NEWS QUIZ

1. City officials were treated to a political visit to dedicate the

newly installed cover on the Big Canyon Reservoir this week. Who was

that politician?

A. Chris Cox

B. George W. Bush

C. Arnold Schwarzenegger

D. Arnold Ziffel

2. A necropsy on a young dolphin that died while swimming in

Newport Harbor revealed that the sea mammal likely died from DDE

poisoning. A toxic chemical in DDE, tributyltin, is commonly found in

what?

A. Seaweed

B. Boat paints

C. Jellyfish

D. Giant squid

3 .In order to create a deterrent to drugs at Newport-Mesa school

campuses, officials have decided to reinstitute the use of what?

A. Classroom searches

B. Just Say No!

C. Drug sniffing dogs

D. DARE

4. A city ad hoc committee has begun discussions on what to do

with the 9.8-acre, city-owned Marinapark property. The property is

currently home to what?

A. A mobile home park

B. A Girl Scout house

C. An American Legion hall

D. All of the above

5. Workers, many of whom use the Costa Mesa Job Center, met this

week to try to save the facility that has been slated for closure by

the City Council. The job center is credited for securing jobs for

how many people each day?

A. 3,000

B. 300

C. 30

D. 3

Answers: 1. A, 2. B, 3. C, 4. D, 5. D