Nunatsiaq News 每週新聞測驗

讓我們透過回答這五個問題來看看您過去一周是否關注時事。您將在下面找到答案。

Welcome back to the weekly news quiz!

歡迎回到每週新聞測驗！

Let’s see if you’ve been paying attention to current events this past week by answering these five questions. You’ll find the answers below.

讓我們透過回答這五個問題來看看您過去一周是否關注時事。您將在下面找到答案。

1. Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. and the Government of Nunavut have had their horns locked in a legal battle for more than three years, and now one side has asked the Supreme Court of Canada to settle the dispute. What’s the issue they’re fighting over?

1. Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.和Nunavut政府的法律糾紛已經持續了三年多，現在一方已請求加拿大最高法院解決爭端。他們爭論的問題是什麼？

A. Financial support for people who have to leave the territory for medical care.

A. 為因醫療原因必須出境的人提供財政支持。

B. Inuktut education in Nunavut schools.

B. 努納武特地區學校的因紐特人教育。

C. Financial assistance for Inuit students who leave Nunavut for college or university education.

C. 為離開努納武特地區接受學院或大學教育的因紐特人學生提供經濟援助。

2. The hamlet of Kimmirut went through tough times recently. How come?

2. Kimmirut 小村莊最近經歷了一段艱難時期。怎麼會？

A. The entire community was without electricity for about four days.

答：整個社區已經停電大約四天了。

B. Halloween had to be cancelled due to extreme weather.

B. 由於極端天氣，萬聖節不得不取消。

C. The local health centre was overcome by residents stricken with extreme anxiety over the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.

C. 當地衛生中心的居民對美國總統大選的結果感到極度焦慮。

3. Speaking of elections, P.J. Akeeagok’s role as premier was challenged in the legislative assembly Wednesday when an MLA put forward a motion to remove him as head of the government. Who was that MLA?

3. 說到選舉，PJ Akeagok 的總理角色在周三的立法會議上受到挑戰，一名省議員提出了一項動議，要求解除他的政府首腦職務。那個省議員是誰？

A. Joe Savikataaq, of Arviat South.

來自 Arviat South 的 A. Joe Savikataaq。

B. Solomon Malliki, of Aivilik.

B. Solomon Malliki，來自 Aivilik。

C. Adam Arreak Lightstone, of Iqaluit-Manirajak.

C. Adam Arreak Lightstone，來自伊魁特-馬尼拉雅克。

4. A new $2 coin unveiled by the Royal Canadian Mint on Tuesday honours Inuit Nunangat. It’s the third time Canada’s Arctic and the Inuit community were honoured this way. Which of these three events was not marked by the issuing of a commemorative coin?

4. 加拿大皇家鑄幣廠週二推出了一枚新的 2 美元硬幣，以紀念因紐特人努南加特 (Inuit Nunangat)。這是加拿大北極地區和因紐特人社區第三次獲此殊榮。這三個事件中哪一個沒有發行紀念幣？

A. The founding of Nunavut, in 1999.

A. 努勒維特地區成立，1999 年。

B. National Indigenous Peoples Day, in 2023.

B. 2023 年全國原住民日。

C. The appointment of Mary Simon as Canada’s first Indigenous governor general, in 2021.

C. 2021 年任命瑪麗·西蒙為加拿大首位原住民總督。

5. Kenn Harper, the historian and author well known to Nunatsiaq News readers for his Taissumani column, focuses on which fascinating historical figure in his latest book?

5. 歷史學家兼作家 Kenn Harper 因其《Taissumani》專欄而為《Nunatsiaq News》讀者所熟知，他在最新著作中重點介紹了哪位迷人的歷史人物？

A. Knud Rasmussen, the Greenlandic-Danish polar explorer.

A. Knud Rasmussen，格陵蘭-丹麥極地探險家。

B. Olaudah Equiano, the first Black man to cross the Arctic Circle.

B. Olaudah Equiano，第一個穿越北極圈的黑人。

C. Olaf Krarer, the little person who was non-Inuk yet billed herself as “The Little Esquimaux Lady” and travelled the U.S. on the lecture circuit in the 1800s.

C. Olaf Krarer，這個小個子非因紐特人，但自稱為“小愛斯基摩女士”，並於 1800 年代在美國巡迴演講。

A cabinet card of Olof Krarer dressed in “Esquimaux” costume. (Image from the Kenn Harper Collection)

身穿「愛斯基摩」服裝的 Olof Krarer 的內閣名片。 （圖片來自肯·哈珀收藏）

ANSWERS

答案

1: The correct answer is B. The two sides have been fighting for years over the amount of Inuit-language education provided in schools.

1：正確答案是B。

2: A — Following a generator breakdown, all of Kimmirut had no power, forcing the GN to declare a state of emergency and Qulliq Energy Corp. to send in extra workers to make repairs.

2：A — 發電機故障後，金米魯特全境斷電，迫使 GN 宣布進入緊急狀態，並要求 Qulliq Energy Corp. 派出額外的工人進行維修。

3: B — Solomon Malliki was the MLA whose motion prompted the debate in the legislative assembly over P.J. Akeeagok’s future as Nunavut premier.

3：B — 所羅門·馬利基 (Solomon Malliki) 是省議員，他的動議引發了立法議會關於 PJ 阿基亞戈克 (PJ Akeeagok) 作為努納武特地區總理的未來的辯論。

4: C — No coin was issued when Mary Simon was appointed governor general.

4：C——瑪麗·西蒙被任命為總督時沒有發行硬幣。

5: A — Harper’s new book is titled Give Me Winter, Give Me Dogs: Knud Rasmussen and the Fifth Thule Expedition.

5：A — 哈珀的新書名為《給我冬天，給我狗：克努德·拉斯穆森和第五次圖勒探險》。