NEWS QUIZ

1. Which of the following celebrated its 10th anniversary last week?

A. The Greenlight group

B. The Bungalow restaurant

C. The city of Newport Beach

D. Diedrich Coffee

2. Which of the following specialties at Hoag Hospital was ranked in the top 10% and not top 5% of hospitals in the country by a national healthcare ratings company?

A. Orthopedic care

B. Joint replacement

C. Gastrointestinal care

D. General surgery

3. The Estancia girls’ golf team clinched its Orange Coast League championship on Monday with help from two players, Bridget Gleason and Taylor West, who both shot which score for nine holes at Aliso Viejo Golf Club?

A. 36

B. 38

C. 39

D. 40

4. Former Newport Beach Mayor John Heffernan has questioned publicly a rise in what part of the city’s budget?

A. Its trash and refuse pickup and hauling

B. Its agreement with cable companies

C. The salaries of employees

D. The monthly pay for members of the City Council

5. The biggest decrease in the number of housing units allowed in a part of Newport Beach under the proposed general plan update is where?

A. Newport Center

B. Banning Ranch

C. The area around John Wayne Airport

D. West Newport

6. Orange County Supervisors this week approved a plan to do what, which has also been central to Costa Mesa’s City Council election this fall?

A. Expand John Wayne Airport

B. Have sheriff’s deputies enforce immigration laws

C. Remove most housing along major roads in favor of businesses

D. Ban public safety officials from using helicopters

7. Which of the following issues was the most contentious at a Wednesday night Costa Mesa City Council candidate forum?

A. The need to add police officers to the city’s ranks

B. A condo development at 1901 Newport Boulevard

C. The development of Banning Ranch

D. The construction of more skate parks in Costa Mesa

8. Which of the following Newport Beach restaurants made it on the Four Diamond list put together by the Automobile Assn. of America, Southern California?

A. The First Cabin at the Balboa Bay Club

B. Pavilion at the Island Hotel, Newport Beach

C. The Ritz Restaurant and Garden

D. All of the above

9. The controlled-growth Greenlight movement in Newport Beach endorsed which of the following candidates for City Council?

A. Dick Nichols and Barbara Venezia

B. Brenda Martin and Dolores Otting

C. Dolores Otting and Dick Nichols

D. Dolores Otting and Barbara Venezia

10. A man wearing what kind of a mask was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of robbing a Costa Mesa bank?

A. A “Scream” mask

B. A Richard Nixon mask

C. A Bill Clinton mask

D. A George W. Bush mask

Answers: 1: B; 2: D; 3: B; 4: C; 5: B; 6: B; 7: B; 8: D; 9: B; 10: A