NEWS QUIZ

1. Newport Beach this week was able to begin charging residents $100 for which reason?

A. It is a fine for encroaching onto city land along the waterfront on the peninsula

B. A supplemental charge for energy during times of high use

C. For use of tennis courts at city parks

D. To help set up a fund to purchase West Santa Ana Heights

2. Newport Beach and Costa Mesa city leaders are supposed to meet on Aug. 2 to begin discussing what?

A. The way the two cities should proceed with the annexation of four pieces of county land, including West Santa Ana Heights, Banning Ranch, a neighborhood south of Mesa Drive and the Santa Ana Country Club

B. How loud Newport Beach’s final centennial party can be without Costa Mesa “calling the cops” on its neighbor

C. Where to build more playing fields, especially for youth sports

D. Whether to build a pollution-fighting dam along the Santa Ana River

3. Which yacht club team won this year’s Governor’s Cup?

A. Newport Harbor Yacht Club

B. King Harbor Yacht Club

C. Balboa Yacht Club

D. Cruising Yacht Club of Australia

4. The Sept. 15 gala opening of the new Renee & Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, which is part of the expanding Orange County Performing Arts Center, will feature which performer?

A. Yo-Yo Ma

B. Placido Domingo

C. Rinat Shaham

D. Bob Dylan

5. Newport Beach residents Shannon Gilbert, Natalie Marie, Chandon Mason and Brooke Taylor are all appearing in the latest edition of which magazine?

A. Field & Stream

B. Maxim

C. Playboy

D. Newsweek

6. Newport Beach Breakers’ star tennis player Ramon Delgado defeated which tennis legend during a World Team Tennis victory this week?

A. Ivan Lendl

B. John McEnroe

C. Jimmy Connors

D. Mats Wilander

7. The 6-foot-6, 3,100-pound horse on display at the Orange County Fair, which runs through Sunday, is named what?

A. Hercules

B. Renaldo

C. Big Dude

D. Elephant

8. The Newport Beach City Council decided against considering a park site above the Central Library for a new city hall this week but did agree to give which potential location another look?

A. Land on San Joaquin Hills Road

B. Land in Newport Coast along Newport Coast Drive

C. An empty building in McFadden Square

D. The police station on Santa Barbara Drive

9. The presence on the Newport-Mesa Unified School District’s web site of an old, and incorrect, map outlining the district boundaries for school board areas of representation caused what to happen this week?

A. The district’s senior administrators all had to write “We will always update our web site” on chalk boards 100 times

B. The one candidate planning to run ? possibly unopposed ? to replace outgoing Trustee Linda Sneen cannot run for that seat

C. Ballots for the fall election are having to be reprinted

D. Several trustees have to run for reelection who did not think they were up for a vote

10. Newport Beach residents in the coming days can expect people representing which group to come to their doors talking about which issue?

A. Chamber of Commerce representatives talking about the city’s general plan update

B. Greenlight representatives talking about Greenlight II

C. Greenlight representatives talking about the city’s general plan update

D. Chamber of Commerce representatives talking about Greenlight II

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