If you think you’ve kept up with...

If you think you’ve kept up with all the news that was fit to print

in 2003, then we have a challenge for you. Take this Daily Pilot news

quiz and impress your friends and family with your knowledge of all

things Newport-Mesa.

1. This year, Costa Mesa bade farewell to the beloved Kona Lanes

bowling alley as it kept a date with the wrecking ball. The longtime

landmark was famed for what type of classic architecture?

A. Baroque

B. Rococo

C. Gothic

D. Tiki googie

2. The tragedy of war hit Costa Mesa hard in March as resident

Jose Garibay became the first Orange County casualty of the war with

Iraq, killed in an ambush near the town of Nasiriyah. In what branch

of the military did Garibay serve?

A. Army

B. Navy

C. Marines

D. Air Force

3. Costa Mesa got a new police chief this year when Dave Snowden

retired after 16 years and John Hensley was hired from the city of

Cypress. In what California desert town did Hensley get his start in

law enforcement?

A. Palm Springs

B. Lancaster

C. Victorville

D. Barstow

4. Which local Irish bar famously held a sexiest kilt contest on

St. Patrick’s Day?

A. Monahan’s

B. Malarkey’s

C. Muldoon’s

D. Shamrock’s

5. The Orange County Fair had a run of bad luck after two of the

featured rides broke down, injuring two women visitors. Which ride

was shut down after the incident?

A. The Booster

B. Montezuma’s Revenge

C. The Adrenaline Drop

D. Thunder Mountain

6. Skateboard riders got great news this year when city officials

agreed to move forward with plans to build the city’s first ever

skate park. Where will the park be built?

A. Triangle Square

B. City Hall

C. TeWinkle Park

D. The Estancia Adobe

7. The Daily Pilot was prominently mentioned in this popular TV

show?

A. “The O.C.”

B. “The Bachelor”

C. “The West Wing”

D. “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”

8. Councilman Dick Nichols came under fire for his comments about

Mexicans on the grassy area of Corona del Mar State Beach. But he

also found himself defending his comments after he suggested that

planning commissioners were guilty of what illegal activity?

A. Sending spam e-mails

B. Insider trading

C. Ignoring parking tickets

D. Taking a bribe

9. Costa Mesa got a new councilman with the appointment of Mike

Scheafer, who replaced outgoing Councilwoman and Mayor Karen Robinson

in May. Scheafer is famous for heading up what famous Costa Mesa

tradition?

A. Fairview Park railroad rides

B. The fair watermelon spitting contest

C. The Goat Hill billiard’s tournament

D. The Fish Fry

10. The CenterLine project was resurrected by county officials who

agreed to design plans that would have the mass transit rail system

circulate near this major shopping mecca?

A. South Coast Plaza

B. Harbor Center

C. Triangle Square

D. Fashion Island

11. Maria Shriver, the wife of then-gubernatorial candidate Arnold

Schwarzenegger, spoke to local Republican woman at the Balboa Bay

Club to urge them to vote for her husband. Shriver is most famous for

belonging to which Democratic family?

A. The Clintons

B. The Gores

C. The Kennedys

D. The Davises

12. Two drunken men got into a fight over a popular men’s

magazine. Which magazine was it?

A. Playboy

B. Esquire

C. Maxim

D. Men’s Health

13. Santa Ana Heights equestrian riders who use the Back Bay

trails got into a showdown with city officials over what?

A. Bucking bronco riding

B. Excess horseshoes

C. Not picking up horse droppings

D. Thoroughbred racing

14. Students and parents of Corona del Mar High School complained

to school officials about the prevalence of what type of pests?

A. Termites

B. Rats

C. Coyotes

D. Flies

15. Which members of the Los Angeles Lakers purchased new homes in

Newport Coast this year?

A. Shaquile O’Neil and Gary Payton

B. Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

C. Jerry West and Wilt Chamberlain

D. Kobe Bryant and Karl Malone

16. Costa Mesa Mayor Karen Robinson announced that she would be

leaving the city council because then-Gov. Gray Davis had appointed

her to her lifelong dream job. What was that job?

A. Insurance commissioner

B. Attorney general

C. Lieutenant governor

D. Judge

17. C.J. Segerstrom and Sons development company watched with

pride as the IKEA furniture store opened its doors to much fanfare as

part of the company’s Home Ranch project. The Segerstroms share the

same European ancestry of those who run IKEA. What is that?

A. French

B. Czechoslovakian

C. Basque

D. Swedish

18. Newport Beach officials announced that they would like to talk

with county officials about taking over the operations of some county

services. Which of these would the city like to take over?

A. Mass transit

B. Mile Square Park

C. John Wayne Airport

D. Santiago peak

19. Jan Vandersloot has long been a thorn in the side of city

officials when it comes to development issues. Vandersloot, who

nearly scuttled the entire Lower Bayview Landing senior housing

project, is most known as an environmentalist. But what is

Vandersloot’s real job?

A. Soap opera actor

B. Policeman

C. Stock broker

D. Dermatologist

20. Former Congressman Bob Dornan announced that he would take on

present Congressman Dana Rohrabacher in the Republican Primary this

March. What nickname does Bob Dornan go by?

A. Beefy Bob

B. Billy Bob

C. Shish ke-Bob

D. B-1 Bob

Answers: 1 D, 2 C, 3 D, 4 C, 5 C, 6 C, 7 C, 8 D, 9 D, 10 A, 11 C,

12 C, 13 C, 14 B, 15 D, 16 D, 17 D, 18 C, 19 D, 20 D