Herald-Republic weekly news quiz

1. A story last week headlined "Fight the Bite" was about efforts to control

A) stray dogs

B) mosquitoes

C) vampires

D) rattlesnakes

2. What did Shop Talk blogger Mai Hoang realize as she marked her fourth anniversary at the Herald-Republic?

A) there's no future in the dying newspaper industry

B) it might be really fun to work at the new Kohl's store in the Valley Mall

C) the best thing about being a celebrity blogger is all the people who follow her on Twitter

D) time passes more quickly as you get older

3. Preliminary plans were unveiled last week for what 290,000-square-foot structure?

A) the Tourist Motel

B) a new Yakima County courthouse

C) the new Eisenhower High School

D) a new Dream Girls espresso stand in Selah

4. Twenty-four ounces of marijuana and 15 plants are

A) a 60-day supply for a medical marijuana patient, according to the state Health Department

B) enough to make a double batch of brownies for the Indoorsman's bake sale

C) enough for a grower to be classified as a hobby farmer by the IRS

D) the starter kit sold at Costco's new medical marijuana dispensary

5. Which state park did outdoors writer Ron Graham recommend last week for scenic hikes?

A) Mount Pilchuck

B) Spencer Spit

C) Deception Pass

D) Shutter Island

6. A third-grader in West Valley was expelled after a teacher found what in his backpack?

A) a first-grader

B) a live frog

C) marijuana in a grinder that resembles a grenade

D) an unloaded .357 Magnum revolver, a box of bullets and a knife

7. A 23-year-old California man was arrested at the Yakima airport when what was found in his belongings at the security checkpoint?

A) a first-grader

B) a live frog

C) marijuana in a grinder that resembles a grenade

D) an unloaded .357 Magnum revolver, a box of bullets and a knife

8. Attendees at a Tea Party rally in Yakima last week were encouraged to

A) take back our country

B) let the Republican Party to co-opt their populist anger at government

C) buy a $40 ticket to the Eleanor Roosevelt Dinner hosted by Yakima County's Democratic Party

D) buy a $40 ticket to the Lincoln Day dinner hosted by Yakima County's Republican Party

9. Phil English is

A) an Irishman

B) a science teacher

C) a track coach

D) all of the above

10. Yakima is included on a list of "Best Places to Live 2010" in what magazine?

A) Sunset

B) Men's Journal

C) The Watchtower

D) Mad

11. A new state law that may take effect this summer would make it a primary offense rather than a secondary offense to

A) be in a gang

B) drive while texting or talking on a handheld cell phone

C) assume an air of exaggerated self-importance while talking on a cell phone in a public place

D) send text messages while a police officer writes you a citation for driving while talking on a cell phone

12. Who was named the new football coach at West Valley High School?

A) John Beck

B) David Beckham

C) Glenn Beck

D) Joe Buck

13. The singer/guitarist who played a Saturday night concert at The Seasons was

A) Alice Walker

B) Alice Cooper

C) Alice Stuart

D) Stuart Smalley

14. In his latest musings, The Indoorsman wrote about

A) couch potatoes

B) couch surfing

C) couch pillows

D) couch slipcovers

15. The 19 local attorneys who were sworn in to be Superior Court pro tem judges will be paid

A) nothing, they're doing it as volunteers (really! ... lawyers working for free!)

B) on a per diem basis

C) on a carpe diem basis

D) by commission on the fines they order defendants to pay

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