NEWS QUIZ

1. Three new priests were ordained at St. James Church in Newport Beach last weekend by who?

A. Pope Benedict XVI

B. Luweero Bishop Rt. Rev. Evans M. Kisekka

C. The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams

D. Church Pastor Praveen Bunyon

2. What can you expect to start seeing at your gas station?

A. Longer lines as rationing and every-other-day fill-ups return because of high prices

B. Full-service attendants who will wash windows and check oil

C. Televisions by the pumps that show pre-packaged programs

D. Pirates, clowns and other dressed-up entertainers

3. Architect (and America’s Cup winner) Bill Ficker is circulating a plan for a new Newport Beach city hall that is controversial for what reason?

A. It would be located in Newport Center where a park now is planned

B. It would have a sailing yacht theme to its design

C. It is smaller than the present City Hall and anticipates smaller staff

D. It would take five years to build, despite the fact that “Ficker is quicker”

4. Why were there big waves off Newport Beach this week, including at The Wedge?

A. Storms from the Southern Hemisphere, which are not blocked by Catalina Island

B. The state was testing a new wave-generation machine, the Schwarzenwaver

C. An unexpected storm off Alaska

D. Big waves? There weren’t any big waves

5. Which of the following was not included in the 2006-07 Costa Mesa city budget, which the City Council approved this week?

A. Lights at the Farm Sports Complex

B. Enforcement of immigration laws by the city’s police

C. A plan to eradicate gangs from the city within five years

D. A pay raise for City Council members

6. What percentage of Newport-Mesa Unified School District students graduated from high school, according to figures from 2002-03, the first year of President Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act? The national average was 69.6% and the state average was 71%.

A. 59.9%

C. 66.3%

D. 72.4%

D. 78.8%

7. Eastbluff Elementary principal Charlene Metoyer had to do what after her students managed to read 1.5 million pages this year?

A. Dress up as a clown and entertain the students

B. Sit on top of a school roof for a day, occasionally singing into a microphone

C. Bodysurf The Wedge this week when the waves were big

D. Agree to read 20 books of the students’ choosing this summer

ANSWERS: 1: B; 2: C; 3: A; 4: A; 5: D; 6: C; 7: Bdpt.24-newsquiz-BPhotoInfoT81SAH1G20060624j10x6fnc MARK DUSTIN / DAILY PILOT(LA)Tony Faint, left, Chuck McKinney and Dawn Vukich were ordained at St. James Church last Saturday ? but by who?