NEWS QUIZ

1. Artist Dariela Wilson has done watercolor paintings of a famous area figure that are on display at the Orange County Public Library’s Mesa Verde Branch in Costa Mesa through the end of the year. Who is it?

A. Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor

B. Nicolas Cage

C. Rupert the black swan

D. Figure skater Sasha Cohen

2. Newport Beach’s Conexant Inc., a semi-conductor manufacturer, has teamed up with one of the country’s biggest cellphone and electronics companies. Which company is it?

A. Motorola

B. Cingular

C. AT & T

D. Circuit City

3. Orange Coast College’s foundation is debating whether to sell something because the maintenance of it costs too much. What is it?

A. A yacht

B. A massive rare book collection

C. Several Van Gogh paintings

D. An island

4. A Camp Pendleton Marine was arrested this week. What was he accused of doing?

A. Stealing a pair of dinghies in Newport Beach, including one with a family’s cat aboard

B. Raising hell on the harbor

C. Taking a yacht on a joy ride

D. None of the above

5. Orange Coast College student government members recently said they wanted to stop the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance at their meetings. What happened at the student government’s meeting Monday?

A. Students from the college’s Young Republicans club held a sit-in to protest

B. Community leaders picketed the meeting

C. The college’s president ordered them to restore the pledge at the meetings

D. Christine Zoldos, the student vice president, ordered the Pledge of Allegiance to be recited at all upcoming meetings and asked her friend to lead the pledge because she couldn’t attend Monday meetings. About two-thirds of the crowd stood and started the meeting with the pledge.

6. What decision did Newport Beach City Council members make regarding the Our Lady Queen of Angels church and school expansion?A. Go ahead and build a new sanctuary

B. Build a new gym

C. Add classrooms

D. All of the above

7. Many local residents camped out in front of stores this week to get what will be among the hottest toys of the holiday season. What were they so eager to get their hands on?

A. PlayStation 3

B. Laughing Elmo doll

C. Virtual reality goggles to play video games anywhere

D. A small portable electronic tablet that allows readers to browse the Internet and download music and videos

8. Estancia High School is set to use Measure F money to build what?

A. A new multi-sport stadium

B. A new library

C. More classrooms

D. A basketball court

9. The UC Board of Regents approved a new addition to UC Irvine. What is it?

A. A school for library sciences

B. A law school

C. A new football field

D. A new hospital

10. What did Newport Beach City Council members decide to do with Pelican Hill Road South?

A. Reconstruct it

B. Close it

C. Widen it

D. Reopen it by May 2007

11. Which two Newport-Mesa elementary schools were nominated for Blue Ribbon awards in the No Child Left Behind program?

A. Mariners and Adams

B. Adams and Andersen

C. Mariners and Victoria

D. College Park and Davis

12. Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have a plan that will affect Costa Mesa Mayor Allan Mansoor’s strategy to deal with felon illegal immigrants. What is it?

A. Lead a sweep of day laborers

B. Check immigration status at day laborer sites

C. Give Costa Mesa a grant to help local police enforce the law

D. Place an agent in the Costa Mesa jail to screen those who are arrested

13. Police conducted a drug raid in a Costa Mesa apartment this week. What did they seize?

A. Five pounds of marijuana

B. Several hundred Ecstasy tablets

C. Crystal methamphetamine

D. All of the above

14. What happened this week in the murder trial of Jennifer Henderson-Deleon, who was accused of killing of Tom and Jackie Hawks?

A. The jury convicted her

B. The jury was hung

C. The jury is still deliberating

D. The jury acquitted her

ANSWERS: 1: C; 2: A; 3: D; 4: A; 5: D; 6: D; 7: A; 8: A; 9: B; 10: D; 11: C; 12: D; 13: D; 14: A;