Put on your thinking cap for this week's quiz

Yakima Herald-Republic weekly news quiz

1. A Kittitas County rescue crew pulled three adults and a child from the Yakima River after a rafting accident on a stretch of the river where

A) a flood advisory was in effect

B) there are numerous beaver dams

C) many people go swimming in the summer

D) the survival of salmon runs is threatened

2. Yakima County has temporarily assumed oversight of the Cowiche Sewer District, and County Commissioner Mike Leita said the district is experiencing

A) an operational crisis

B) an administrative crisis

C) a midlife crisis

D) a public health crisis

3. Yakima Heart Center denied treatment to a patient who refused to

A) hold really still during x-rays

B) provide a urine sample

C) have an angioplasty procedure

D) allow his Social Security number to be kept in clinic records

4. Jesse Villanueva of Yakima and Samuel Gatlin of Naches recently traveled to Washington, D.C., to

A) attend a gala at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

B) watch a Washington Nationals baseball game

C) testify at a congressional hearing on VA services

D) attend the burial of fellow Marines whose remains were found in Vietnam 40 years after their deaths

5. The closest office to Yakima where enhanced Washington driver's licenses are available is in

A) Union Gap

B) Bellevue

C) Kennewick

D) Washington, D.C.

6. What favorite comfort food has Shop Talk blogger Mai Hoang enjoyed at Yakima restaurants, without having to travel to Seattle to find the dish prepared to her satisfaction?

A) sushi

B) macaroni and cheese

C) liver and onions

D) meat loaf

7. Sheriff's deputies seized about $90,000 worth of what at the Toppenish flea market?

A) pirated DVDs

B) bootleg trousers

C) marijuana

D) menudo

8. A lack of funds has forced the Capitol Theatre to delay its plans to demolish

A) The Seasons

B) Sports Center

C) the Wilson building

D) the Larson building

9. What store in the Valley Mall is holding a liquidation sale before it goes out of business?

A) Macy's B) Rex

C) Radio Shack D) Footlocker

10. Victor DeNoble, who spoke at several area schools last week, is a former researcher for

A) Philip Morris

B) Dick Morris

C) Morris the Cat

D) Garrett Morris

11. Tuesday's paper contained the summer program guide for

A) Yakima YMCA

B) Yakima Valley Regional Libraries

C) the Society for Creative Anachronism

D) Yakima Parks & Recreation

12. Which of these bands is part of the 2009 Central Washington State Fair entertainment?

A) Mott the Hoople

B) Wham!

C) REO Speedwagon

D) Cheap Trick

13. What segment of the Gap2Gap relay was canceled?

A) swimming

B) canoeing

C) bareback riding

D) three-legged race

14. What retailer will occupy the space at the Valley Mall that Gottschalk's is vacating?

A) Forever Young

B) Forever in Blue Jeans

C) Forever 21

D) Forever and Ever, Amen

15. A fire near Ahtanum Youth Park burned dozens of

A) portable toilets

B) houses

C) calls

D) trees

16. Which of these athletes were state champions in their events?

A) distance runner Kevin Aubol of Ellensburg

B) golfer Zach Wanderscheid of Goldendale

C) East Valley shot putter Jonathan Buchanan

D) all of the above

* Answers in Monday's Home Front section.

* Compiled by Tim Kelly, who can be reached at 509-577-7752 or tkelly@yakimaherald.com.