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

B) mosquitoes

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

D) time passes more quickly as you get older

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

C) the new Eisenhower High School

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

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

C) Deception Pass

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

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?

C) marijuana in a grinder that resembles a grenade

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

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

9. Phil English is

D) all of the above

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

B) Men's Journal

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

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

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

A) John Beck

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

C) Alice Stuart

14. In his latest musings, The Indoorsman wrote about

C) couch pillows

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!)

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