Daily Pilot news quiz

1. Which national publication did a story on Tina New, the flashy

ex-girlfriend of Eric Bechler, who is accused of murdering his wife,

Pegye?

A. The New York Times

B. USA Today

C. The National Enquirer

2. Wahoo’s Fish Tacos, one of Costa Mesa most popular takeouteateries,

was featured in a commercial by which Wall Street powerhouse?

A. Charles Schwab

B. E*TRADE

C. Merrill Lynch

3. What caused a quarter of the 660 city workers in Costa Mesa not to

show up for work?

A. Bad Valentine’s Day chocolate

B. The flu

C. Good surf

4. Which renown golfer announced that he would be playing in the

Toshiba Senior Classic?

A. Arnold Palmer

B. Gerald Ford

C. Tiger Woods

5. The county’s Measure F passed, requiring a two-thirds vote

requirement before construction could begin on what?

A. Landfills, jails and airports

B. Three-story homes

C. Man-made wave machines

6. To help his brother battle a rare and fatal blood disease, Tony

DiLorenzo hiked thousands of miles up what?

A. Saddleback Mountain

B. Pike’s Peak

C. The Pacific Crest Trail

7. After a film about it was banned from the Newport Beach Film

Festival, interest was renewed in what local swingers club?

A. Kitty’s Korner

B. Dennis Rodman’s house

C. The Panther Palace

8. Actress Claire Trevor Bren, the stepmother of Irvine Co. chief

Donald, passed away at the age of 90. What movie did she star in with

another late Newport resident, John Wayne?

A. “True Grit”

B. “Stagecoach”

C. “The Sound of Music”

9. The city of Newport Beach claims to have the largest fleet of what?

A. “Smart” parking meters

B. Electric vehicles

C. Duffy Electric Boats

10. Locals Bob and Beverly Lewis captured their second Kentucky Derby

Win in three years with what horse?

A. Seattle Slew

B. Impeachment

C. Secretariat

11. Newport-Mesa voters gave approval to what by a landslide 72%?

A. A pardon to fugitive gadfly Sid Soffer

B. A bridge from South Coast Plaza to Fashion Island

C. A $110-million bond to repair local schools

12. What famous politician popped onto Lido Isle for a private

luncheon?

A. George W. Bush

B. Benjamin Netanyahu

C. Hillary Clinton

13. Over the July 4 weekend, Newport Beach police arrested how many

people?

A. 10

B. 50

C. 150

14. The theme of the Orange County Fair last year was what?

A. Moooov’n on up -- A salute to cows

B. I’m sweet, you’re sour -- A salute to berries and lemons

C. Hot! Hot! Hot! -- We’re spicin’ it up

15. Rupert, who nearly died after swimming through diesel fuel in

Newport Harbor, is a what?

A. Olympic swimmer

B. A black swan

C. A gray whale

16. Newport Harbor student Aaron Peirsol qualified for the Olympics in

what event?

A. Water ballet

B. Synchronized swimming

C. 200-meter backstroke

17. The new $30-million private school that opened in Newport Coast is

called?

A. Bunker Hill

B. Rush Hill

C. Sage Hill

18. Costa Mesa residents complained loudly about the noise from what

unwelcome neighbor?

A. Cirque du Soleil in Irvine

B. City Council meetings

C. Farm Sports Complex

19. Irvine resident Marc Allen Lewis, accused of robbing a string of

liquor stores, is known by police as who?

A. Sprite Snatcher

B. Dr. Pepper Bandit

C. Root Beer Robber

20. It wasn’t a record for city elections, but opponents of the slow

growth Greenlight measure raised how much to defeat it?

A. $530,000

B. $5.3 million

C. $50,000

21. Preschool killer Steven Allen Abrams was sentenced to:

A. Death

B. Life in prison

C. A mental institution

22. How many times had Costa Mesa Councilman Chris Steel run for

office before he won?

A. 29

B. 19

C. 9

23. The Newport Harbor football team reached the CIF Championship game

for a repeat matchup against which team?

A. The Rams

B. The Trojans

C. The Vaqueros

24. The Newport Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau named which

person to replace the late Rosalind Williams as director?

A. Allan Beek

B. Don Bren

C. John Cassady

Answers: 1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. B 11. C 12.

C 13. C 14. C 15. B 16. C 17. C 18. C 19. B 20. A 21. B 22. C 23. C 24. C