1. What is the official agricultural product...

1. What is the official agricultural product of this year’s Orange

County Fair?

A. Oranges

B. Grapes

C. Kiwis

D. Avocados

2. Fundraising for Newport Beach’s centennial celebration has

passed what monetary milestone?

A. $100

B. $1,000

C. $100,000

D. $250,000

3. The city of Newport Beach has hired Mark Harmon for what City

Hall job?

A. Hollywood liaison

B. General services director

C. Deputy city manager

D. Council attache

4. What kind of inflatable animal did the city of Newport Beach

make the Lido Theatre remove?

A. Duck

B. Penguin

C. Rabbit

D. Komodo dragon

5. The Irvine Co. announced Thursday that Pelican Hill Golf Club’s

courses will be closed for how long because of construction of a

resort by the links?

A. 6 months

B. A year

C. About two years

D. Three years

6. Why did the Costa Mesa City Council fail to approve a second

reading of an ordinance banning medical marijuana facilities?

A. Members wanted to do more research

B. Somebody forgot to bring the necessary paperwork

C. Councilman Gary Monahan was absent, leading to a tie, 2-2, vote

D. The council took the week off

7. What year did the annual Fashion Island summer concert series

begin?

A. 1901

B. 1931

C. 1967

D. 1976

8. What expected item at a proposed fire training tower in Santa

Ana Heights will be missing, according to early plans?

A. The tower

B. Fire

C. Firefighters

D. Hoses

9. Residents are hoping the Costa Mesa City Council will approve

the installation of what at the corner of Westminster Avenue and

Broadway?

A. A stop light

B. A four-way stop sign

C. A “Locals Only” sign

D. A statue of former mayor Peter Buffa

10. Two Harbor view swim relay teams -- the boys’ (ages 7 and 8)

100-yard backstroke quartet of Hoyt Crance, Brett Schisler, Brendan

Rafferty and Justin Hanson, and the girls’ (ages 9 and 10) 200

freestyle relay team of Jules Pouch, Ellen Naruse, Delaney Pouch and

Allison McCormick -- did what at the South Coast relay finals last

Saturday?

A. Narrowly missed record times

B. Raced alone in their races

C. Posted meet records

D. Protested the quality of the facilities

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

C