1. The Costa Mesa City Council gave...

1. The Costa Mesa City Council gave a boost to local high schools

when it promised to give $1 million toward prep athletic causes this

week. Costa Mesa United, which sought the money from the council,

wants to use the cash for what purpose?

A. Hire Pete Carroll to coach the Mustangs

B. Build a track and field course

C. Build an Olympic-size pool and football stadium

D. Build a hockey ice rink

2. Nine local PTA members took off from John Wayne Airport this

week to be part of a larger protest in Sacramento about what?

A. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed Humvee tax

B. Claims that the governor is underfunding Propostion 98

C. The governor’s teacher merit pay plan

D. A proposal to sell off surplus school land to Indian casinos

3. Newport Harbor High School was honored this week with what

coveted statewide award?

A. Distinguished School

B. Blue Ribbon School

C. Red Ribbon School

D. School of hard knocks

4. UCI officials were hailing yet another gift from a local donor

-- this time Fariborz Maseeh, a Newport Beach businessman and

philanthropist who offered $2 million to be used to create a center

that will specialize in what kind of studies?

A. Philanthropic studies

B. Fast food studies

C. Anteater studies

D. Persian studies

5. Newport Beach Harbor Resources officials noted this week that

the price tag for cleaning up the polluted Rhine Channel could be as

high as what?

A. $22,000

B. $2 million

C. $22 million

D. $220 million

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