NEWS QUIZ

1. Which famous filmmaker performed with his jazz band at the Orange County Performing Art Center this week?

A. Spike Jonze

B. Woody Allen

C. Clint Eastwood

D. None of the above

2. Neighbors in the Halecrest community held their annual holiday get-together. What do they call it?

A. Cider on the Corner

B. Halecrest Holidays

C. Halecrest Holiday Hootenanny

D. Halecrest How-Do-You-Do

3. Jack Belli, a Corona del Mar High School sophomore, recently won the 330 West Coast Championship in what sport?

A. Motocross

B. Skateboarding

C. Bungee jumping

D. Drag racing

4. Three women got locked in at which Fashion Island store last Sunday?

A. Macy’s

B. Gary’s men’s store

C. Claire’s Accessories

D. Victoria’s Secret

5. Judy Franco was appointed president of the Newport-Mesa Unified school board. How many times has she served as board president before?

A. Four

B. Three

C. Once

D. Five

6. For the 40th year, Jim Jordan put together his annual Christmas display based on which famous cartoon?

A. Yogi Bear

B. Snoopy and the Peanuts gang

C. Huckleberry Hound

D. Hong Kong Phooey

7. Why did Newport Beach resident Granville Kirkup give UC Irvine $1 million?

A. A doctor there helped him overcome a stuttering problem

B. He was impressed with the university’s science department

C. His father was a longtime UCI professor

D. None of the above

8. Ashlee Moon, the all-time digs leader for Orange Coast College’s volleyball program, signed with which university?

A. Boston University

B. Northwestern University

C. Florida State University

D. Miami University

9. First- and third-graders from which elementary school held a fundraiser for the Spark of Love toy drive for needy kids?

A. Pomona

B. Lincoln

C. Killybrooke

D. Harbor View

10. As part of their holiday tradition, the Sclafani family donated how many bicycles to Boys and Girls Clubs in Orange County this year?

A. 16

B. 625

C. 505

D. 101

11. What was Greg Haidl’s sentence in his second sex offense?

A. Six months added to his first sentence

B. Six years added to his first sentence

C. Six months to be served concurrently with his original sentence

D. None of the above

12. Which band(s) will perform at the Orange County New Year’s Eve show this year?

A. Blondie

B. Violent Femmes

C. The Knack

D. All of the above

13. Where was UC Irvine’s men’s volleyball team ranked in the CSTV/AVCA Coaches Preseason Poll?

A. First

B. Third

C. Tenth

D. Twenty-fifth

ANSWERS: 1. B; 2. A; 3. D; 4. B; 5. A; 6. B; 7. A; 8. C; 9. D; 10. B; 11. C; 12. D; 13. A