Going once, twice ... quiz answers here

1. A group of volunteers is working to restore

C) the Miss Yakima Valley float

2. Virginia Beavert was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Washington for her work in preserving

B) the Yakama language

3. Why is Yakima County considering closing Eschbach Park and possibly selling the land?

D) the county is facing a large shortfall in its 2010 budget

4. What does Brenda Gonzalez, a first-year teacher at Granger Middle School, have in common with many of her students?

A) her parents are immigrants, and she grew up working summers in the fields with them

5. Curbstoning is

B) selling five or more used cars in a year without a vehicle-dealer license

6. Two volunteers on the United Way Day of Caring were injured while helping at

A) Camp Roganunda

7. When a Benton County man came home and interrupted a burglary in progress, what did the burglar give him?

C) his driver's license and other identification

8. What was one of the highlights of Sportsman's Days in Naches?

C) a sand carver who created a sculpture of fish and birds

9. What musical group begins a series of Central Washington performances today in Selah?

A) Ugandan Orphans Choir

10. Charlie Fiander and Sammi Jo Blodgett are

B) cousins and top cross country runners for Wapato High School

11. Which artist is returning to his hometown of Sunnyside for a show of his paintings?

A) Julio Guerrero

12. Who is the featured speaker Wednesday at the Yakima Town Hall Lecture Series?

C) David Brooks

13. What does this weekend's Fiestas Patrias event in Toppenish celebrate?

D) Mexico's quest for independence from Spanish rule

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