NEWS QUIZ

1. What caused fisherman and Corona del Mar resident Tom Kelleher to begin making his own fishing rods?

A. He wanted to turn his hobby into a money-making business

B. He lost “the big one” when a rod broke

C. He wanted one like his father had, back when Kelleher was a boy

D. Boredom from being retired

2. Newport Beach officials had to start handing out citations to photographers at Little Corona Beach for which reason?

A. Too many of them are at the picturesque beach taking professional portraits

B. They’ve been bothering some of the city’s more famous residents, who are trying to find some peace and quiet

C. Photographers are soliciting people on the beach to have their pictures taken

D. The city has a “no film cameras” policy, but digital is fine

3. It turns out the proposed Greenlight II growth-control ballot initiative, which will go before Newport voters in November, would also affect which kind of properties with its restrictions?

A. 35% of single-story businesses

B. 65% of single- and two-family homes

C. 80% of city-owned property

D. 100% of the homes owned by members of the Greenlight steering committee

4. The first new campus to open in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District in five years is called what?

A. Marian Bergeson Middle School

B. Henry Segerstrom High School

C. John Wayne Elementary School

D. Early College High School

5. Return to Reason, a bipartisan political action committee recently formed in Costa Mesa, announced it would support which two candidates in the fall City Council elections?

A. Wendy Leece and Mike Scheafer

B. Bruce Garlich and Allan Mansoor

C. Mike Scheafer and Bruce Garlich

D. Allan Mansoor and Wendy Leece

6. Which of the following bands is not scheduled to play at this year’s Taste of Newport?

A. Smash Mouth

B. The Go-Go’s

C. Kenny Loggins

D. The Beach Boys

7. Which of the following City Council candidates did not get the Orange County Republican Party’s initial endorsement this week?

A. Newport Beach City Councilman Keith Curry

B. Newport Beach City Councilwoman Leslie Daigle

C. Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor

D. Santa Ana Heights resident Barbara Venezia

8. Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor gave a “state of the city” address to which group last week?

A. Orange County fairgoers

B. Costa Mesa Chamber of Commerce members

C. Members of Return to Reason, a political group backing his opponents in the fall election

D. Members of Costa Mesa PTAs

9. Which of the following were released into Newport Harbor on Thursday after rehabilitation?

A. Pelicans

B. Dolphins

C. Sea lions

D. Alligators

10. Today is the last day of racing for what event taking place off of Newport Beach?

A. Sailing a Mile a Minute Regatta

B. Governor’s Cup

C. Pier to Pier Week

D. Junior lifeguard statewide competition

ANSWERS: 1: B; 2: A; 3: B; 4: D; 5: C; 6: D; 7: D; 8: B; 9: A; 10: Bdpt.22-news-quiz-BPhotoInfo531T6K5320060722j2f550ncCredit: DON LEACH / Caption: (LA)A fisherman for 60 of his 64 years, Tom Kelleher handcrafts customized rods from fiberglass and graphite in his Corona Del Mar garage.