1. Students gathered around the flagpole in front of Grandview High School before the start of classes Monday to demonstrate against
    A) having to pass the WASL to graduate
    B) the school cafeteria’s “no shirt, no shoes, no service” policy
    C) gang violence in their community
    D) Sarah Palin’s efforts to remove books from their library

2. What is distinctive about a 13-year-old boy from Ellensburg who will be on Oprah Winfrey’s TV show?
    A) he is 7 feet, 3 inches tall as the result of a genetic disorder
    B) he has written a novel that will be an Oprah’s Book Club selection
    C) although he’s only 13, he’s a dead ringer for Dr. Phil
    D) his YouTube video has been viewed by millions of people

3. Which of the following teenagers is not a current or past member of the Unleashed staff?
    A) Olivia Hernandez
    B) Colleen Fontana
    C) Wyatt Kanyer
    D) Levi Johnston

4. New home construction in the Yakima area is
    A) booming
    B) boomeranging
    C) slowing down
    D) a bright spot amid the economic gloom and doom

5. Yoga enthusiasts gathered in downtown Yakima as part of the Global Mala Project and performed
    A) a lively song-and-dance routine
    B) 108 sun salutations for peace
    C) 108 pole dances for peace
    D) 108 downward-facing-dog stretches for peace

6. Which of these comments on the proposed federal bailout to deal with the financial crisis was made by Rep. Doc Hastings?
    A) “I blame the borrower for being stupid, the banks for taking advantage of that stupidity and the government for being complacent.”
    B) “This massive bailout is not the solution. It is financial socialism, and it is un-American.”
    C) “I used to be in the banking industry, and for the government to step in and bail them out after the mess they’ve created is wrong.”  
    D) “How much risk is there to the taxpayer, and what guarantee do we have that taxpayers won’t have to ultimately pay for the bill for mistakes other people made?”

7. Yakima was selected to receive redevelopment funding through the state’s LIFT program. What does LIFT stand for?
    A) Less Interference From Taxation
    B) Local Infrastructure Financing Tool
    C) Lovely Items For Town
    D) Liberty, Ideology, Freedom, Truth

8. About 500 people attended a conference at the Yakima Convention Center this week. What was the name of the conference?
    A) Valued Lives: Inspired Living
    B) Valued Hives: Inspired Beekeeping
    C) Value Village: Inspired Thrift Store
    D) Values Village: Traditional Families

9. A hearing examiner wants to negotiate an agreement between the developer of the planned Toscanna project and neighbors who oppose it. What is Toscanna?
    A) a faux-Italian name to make the project sound upscale
    B) a winery that would be the first of its kind in Gleed
    C) the name of the new hotel Joe Morrier wants to build downtown
    D) a subdivision that would include duplexes and apartment buildings

10. Yakma City Councilman Rick Ensey asked a court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him and his wife by former councilman Ron Bonlender. The lawsuit accuses the Enseys of what?
    A) witness tampering
    B) defamation
    C) campaign finance violations
    D) dishonesty that caused their noses to lengthen

11. The Toppenish High School football team that started the season 3-0 has been successful at confusing opposing teams by
    A) having all their players wear the same number on their jerseys
    B) slipping in a Nerf football for opponents’ field-goal attempts
    C) using trick plays like the fumblerooski
    D) running a double-wing offense that makes it hard to see which running back has the ball

12. Which of the following is not on the 2008 Central Washington State Fair schedule?
    A) hip-hop dance contest
    B) battle of the bands
    C) Weird Al look-alike contest
    D) animal imitation contest

 13. Which of the following is not part of this year’s fair entertainment?
    A) Soothing Sage the aromatherapist
    B) Tyzen the hypnotist
    C) Sea Lion Encounters
    D) Brad’s World of Reptiles

14. What’s the theme of this year’s fair?
    A) LOL
    B) Lipstick on a Pig
    C) Celebrate What’s Great
    D) Spend What’s Left of Your Stimulus Check

15. Using the Body Mass Index, a person who is 6 feet tall and weighs 221 pounds is considered to be
    A) fit as a fiddle
    B) obese
    C) a little chubby
    D) at high risk of a Big Mac attack

16. What recently opened at the corner of First and A streets in Yakima?
    A) Brewlesque espresso stand
    B) the Joe Morrier/George Pechtel Museum
    C) a Barack Obama campaign office
    D) North Town Coffeehouse

17. What happened to Jerry Gobet at the Great Prosser Balloon Rally?
    A) his hot air balloon took off leaving Dorothy and Toto behind
    B) his hot air balloon hit a power line
    C) his hot air balloon reached a record altitude of 13,000 feet
    D) his hot air balloon was vandalized by taggers

18. What did the Bureau of Reclamation purchase for $2.2 million?
    A) the former Congdon Orchards property
    B) the KOA campground along the Yakima River
    C) the Hogback Basin at the White Pass ski area
    D) the former Yakima Mall property

19. Cherry Blossom Ridge is
    A) a planned gated community in Selah
    B) the Yakima Valley’s newest winery
    C) a popular Wenas hiking trail
    D) a golf course at Suncadia resort

20. State regulators are considering authorization for a Pacific Power rate increase of
    A) as much as they can get
    B) 5.8 percent
    C) 8.5 percent
    D) 18.5 percent

21. What does Safe Haven provide for youngsters in Toppenish?
    A) free medical check-ups and vaccinations
    B) an all-ages club with live music on weekends
    C) after-school programs and activities that keep kids off the streets
    D) discount tickets for the Central Washington State Fair

• Compiled by Tim Kelly, who can be reached at 577-7752 or tkelly@yakimaherald.com.