NEWS QUIZ

1. About how many people have ridden on the Balboa Island Ferry during its nearly 90 years of service?

A. 1 million

B. 1.5 million

C. 2 million

D. 2.5 million

2. Members of the Newport Beach Restaurant Assn. are planning a trip to Sacramento in May for which reason?

A. They want to work out with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

B. They won tickets to the NBA’s Sacramento Kings playoff series

C. They intend to lobby politicians against a proposal to raise the state’s minimum wage

D. They are going to cook a meal for Newport-Mesa’s state legislators

3. Students walked out of Newport-Mesa schools at the begin- ning of the week to protest what?

A. Removal of all sweets from campus vending machines and cafeterias

B. Forced attendance at “Newport-Mesa Idol” shows

C. The resignation of Supt. Robert Barbot

D. Anti-illegal immigration laws being debated in Congress

4. A Newport Beach developer last month bought which area hotel?

A. Westin South Coast Plaza

B. Wyndham Orange County Hotel

C. Newport Dunes

D. Marriott Suites

5. Vanguard University senior Horace Wormely received which honor this week?

A. He was named the school’s Academic All-Star for 2005-06

B. He was named first team All-American for NAIA Division I men’s basketball

C. He is one of the finalists on “American Idol”

D. A scholarship to the school in his name was announced

6. A former employee of the Orange County Performing Arts center on Monday pleaded guilty to embezzlement charges. How much was she ordered to pay, along with being sentenced to a year in prison?

A. $1 million and $50,000 in unpaid taxes

B. $1.5 million and $100,000 in unpaid taxes

C. $1.8 million and $120,000 in unpaid taxes

D. $2 million and $150,000 in unpaid taxes

7. The Newport Beach Breakers of the World Team Tennis league drafted which famous tennis player, who will be playing seven matches for the team, including one in Newport Beach this season?

A. Pete Sampras

B. John McEnroe

C. Venus Williams

D. Martina Navratilova

8. A storm Tuesday and Wednesday dropped a record amount of rain at John Wayne Airport. How much fell?

A. .50 inches

B. .75 inches

C. .85 inches

D. 1.05 inches

9. The Newport-Mesa Unified School District this week passed a three-year plan to update what?

A. Election rules for the school board

B. Campus electronic systems and computers

C. Athletic fields throughout the district

D. The school curriculum

10. Costa Mesa officials are expecting about how many protesters to show up today at City Hall to demonstrate against anti-illegal immigration laws?

A. 500

B. 1,000

C. Several thousand

D. More than 10,000

ANSWERS: 1: C; 2: C; 3: D; 4: A; 5: B; 6: C; 7: A; 8: C; 9: B; 10: Cdpt.01-newsquiz-BPhotoInfoA51PHQ6N20060401iwp3q0knDOUGLAS ZIMMERMAN / DAILY PILOT(LA)Passengers crowd aboard the ferry from Balboa Island to the Balboa Peninsula for Fourth of July celebrations last year.