Herald-Republic weekly news quiz

1. The Washington State Patrol established a special unit in Yakima targeting

A) stray dogs

B) illegal immigrants

C) drunk drivers

D) uninsured drivers

2. The theme for this weekend's Highland Community Days in Tieton is

A) "Highland"

B) "Community"

C) "Days"

D) "Sweet!"

3. The headline "Amateur Walkers Organize a Club" in the Yakima newspaper 90 years ago referred to the beginning of

A) the Gap2Gap event

B) the Cascadians

C) the Washington Volkssport Association

D) the Yakima Greenway Foundation

4. What did a tipster receive for telling authorities who was responsible for a series of Yakima-area arson fires?

A) leniency in his sentencing

B) a fireman's hat with his name on it

C) $100 worth of fireworks

D) a $2,500 reward

5. The building that used to be West Valley High School has been extensively remodeled for its conversion this school year to a campus for

A) female high school students only

B) special education students only

C) only students who want to audition for a role in "Glee"

D) ninth-grade students only

6. Who was a featured speaker at a back-to-school event for Sunnyside School District teachers and staff?

A) Gov. Chris Gregoire

B) State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn

C) Ms. Frizzle

D) Coach Carter

7. Before she was hired this year as the new superintendent of the Mabton School District, Minerva Morales grew up and spent most of her career as an educator in

A) Grandview

B) Michoacán

C) Granger

D) Texas

8. What happened the day after teenage cancer patient Devon Gawlik got his car back after it had been customized in a community effort while he was in treatment in Seattle?

A) someone stole the car

B) an uninsured driver rear-ended him

C) someone broke into the car and stole expensive stereo components

D) he got a speeding ticket

9. Pacific Power is installing digital equipment that will eliminate the jobs of

A) company executives

B) pole-climbing linemen

C) meter readers

D) people who live off the grid

10. Some downtown Yakima streets are closed this weekend for what event?

A) the Bob Dylan/John Mellencamp concert

B) the Hot Shots 3-on-3 basketball tournament

C) Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally

D) a yard sale at The Lofts condominiums

11. Which former astronaut was the keynote speaker at an annual conference put on by Sundown M Ranch?

A) Garrett Breedlove

B) Bonnie Dunbar

C) Sally Ride

D) Buzz Aldrin

12. This weekend's concert at Maryhill Winery featured

A) Rock, Paper & Scissors

B) Tinker, Evers & Chance

C) Earth, Wind & Fire

D) Wynken, Blynken & Nod

13. Halloween night in 1978 in St. Paul, Minn., was the first of more than 40 times Dave Aamodt went to see a live performance by

A) Garrison Keillor

B) Gypsy Rose Lee

C) Hüsker Dü

D) Bob Dylan

* Answers in Monday's edition.

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