NEWS QUIZ

1. Orange Coast College’s football team scored its first points of the season how?

A. It recovered a fumble on its opponents opening drive and ran it back for a touchdown

B. The defense sacked the opposing quarterback for a safety

C. A freshman ran back the opening kickoff for a touchdown

D. On a trick play that involved the quarterback, the center, the fullback and then a wide receiver

2. What happens in Newport Beach on Sept. 17?

A. Three rides at the Balboa Fun Zone will close forever to make room for the Newport Harbor Nautical Museum

B. The city will release its centennial book, one of the final pieces to its year-long 100th birthday celebration

C. The city will open a satellite office in Newport Center

D. The largest boat race of the year finishes outside of the harbor mouth

3. Twenty-year-old Orange Coast College student Ryan Williams spent his Labor Day weekend doing what?

A. Studying for the first exam of the school year

B. Protesting the Iraq war

C. Campaigning for the 69th Assembly District seat he is running for

D. Playing in his first football game

4. The Orange County Fairgrounds were overrun with what during the Labor Day weekend?

A. People who thought the Orange County Fair was still going on

B. Vintage cars

C. Model airplane enthusiasts

D. Politicians running for offices from the city to state level

5. Costa Mesa City Councilwoman Katrina Foley is hoping to get the city to establish a program to help support what?

A. A sister city in Asia

B. U.S. troops who are fighting overseas

C. Clean elections with possible public funding

D. Aggressive cleanup of Eastside trouble spots

6. Surfers last week were disappointed when what didn’t materialize?

A. A rumored visit to Newport by Paris Hilton

B. A solid swell produced by Hurricane John

C. A plan to build an underwater reef near Blackie’s

D. All of the above, then they would have been really stoked

7. The best way to describe the Labor Day weekend for Newport-Mesa police would be which?

A. Fairly quiet, business as usual

B. Far more quiet than normal

C. Rowdy, lots of arrests and lots of overtime

D. Total war zone, making the Fourth of July seem like a holiday

8. Dredging work going on in the Upper Newport Bay is part of an environmental restoration project that will cost how much money?

A. $25 million

B. $29 million

C. $35 million

D. $39 million

9. Which of the following is not a job held by Msgr. Lawrence Baird?

A. Head pastor at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

B. Administrator of St. John Vianney Chapel on Balboa Island

C. Vicar for development with the Diocese of Orange

D. Head of youth education at Mater Dei High School

10. The owners of the Fairmont Newport Beach hotel spent how long on its $32-million renovation, which includes new flat-screen TVs, fancy mattresses, a new pool area with cabanas and marble and granite touches?

A. Four months

B. Five months

C. Eight months

D. Nine months

10. A majority of Newport Beach City Council candidates said at a forum this week that they favor what?

A. Overturning term limits on the council

B. Moving city hall to a more central spot in town

C. The city’s plan to update the general plan, which guides development

D. None of the above

ANSWERS: 1: C; 2: A; 3: C; 4: B; 5: B; 6: B; 7: A; 8: D; 9: D; 10: C; 11: B