1. The amount of federal funds awarded to states and communities based on data from the 2010 census averages out to about how much per person?

C) $1,500

2. Which of these is a common recommendation from lawn care experts?

D) mow often, and cut off no more than one-third of the grass height

3. The late Hazel Leland was an educator and a competitive sportswoman in

A) golf and bowling

4. One of explorer and author Helen Thayer's notable feats was a solo ski trek

B) to the magnetic North Pole

5. A new technology customized for the agriculture industry allows farmers to receive alerts on their cell phones about

B) frost threats

6. What grocery store chain bought land in Union Gap as a possible site for a new store?

C) WinCo Foods

7. Mark Strosahl, who died last week, was proprietor of what restaurant?

B) Greystone

8. What instruments do Tingstad & Rumbel, a duo who were in concert Friday at The Seasons, play?

A) guitar and oboe

9. The trio performing today at The Seasons plays what genre of music?

C) classical

10. The Prosser woman who announced she will run as a Constitution Party candidate against U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings this year is

A) Mary Ruth Edwards

11. The Prosser woman who announced she will run as a Constitution Party candidate against U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings this year founded a local group that is part of

B) Glenn Beck's 9.12 Project

12. What awards ceremony was held Monday night at the Capitol Theatre?

D) Yakima Youth Awards

13. Yakima County commissioners asked the Yakima City Council to observe a moratorium on

C) annexations

14. Maria Fernandez was fired from her job as executive director of

D) Radio KDNA

15. What was Sharlene Sloop talking about when she said: "It's just wonderful. I loved it before, and now I love it even more"?

B) the expanded pipe organ at Englewood Christian Church

16. Which two area basketball teams reached the championshiop game of their respective state tournaments?

A) Granger girls and La Salle girls

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