NEWS QUIZ

1. Which local school won its third straight cross-country CIF division championship and races in today’s state meet in Fresno?

A. Newport Harbor High School

B. Orange Coast College

C. Corona del Mar High School

D. Costa Mesa High School

2. About 80 students gathered together last weekend to clean up their school. Which school got the makeover?

A. Orange Coast College

B. UC Irvine

C. Corona del Mar High School

D. Newport Harbor High School

3. Judith Glickman is the new head of what local school?

A. Adams Elementary School

B. Sage Hill School

C. TeWinkle Middle School

D. Orange Coast College

4. Harmful fumes forced the evacuation of customers from what local shopping center?

A. Fashion Island

B. Triangle Square

C. Huntington Beach Mall

D. South Coast Plaza

5. The Corona del Mar Sea Kings won the CIF Southern Section Division I championship on Monday in what sport?

A. Volleyball

B. Tennis

C. Tiddlywinks

D. Football

6. Orange Coast College’s student government members — under siege after voting to stop reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at their meetings — made another decision along those lines this week. What was it?

A. To start each meeting singing “The Internationale”

B. To start each meeting with “The Star-Spangled Banner”

C. To start each meeting with Jimi Hendrix’s version of the national anthem

D. To reinstate the Pledge of Allegiance at their meetings

7. Newport Beach Fire Chief Tim Riley is retiring next week. Who is his successor?

A. Steve Lewis

B. Lewis Stevens

C. Allan Mansoor

D. None of the above

8. One of the Brat Packers made famous by Director John Hughes’ ‘80s comedies is starring in “Sweet Charity” at Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Segerstrom Hall through Dec. 3. Who is it?

A. Judd Nelson

B. Molly Ringwald

C. Ally Sheedy

D. Emilio Estevez

9. Three members of a local religious sect were found guilty of obstructing a public officer, operating a food facility without proper permits and refusing to let health inspectors enter their store. What’s the name of this sect?

A. The Piecemakers

B. The Peacemakers

C. The Transcendentalists

D. The Antidisestablishmentarians

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