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1. What religious building opened this week...

1. What religious building opened this week in Newport Beach and will

remain available for tours until late August?

A. A Mormon temple

B. A Zen monastery

C. A Roman Catholic Cathedral

D. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church’s expansion

2. The median price for homes in Newport Coast in June was close

to what?

A. Unaffordable

B. $2 million

C. $1.5 million

D. Bursting

3. The Costa Mesa City Council voted to abolish which city

committee this week?

A. The Eminent Domain for Triangle Square Committee

B. The Get a Skating Rink at any Cost Committee

C. The Boys vs. Girls Committee

D. The Human Relations Committee

4. What do fire officials say started a fire Monday morning that

caused about $12,000 in damage to a Costa Mesa apartment?

A. A candle

B. A summer bonfire

C. The hot weather

D. A gas stove

5. Which animal has been lurking in the waters off Newport Beach

lately?

A. Jellyfish

B. Sharks

C. Killer whales

D. Penguins

6. Which yacht race took place over recent days?

A. America’s Cup

B. The Transpac

C. Beer Can Regatta

D. Governor’s Cup

7. Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian this week won a national

award for which of its services?

A. Emergency room

B. End-of-life care

C. Women’s health

D. Cardiology

8. A SWAT training exercise, which involved blowing up the inside

of an empty building, took place in what structure?

A. Newport Beach City Hall

B. The Daily Pilot’s former office

C. Triangle Square

D. John Wayne’s old home

9. How many couples took part in the Orange County Fair’s annual

Golden Wedding ceremony?

A. 4

B. 8

C. 10

D. 16

10. The Costa Mesa City Council finally made its deciding vote on

whether to allow medical marijuana facilities in town. What did it

decide?

A. To ban the facilities

B. To allow them at Triangle Square

C. To allow mobile facilities

D. To allow the sale of marijuana only in the three days leading

up to the Fourth of July

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

(couples, not people); 10: A

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