Think you're smart? Check the quiz answers to find out

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

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

B) an administrative crisis

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

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

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

C) Kennewick

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?

B) macaroni and cheese

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

A) pirated DVDs

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

C) the Wilson building

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

B) Rex

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

A) Philip Morris

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

D) Yakima Parks & Recreation

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

C) REO Speedwagon

13. What segment of the Gap2Gap relay was canceled?

B) canoeing

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

C) Forever 21

15. A fire near Ahtanum Youth Park burned dozens of

A) portable toilets

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

D) all of the above

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