NEWS QUIZ

1. A protest in Costa Mesa last weekend, which ended up at Triangle Square, was targeting what?

A. Treatment of flowers and other plants at the Orange County Fair

B. Costa Mesa’s planned immigration enforcement and closing of its job center

C. A plan to turn part of Triangle Square into condominiums

D. The lack of air conditioning at Costa Mesa City Hall

2. The Newport Beach Breakers rallied to win their home opener against which World Team Tennis opponent?

A. Kansas City

B. New York

C. South Bend

D. Seattle

3. The Balboa Bay Volleyball Club 16 Quiksilver boys’ team won which competition last weekend?

A. The 13-and-under California state championships

B. The 16-and-under Open Division at the U.S. Junior Olympic championships

C. The 16-and-under Western Open championships

D. The 18-and-under Open Division at the U.S. Junior Olympic championships

4. After 44 years, the Apollo Book Shop on Westminster Avenue in Costa Mesa is set to close because of what main reason, according to its owners?

A. People aren’t reading nearly as much as they used to

B. The Internet has cut into the store’s sales

C. People have stopped selling used books

D. Prices for used books are not keeping up with costs

5. Work on expanding St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, long delayed by a battle with neighbors that went to the Newport Beach City Council last fall, is now expected to begin when?

A. The beginning of August

B. The beginning of December

C. First thing next year

D. The summer of 2007

6. Lifeguards and firefighters on Monday had to rescue a group of six people from where?

A. The roof of a building in Newport Center

B. Rocks between Little Corona and Big Corona beaches

C. The end of the jetty at the harbor mouth

D. A sinking electric boat in the harbor

7. Where have you seen 2000 Newport Harbor High School graduate Heidi Groskreutz lately?

A. On the Fox reality TV show “So You Think You Can Dance”

B. On the sidelines at the Tour de France, where she is working

C. At the Orange County Fair, where she is starring in a show

D. At Fashion Island, where she just opened a new store: You Should Dance

8. Which of the following artists opened up the 2006 Fashion Island Summer Concert Series, which also served as an event for Newport Beach’s centennial?

A. Bill Medley

B. Dick Dale

C. Super Diamond

D. English Beat

9. UC Irvine announced this week that it had received a record amount of private donations during the past year. How much has the college collected?

A. $50 million

B. $75 million

C. $90 million

D. $101 million

10. A fan club for Newport Beach’s World Team Tennis player Ramon Delgado is known as what?

A. The Delgado-iacs

B. The Desperate Housewives for Ramon Delgado

C. Ramon’s Boosters

D. Ramon is our Racket

ANSWERS: 1: B; 2: A; 3: B; 4: B; 5: D; 6: B; 7: A; 8: A; 9: D; 10: Bdpt.15-news-quiz-B.1PhotoInfoRP1SVFJ320060715j2434uncCredit: KENT TREPTOW / DAILY PILOT Caption: (LA)Protesters march across Placentia Avenue in Costa Mesa last Saturday.