Herald-Republic weekly news quiz

1. A recent celebration honored Tomas Villanueva of Toppenish for his decades of work as an advocate for

A) bilingual education

B) farm workers' rights

C) health care reform

D) animal rights

2. As an example of holiday season procrastination, Shop Talk blogger Mai Hoang revealed in last week's column that she had not yet

A) put up a Christmas tree

B) sat on Santa's lap

C) drank any egg nog

D) decided what kind of cookies to bake for an upcoming party

3. Fewer immigrant families are traveling to visit relatives in Mexico over the Christmas holidays this year because of

A) bad weather

B) drug war violence in Mexico

C) the fees airlines are charging for checked bags

D) the recession

4. The highlight of the Rockin' New Year's Eve party is

A) Dave Ettl and Rick Ensey in a dunk tank

B) fireworks at midnight

C) free transportation on Yakima Transit buses

D) entertainment by the duo Hillstomp

5. A group of people gathered at Franklin Park on Christmas Day to

A) play football

B) protest health care legislation

C) try out their new skateboards

D) get away from their visiting in-laws for awhile

6. What hampered the efforts of participants in this year's Christmas Bird Count?

A) fog

B) egg nog

C) raptor attacks

D) the Grinch

7. What was taken in a burglary at Yakima Valley Pet Rescue?

A) puppies awaiting adoption

B) two turtle doves

C) vaccines for cats and dogs

D) Dasher and Dancer and Comet and Cupid

8. The musical adaptation of what Adam Sandler movie will take the Capitol Theatre stage on New Year's Day?

A) "50 First Dates"

B) "Happy Gilmore"

C) "The Wedding Singer"

D) "Punch-Drunk Love"

9. The state's prepaid college tuition program goes by the acronym

A) GED

B) GDP

C) GET

D) GTO

10. Why was Christmas different this year for Andy and Tami Guz?

A) they converted to Buddhism

B) they were away from their families

C) the brother and sister are foreign exchange students spending a year in Yakima

D) they didn't watch "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"

11. What two-day event will be held at State Fair Park in July?

A) Sasquatch! Music Festival

B) Central Washington State Fair

C) Sunshine & Wine

D) Yakima Valley CityFest

12. Davis High School's boys basketball team lost its first game of the season to undefeated

A) Chiawana

B) Wenatchee

C) Richland

D) Eisenhower

13. What sports event will be held this week at the Yakima Valley SunDome?

A) Tourneytown

B) mixed martial arts fighting

C) af2 exhibition football game

D) SunDome Shootout high school basketball games

* Answers in Monday's edition.

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