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weekly news quiz

 

1. Jennifer Wilde lost her job as a

 

A) barista at Brewlesque

B) custodian at Valley Mall

C) DJ at 92.9 "The Bull"

D) waitress at Mel's Diner

 

2. Jane Gutting is stepping down from her job at

 

A) Educational Service District 105

B) Heritage University

C) Gap West Broadcasting

D) Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences

 

3. Stan Flemming resigned from his job at

 

A) Educational Service District 105

B) Heritage University

C) Gap West Broadcasting

D) Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences

 

4. What was closed Wednesday?

 

A) federal offices for Veterans Day

B) Nob Hill Boulevard overpass for repaving

C) Lions Pool for maintenance

D) three local elementary schools due to swine flu

 

5. What was Tarleton State player Garrett Lindholm's notable feat in the Division II football playoffs the week before his team played Central Washington?

 

A) he had a 103-yard kickoff return but was tackled on the 1-yard line

B) he got two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties for end zone dances

C) he caught two touchdown passes on offense and intercepted two passes on defense

D) he kicked a 64-yard field goal on the final play of regulation to force overtime

 

6. West Valley and East Valley high schools had teams compete in the state semifinals of

 

A) girls soccer

B) boys soccer

C) volleyball

D) cougar hunting

 

7. Friday's On magazine cover featured a photograph of

 

A) Pat Muir and a turkey

B) a couple of turkeys

C) The Indoorsman and a turkey

D) all of the above

 

8. Which comedian performed Saturday night at the Yakima Convention Center at a benefit for Camp Prime Time?

 

A) Jeff Dunham

B) Josh Blue

C) Tom Green

D) Shecky Greene

 

9. What movie sequel much anticipated by teen and tween girls opened this weekend?

 

A) "New Moon"

B) "True Moon"

C) "Blue Moon"

D) "Return to Blue Lagoon"

 

10. What holiday season fundraising campaign began last week?

 

A) Season of Sharing

B) Turkeys for Tots

C) Salvation Army bell ringing

D) Santa's elves panhandling

 

14. Who was appointed to an open seat on the Wapato City Council?

 

A) Elvia Lopez, a former council member

B) the 80-year-old grandmother of former Councilman Frank Rodriguez

C) outgoing Mabton Mayor Velva Herrera

D) outgoing Yakima City Councilwoman Sonia Rodriguez

 

11. Geologists have identified more than a dozen places in Yakima County that are at risk of

 

A) flooding

B) a landslide

C) potholes

D) socialism

 

12. What diverse interests are among Doug Nott's passions?

 

A) composing symphonic music and hunting

B) stamp collecting and bodybuilding

C) tai chi and hip hop

D) cross-dressing and cow tipping

 

13. The latest stop in former Central Washington University quarterback Mike Reilly's football career is

 

A) Pittsburgh

B) Saskatchewan

C) Calgary

D) Green Bay

 

15. The owner of The Depot Rest-aurant in Yakima's North Front Street Historic District is getting the support of some other property owners in his protest against

 

A) health care reform

B) amnesty for illegal immigrants

C) installing an abstract sculpture on Front Street

D) sending more U.S. troops to Afghanistan

 

16. Thanksgiving food and drink recipes in On magazine were provided by

 

A) The Narcissist

B) The Hipster

C) The Narcissistic Hipster

D) The Indoorsman

 

* Answers in Monday's edition.

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

 



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