So how much do you think you know?

Consider yourself an avid Daily Pilot reader? How about at least

someone who picks the paper up regularly and gives it a good read?

Well, you’re in luck then. As the final piece to our look back at

2004, the Pilot will now put the onus on you. Do you remember the

news that enflamed the community, the incidents that struck awe into

your neighbors? If not, perhaps this quiz can act as one last

reminder before we turn our attention back to the future.

Good luck!

1. What job title did the city of Newport Beach in January grant

powers of issuing citations for everything from parking violations to

drinking alcohol and graffiti?

A. Lifeguards

B. Park rangers

C. Postal personnel

D. Reporters

2. The title of Cirque du Soleil’s current show, “Varekai,” means

what in the language of Romany gypsies, which are featured in acts

such as the triple trapeze, juggling and aerial straps?

A. Whenever

B. Lord of the gymnasts

C. Wherever

D. Man who flies through the air

3. Quoting from a letter from Rep. Chris Cox in campaign mailers

is dangerous because:

A. It could be spelled wrong

B. People will incorrectly believe he has endorsed you

C. You could be mistaken for a Republican

D. You could get a paper cut

4. Coast Community College officials voted to accept whose bid in

the sale of the KOCE television station?

A. Trinity Broadcasting

B. Daystar

C. The KOCE-TV Foundation

D. Sesame Street

5. Which university in March received three federal grants

totaling $1.3 million to pay for science and technology programs and

help build and furnish a new science center?

A. Vanguard

B. UC Irvine

C. Orange Coast College

D. USC

6. What channel did Adelphia cable drop in March, despite the

popularity of the subject matter?

A. The Golf Channel

B. The Food Network

C. The Fashion Network

D. The Rare Stamp Collectors Channel

7. What color raised a flap at Ensign Intermediate School in the

spring?

A. Puce

B. Periwinkle

C. Burnt Sienna

D. Pink

8. What was the theme of last year’s Orange County Fair?

A. The Year of the Grape: Jammin’ at the Fair

B. The Year of the Orange: Orange you glad to be alive?

C. The Year of the Pine Nut: Not just for salads anymore

D. The Year of the Lima Bean: You can thank us for South Coast

Plaza

9. What endurance-based event made its way to the Newport-Mesa

area?

A. The Newport Beach Triathlon

B. The Republican Fun Run

C. The Orange County Marathon

D. The Shopper’s Marathon; from South Coast Plaza to Fashion

Island

10. Every spring, the Commodore’s Club from the Newport Beach

Chamber of Commerce honors whom at a breakfast ceremony?

A. 15 graduating college seniors

B. 15 graduating high school seniors

C. 15 graduating eighth-graders

D. 15 graduating driver’s education students

11. What key piece of evidence played a central role in the

high-profile Gregory Haidl rape case, in which three teenagers are

accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious girl?

A. Hair and skin samples

B. DNA results

C. A videotape of the incident

D. Campaign finance contributions to the district attorney

12. Orange County Republicans in April named whom as the new GOP

chairman to replace Tom Fuentes, who retired after chairing the

county GOP for 20 years?

A. Scott Baugh

B. Tod Ridgeway

C. Gary Monahan

D. Richard Taylor

13. A 17-year-old Corona del Mar High School junior was arrested

at the school in May in connection with what criminal offense?

A. Spray painting graffiti on the side of the gymnasium

B. Jaywalking

C. Hacking into the computer system to change grades

D. Hacking into the computer system to find a teacher’s home

address

14. Which school held its first-ever prom in late May?

A. Newport Elementary

B. Sage Hill

C. OCC Middle College High School

D. UC Irvine

15. Corona del Mar won a CIF Southern Section Division IV

championship in early June in which sport?

A. Baseball

B. Football

C. Golf

D. Surfing

16. Orange County Supervisor Chris Norby suggested that John Wayne

Airport be renamed what?

A. Chris Norby Airport

B. “The O.C.” Airport

C. El Toro Airport

D. Steep Takeoff Airport

17. Sports Illustrated honored what Newport beach as one of the

state’s hot spots for sports?

A. China Cove

B. The Wedge

C. Zuma

D. Venice

18. In a large-scale act of vandalism, one of the largest of its

kind in Costa Mesa, miscreants July 11 reportedly:

A. slashed 100 tires

B. sprayed graffiti on an apartment wall

C. slashed 50 tires

D. all of the above

19. What issue topped the list of city priorities for 2004-05 that

Newport Beach City Manager Homer Bludau presented to the City

Council?

A. More streets

B. Addressing an overcrowded City Hall

C. Better training for City Council members

D. More staff parties

20. In August, Newport Beach became the third city in Orange

County to do what?

A. Secede from the country

B. Add the name “Arnold” to the city seal

C. Ban smoking on city beaches

D. Take up a collection for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bill

Jones

21. The Costa Mesa City Council in September approved a move to do

what?

A. Keep its city attorney’s office

B. Have no city attorneys

C. Let the council do the city’s legal work

D. Contract with an outside legal firm to do the city’s legal work