyback program website.
2. C — The Neevee character, played by Maika Harper, is the mother of the main character Siaja. While production is underway on the second season for North of North, no broadcast date has been announced yet for the new episodes.
3. A — David Aglukark is the fifth player on Team Nunavut at the Montana’s Brier, the national men’s curling championship being held this week in St. John’s, N.L.
4. B — The illness is syphilis, for which an outbreak was first declared back in 2014. With rapid testing available now, Agyemang expects more cases to be detected which will slow the spread of syphilis.
5. C — In Pangnirtung, voters will go to the polls on March 30 to elect a new mayor to replace Lynn Mike, who resigned in December, midway through her term as mayor.