News quiz Nov. 16 | Bears, birds and Canada Post

Welcome back to the weekly news quiz — it has been a busy week in the news, so let’s go!

1. The bears are back: Last week, it was announced that Nunavut will bring back its iconic polar bear-shaped licence plates. The tourists love them. Why were they discontinued in 2012?

A. With their intricate shape, they were too expensive to produce.
B. Animal rights groups complained the plates were leading to more polar bears being hunted and killed.
C. Nunavut lost its copyright to produce them.

2. Nunavut found its first confirmed case of avian flu in a wild bird in nearly a year, the Department of Health announced last week. Around the same time, Canada’s first-ever human “presumed” positive case was announced. Where was it?

A. A teenager in British Columbia.
B. A middle-aged health-care worker in Quebec.
C. A poultry plant worker in Ontario.

3. Nunavut’s local and territorial leaders recently asked Canada Post to start doing what?

A. Lower the fees it charges to ship parcels out of Nunavut.
B. Scan parcels to detect drugs and alcohol being shipped into the territory.
C. Start providing home delivery the same as it does in other parts of Canada.

4. Alex Stubbing is taking over as the new president and CEO of Travel Nunavut as the organization tries to reach a lofty goal it hopes to achieve by 2030. What is that goal?

A. Employ 2,000 people and generate $500 million in revenue each year by attracting more visitors to the territory.
B. Promote the expansion of high-end fishing and hunting excursions by luring more international visitors.
C. Generate a billion dollars in annual revenue and employ 5,000 people.

5. Nunavut musician Naisana Qamaniq died recently. What was he best known for?

A. Touring in the U.S. performing traditional Inuit folk songs.
B. Guitar player for iconic Igloolik hard rock band Northern Haze.
C. Drum dancing before numerous world figures at political events in Ottawa.

Nunavut’s local and territorial leaders are asking Canada Post to provide what service? (Photo courtesy of Canada Post)

ANSWERS
1. C — Nunavut used the bear plates from 1999 until 2012 under a copyright agreement with the Northwest Territories.
2. A — According to media reports, the infected B.C. teen was listed in critical condition as of Wednesday morning.
3. B — Nunavut leaders want Canada Post to scan incoming parcels, in an effort to eliminate the smuggling of illegal drugs and alcohol into the territory.
4. C — Generate a billion dollars in revenue and employ 5,000 people by 2030. For perspective, in 2022 in Nunavut, 5,250 people worked in mining or related industries and 4,840 worked in public administration, or government, according to statista.com.
5. B — Naisana Qamaniq played guitar for Northern Haze, whose self-titled debut album in 1985 is thought to be the first rock album ever recorded in an Indigenous language in North America.