NEWS QUIZ

1. Newport Beach and Costa Mesa leaders have agreed to take another crack at talks on a compromise. What are they negotiating?

A. Shared development on a massive shopping mall complex

B. Which city will get to annex 1,000 acres for a park

C. Which city will pick up the attorneys fees on litigation regarding John Wayne Airport

D. A border dispute involving four areas: West Santa Ana Heights, Banning Ranch, the Santa Ana Country Club and a neighborhood south of Mesa Drive

2. Six Newport Harbor High School girls earned Silver Awards this week, the second-most prestigious offered by the Girl Scouts. What was the most popular theme for the service projects they did to earn the award?

A. Helping animals

B. Helping the homeless

C. Sending care packages to troops

D. None of the above

3. Costa Mesa planning commissioners recently approved a condo-conversion project in a neighborhood that has been nicknamed?

A. Seaside Slum

B. Coolidge-Filmore slums

C. Compton Junior

D. Yancy Street

4. Debra and Barry Allen of Newport Beach are happily married, but they had one big disagreement over what issue in this week’s elections?

A. Measure X: He campaigned for it, she was against it

B. The governor’s race: She worked for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger while he campaigned for Democrat Phil Angelides

C. They had separately committed to throwing post-election victory parties for Reps. John Campbell and Dana Rohrabacher

D. All of the above

5. The Balboa Village Market, a landmark on the Balboa Peninsula since 1938, closed its doors last weekend. Why was it shuttered?

A. A changing population on the peninsula

B. Credit card problems from a wine sale scam

C. The property the market is on was sold earlier this year

D. All of the above

6. Four people have been charged with the slaying of Newport Beach couple Tom and Jackie Hawks two years ago. One of the accused killers went on trial this week. Who was it?

A. Skylar Deleon

B. Alonso Machain

C. Jennifer Henderson-Deleon

D. John Fitzgerald Kennedy

7. One of UC Irvine’s sports teams had a shot at a NCAA tournament bid this week but failed to get an invitation. Which team was snubbed?

A. Women’s water polo

B. Men’s soccer

C. Men’s basketball

D. Co-ed tiddlywinks

8. Which two candidates were elected to the Costa Mesa City Council this week?

A. Allan Mansoor and Wendy Leece

B. Bruce Garlich and Mike Scheafer

C. Chris Bunyan and Mirna Burciaga

D. Lucy McGillicuddy and Ricky Ricardo

9. There was an election upset in the Newport Beach City Council race this week. What was it?

A. Nancy Gardner defeated incumbent Dick Nichols in District 6

B. Nancy Gardner defeated Don Webb in District 3

C. Don Webb beat Allan Mansoor in District 5

D. Dick Nichols defeated Nancy Gardner in District 4

10. Costa Mesa officials hired Christopher Shawkey to be the new police chief. What department will he be coming from?

A. Pasadena

B. Long Beach

C. Newport Beach

D. Phoenix

11. Thieves used stolen credit card information to steal tens of thousands of dollars over the Halloween weekend. What did they do with the money?

A. Threw a giant rave in Laguna Beach

B. It’s unknown but the money was apparently spent in Las Vegas

C. Bought a fleet of Hummers

D. Bought drugs

ANSWERS: 1. D; 2. A; 3. B; 4. A; 5. D; 6. C; 7. B; 8. A; 9. A; 10. D; 11. B