Curiouzz in Ottawa

The Daily Question in Ottawa

One question a day, for everyone on Curiouzz in Ottawa. Here is how the city answered, as percentages. Never who said what.

  1. Tuesday, November 3

    Loud music after work?

    1. Absolutely not 23%
    2. Occasionally, if feeling energetic 54%
    3. Always 14%
    4. Will consider if Vito power 9%

  2. Monday, November 2

    Your keys are...

    1. Always same pocket 30%
    2. Somewhere here 27%
    3. On a hook 36%
    4. Currently missing 7%

  3. Sunday, November 1

    How do you take criticism?

    1. Well, eventually 22%
    2. Immediately defensive 14%
    3. Quietly, then think 50%
    4. I ask for more 14%

  4. Saturday, October 31

    Your reading pile is...

    1. One book 21%
    2. Aspirational 27%
    3. Digital 31%
    4. Nonexistent 21%

  5. Friday, October 30

    The last message you sent?

    1. A plan 48%
    2. A joke 35%
    3. One word 14%
    4. A voice note 3%

  6. Thursday, October 29

    Your car, or lack of one?

    1. Clean and organised 61%
    2. A mobile bin 22%
    3. Do not have one 13%
    4. Bike or nothing 4%

  7. Wednesday, October 28

    How do you take eggs?

    1. Scrambled 32%
    2. Fried 50%
    3. Poached 11%
    4. Not at all 7%

  8. Tuesday, October 27

    Your plant situation?

    1. Thriving 31%
    2. Hanging on 23%
    3. Plastic 11%
    4. None survive 35%

  9. Monday, October 26

    Your fridge door holds...

    1. Condiments only 30%
    2. Photos and magnets 40%
    3. Nothing 15%
    4. An entire archive 15%

  10. Sunday, October 25

    The best seat is...

    1. By the window 64%
    2. Facing the door 11%
    3. In the corner 18%
    4. Where the people are 7%

  11. Saturday, October 24

    Someone is late. You...

    1. Do not mind 24%
    2. Mind quietly 24%
    3. Text after ten minutes 52%
    4. Leave 0%

  12. Friday, October 23

    How do you take notes?

    1. Paper, always 50%
    2. Phone 15%
    3. I do not 10%
    4. Both, badly 25%

  13. Thursday, October 22

    Your shoes?

    1. One good pair 27%
    2. A pair for everything 35%
    3. Whatever is by the door 15%
    4. More than I admit 23%

  14. Wednesday, October 21

    Sunday night feels...

    1. Calm 52%
    2. Slightly heavy 16%
    3. Like a fresh start 0%
    4. Same as any night 32%

  15. Tuesday, October 20

    Long flight, you...

    1. Sleep through it 38%
    2. Watch four films 43%
    3. Work 5%
    4. Stare, thinking 14%

  16. Sunday, October 18

    Your alarm tone?

    1. Gentle 44%
    2. Aggressive, necessary 15%
    3. Same for years 30%
    4. No alarm 11%

  17. Saturday, October 17

    How do you eat pizza?

    1. Folded 63%
    2. Knife and fork 12%
    3. Crust first 4%
    4. Standing over the box 21%

  18. Friday, October 16

    Rain on a workday?

    1. Fine by me 77%
    2. Ruins it 13%
    3. Better than heat 7%
    4. I barely notice 3%

  19. Thursday, October 15

    Your sock drawer?

    1. Paired and ordered 77%
    2. Loose but findable 23%
    3. One loose ecosystem 0%
    4. No drawer involved 0%

  20. Wednesday, October 14

    A free upgrade: which?

    1. The seat 24%
    2. The room 59%
    3. The meal 7%
    4. The wifi 10%

  21. Tuesday, October 13

    Your handwriting is...

    1. Neat 36%
    2. Fast and unreadable 28%
    3. Better than expected 32%
    4. I mostly type 4%

  22. Monday, October 12

    How many tabs are open?

    1. Under five 35%
    2. About twenty 23%
    3. I stopped counting 31%
    4. One. Always one 11%

  23. Sunday, October 11

    First thing in the morning?

    1. Phone 35%
    2. Water 35%
    3. Straight up 13%
    4. Back to sleep 17%

  24. Saturday, October 10

    Your headphones are...

    1. On right now 55%
    2. In a bag somewhere 25%
    3. Tangled 0%
    4. I prefer the room 20%

  25. Friday, October 9

    Picking a film takes you...

    1. Two minutes 39%
    2. Half an hour 39%
    3. Longer than the film 18%
    4. I let someone else 4%

  26. Thursday, October 8

    Your umbrella situation?

    1. Always have one 31%
    2. Somewhere at home 28%
    3. Lost it 13%
    4. I just get wet 28%

  27. Wednesday, October 7

    The last thing you cooked?

    1. Something proper 65%
    2. Eggs, again 13%
    3. Assembled, not cooked 19%
    4. I did not 3%

  28. Tuesday, October 6

    How do you take stairs?

    1. Two at a time 19%
    2. Normal pace 58%
    3. Lift, obviously 7%
    4. Depends on the floor 16%

  29. Monday, October 5

    Your desk right now?

    1. Clear 30%
    2. Organised chaos 55%
    3. Do not look 6%
    4. I do not have one 9%

  30. Sunday, October 4

    Coffee, or the alternative?

    1. Coffee, always 52%
    2. Tea, properly made 29%
    3. Whatever is free 15%
    4. Neither, honestly 4%

  31. Saturday, October 3

    Your ideal Saturday starts...

    1. 6am, already out 15%
    2. 9am, slowly 33%
    3. Whenever I wake 52%
    4. It started last night 0%

  32. Friday, October 2

    What are you most likely to be early for?

    1. Anything at an airport 45%
    2. Seeing someone I miss 38%
    3. A good meal 10%
    4. Nothing, ever 7%

  33. Thursday, October 1

    A perfect gift for you is...

    1. Something you noticed I needed 41%
    2. An experience together 50%
    3. Handmade anything 5%
    4. Tell me what you want, honestly 4%

  34. Wednesday, September 30

    How do you say sorry?

    1. Say it straight 48%
    2. Show it in actions 45%
    3. Write it out 7%
    4. Food fixes things 0%

  35. Tuesday, September 29

    What's your walking pace?

    1. On a mission 23%
    2. Easy stroll 27%
    3. Depends who I'm with 42%
    4. I stop for every dog 8%

  36. Monday, September 28

    Choose your background noise.

    1. A playlist for everything 46%
    2. Podcasts and voices 23%
    3. The world outside 16%
    4. Proper silence 15%

  37. Sunday, September 27

    What do you keep from childhood?

    1. A stubborn sweet tooth 23%
    2. A favorite game 10%
    3. Big imagination 57%
    4. The same best friend 10%

  38. Saturday, September 26

    Your ideal amount of notice for plans?

    1. Weeks, with a calendar invite 12%
    2. A few days 64%
    3. Same day works 12%
    4. Surprise me 12%

  39. Friday, September 25

    When plans fall through, the evening becomes...

    1. A better plan 32%
    2. Sweatpants immediately 32%
    3. A solo mission 16%
    4. An early night 20%

  40. Thursday, September 24

    What's worth waiting in line for?

    1. Incredible food 46%
    2. A show I love 4%
    3. Almost nothing 8%
    4. Anything with good company 42%

  41. Wednesday, September 23

    Your relationship with your alarm?

    1. One alarm, up instantly 22%
    2. A polite negotiation 36%
    3. Five alarms deep 25%
    4. I wake before it 17%

  42. Tuesday, September 22

    What role do you play on a group trip?

    1. The planner 36%
    2. The navigator 23%
    3. The morale officer 14%
    4. The happily led 27%

  43. Monday, September 21

    How do you celebrate small wins?

    1. Tell my people 19%
    2. Treat myself 41%
    3. Quiet satisfaction 33%
    4. Straight to the next thing 7%

  44. Sunday, September 20

    You're handed a free afternoon in your own city. You...

    1. Try that place I keep passing 38%
    2. Call someone spontaneous 12%
    3. Park and a book 25%
    4. Errands, gloriously done 25%

  45. Saturday, September 19

    What makes you lose track of time?

    1. A great conversation 68%
    2. Making something 21%
    3. Being outside 7%
    4. A good story 4%

  46. Friday, September 18

    Your inbox is...

    1. Zero, always 12%
    2. Under control 18%
    3. A number I ignore 27%
    4. A lost cause 43%

  47. Thursday, September 17

    A skill you'd master overnight if you could?

    1. A new language 54%
    2. An instrument 9%
    3. Cooking like a chef 17%
    4. Fixing anything 20%

  48. Wednesday, September 16

    How competitive are you, really?

    1. Extremely, always 19%
    2. Only at game night 42%
    3. Only with myself 32%
    4. Not even slightly 7%

  49. Tuesday, September 15

    Pick your comfort weather.

    1. Bright and warm 48%
    2. Crisp and cool 38%
    3. Storm outside, blanket inside 14%
    4. First snow 0%

  50. Monday, September 14

    Your favorite kind of surprise?

    1. A spontaneous plan 27%
    2. A thoughtful gift 30%
    3. Good news out of nowhere 40%
    4. None, please 3%

  51. Sunday, September 13

    When someone vents to you, you...

    1. Listen all the way through 64%
    2. Offer solutions fast 9%
    3. Feel it with them 15%
    4. Bring the humor 12%

  52. Saturday, September 12

    What does your ideal weekend morning sound like?

    1. A busy cafe 5%
    2. Birds and quiet 52%
    3. Music while I cook 5%
    4. Nothing before ten 38%

  53. Friday, September 11

    Your approach to trying new food?

    1. I'll try anything once 54%
    2. I know what I like 23%
    3. Adventurous with backup plans 23%
    4. I order for the table 0%

  54. Thursday, September 10

    Which win feels best?

    1. Finishing something hard 33%
    2. Making someone's day 48%
    3. Learning something new 14%
    4. A perfectly lazy day 5%

  55. Wednesday, September 9

    Late-night thoughts are usually about...

    1. Tomorrow's list 50%
    2. Big life questions 30%
    3. Replaying conversations 15%
    4. Nothing, I'm asleep 5%

  56. Tuesday, September 8

    What do you bring to a potluck?

    1. My signature dish 30%
    2. Something ambitious and new 22%
    3. Drinks, reliably 22%
    4. Store-bought and proud 26%

  57. Monday, September 7

    Your ideal pace of life is...

    1. Full and fast 11%
    2. Steady and calm 46%
    3. Bursts and rests 39%
    4. Slower than it is now 4%

  58. Sunday, September 6

    A friend cancels last minute. You feel...

    1. Honestly relieved 14%
    2. A little stung 22%
    3. Fine, life happens 64%
    4. Already making new plans 0%

  59. Saturday, September 5

    How do you decide big things?

    1. Gut feeling 45%
    2. Pros and cons list 30%
    3. Talk to my people 20%
    4. Sleep on it twice 5%

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