News quiz Nov. 29 | Who shoots? Who scores? Who drew the owl?

Lots of news this week as the countdown to Christmas continues. Let’s go!

1. The annual friendly hockey game between Iqaluit RCMP and city firefighters was played last weekend. Who won the Guns and Hoses Cup this time?

A. Firefighters
B. RCMP
C. The game ended in a tie, so for the first time the two teams will share the Cup.

2. Speaking to a Senate committee last week, Natan Obed warned Inuit must be given more opportunities to guide and invest in essential infrastructure in the Arctic. If that doesn’t happen, what did the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami say will be the consequence?

A. Nunavut communities will fall farther behind those located in the south.
B. Lack of opportunity will lead to a “brain drain” where the best-qualified Inuit move south for their careers.
C. There could be “malicious” investment by foreign governments to improve their own access to the Arctic.

3. Tuberculosis continues to trouble communities in Nunavik. This is already the worst year for cases and it’s still only November. As of Nov. 21, 103 cases had been reported. Last year was also a record-setter — how many TB cases were there in Nunavik in 2024?

A. 101
B. 94
C. 77

4. The universal food voucher program that helped more than 15,000 Inuit children and youths over two years was discontinued this year. Nunavut MP Lori Idlout said “a lot of families have been suffering” as a result. Approximately how much was it costing the federal government to fund the program?

A. $200 million
B. $35 million
C. $90 million

5. The federal government plans to introduce an Artist Resale Right so that Canadian artists receive a share of the money each time their work is resold. Inuk artist Theresie Tungilik pointed to the example of The Enchanted Owl — a print of which originally sold for $75 in 1960, while prints of the same work later sold for $216,000 and then $366,000 — as an example of the need to fairly compensate artists. Whose work is The Enchanted Owl?

A. Kananginak Pootoogook
B. Kenojuak Ashevak
C. Pitseolak Ashoona

Which well-known Inuk artist created The Enchanted Owl, which originally sold for $75 back in 1960? (Photo courtesy of Waddington’s)

Answers

1. A — The firefighters won by a 9-2 score, though observers report the game was closer than the score indicates.
2. C — “I could imagine that you are setting the scenarios for foreign investment which may or may not be friendly,” Obed said.
3. B — The old record set last year was 94. It looks like 2025 will blow that old record out of the water, sadly.
4. C — About $90 million, according to data sent to Idlout by Indigenous Services Canada. She said her staff calculated it cost about $17 per day for each child or youth.
5. B — The Enchanted Owl is the work of the late renowned Inuk artist Kenojuak Ashevak.