News quiz Sept. 19 | Dirt, gold and deep pockets

FEATURES  SEP 19, 2026 – 10:30 AM EDT News quiz Sept. 19 | Dirt, gold and deep pockets Have you been paying attention to the news? Jason Iqaluq and Nukaja Sala are running for MLA in a Sept. 28 byelection scheduled for the Hudson Bay riding. (Photos courtesy of Elections Nunavut) By Nunatsiaq News Now that the days are shorter and a bit colder, you have more time to read the news, right? Let’s go! 1. Nunavut leaders were hobnobbing in Toronto this week. Why? A. The Nunavut Trade Show changed venue this year in order to make it easier for southern firms to learn more about investment opportunities across the territory. B. They were in Toronto as part of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Canada Investment Summit, which brought together private firms from across the globe to tour national infrastructure projects that need financial backing. C. Premier John Main was invited to throw the first pitch at Tuesday’s Blue Jays game against the Detroit Tigers. Main invited NTI vice-president Paul Irngaut and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty along, so they could discuss shared priorities while the Jays lost 10-1. 2. What appeared in a Gjoa Haven neighbourhood last week, much to the chagrin of local residents? A. A polar bear B. A sinkhole C. A stinky pile of dirt 3. Actor Natar Ungalaq spoke to Nunatsiaq News last week about his life and career as his breakout movie Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner turned 25 this year. Ungalaq said he saw his first movie in Igloolik, at age 4, from inside the hood of his mother’s amauti. How much did a movie ticket cost in Igloolik when Ungalaq was a child? A. 10 cents B. 25 cents C. 50 cents 4. Two hopefuls are vying for an empty Hudson Bay seat in Nunavut’s legislature: Jason Iqaluq and Nukaja Sala. What do they both agree is one major need for the riding? A. Housing B. Lower food costs C. Better elder care 5. If you read this week’s Taissumani, you’ll know that U.S. President Donald Trump’s grandfather Frederick Trump got rich doing what in the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush? A. Searching for gold, of course. B. Running a brothel for those panning for gold. C. Guiding prospectors up the Chilkoot Trail. Movie star Natar Ungalaq, left, flashes his signature smile beside lifelong friend and collaborator Zacharias Kunuk in Iqaluit’s Astro Theatre in September 2025. They attended the screening of Kunuk’s film “Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband)”, for which Ungalaq served as acting coach. (Photo by Daron…