New Haven Newz Quiz March 29

Note: Answers appear at the bottom of this story, along with links to relevant news stories from the past week.

1. The Elicker administration offered to pay a megalandlord company more than the appraised value to buy four blighted out-of-code-compliance buildings on Dixwell Avenue rather than pursue foreclosure. What happened next?
A. The megalandlord paid off years of fines and kept the properties
B. The deal went through but renovations haven’t started yet
C. The deal went through and renovations have begun
D. The city botched a lien process, then the whole deal fell apart
E. Flooding destroyed the buildings, putting the deal on hold

2. Which of the following products are commonly transported on commercial ships coming in to New Haven Harbor?
A. Food
B. Furniture
C. Concrete
D. Electronics

3. For what crime did the feds prosecute New Havener Mohamed Najm Kamash?
A. Lying on a citizen application form about his brothers’ ISIS membership
B. Robbing a bank
C. Mortgage fraud
D. Transporting commercial cannabis across state lines
E. Impersonating an FBI agent

4. Why did voters show up at 200 Orange St. this week?
A. To select a new Democratic town chair
B. To test new retina-scanning voting machines
C. To apply for positions as election moderators in November
D. To protest the speed of the elevator that takes them to the basement
E. For first-ever early voting, in state presidential primaries

5. What plan was approved for the last open development spot in the Route 34 West ​“superblock”?
A. To build a new Rite Aid
B. To build a new CVS
C. To build a Peabody Museum annex
D. To build a four-story medical research facility
E. To build a new hotel

6. Why is the parks department struggling to hire seasonal workers?
A. Not enough people are applying
B. Too many applicants have legally smoked weed
C. Vacancies in office positions to process applications
D. It discriminates against low-income applicants
E. It requires bachelor’s degrees for the job

7. How long did it take for Bill Frisch to collect a $15,000 start-up grant to open East Rock Breads after the city formally approved the money?
A. 4 weeks
B. 8 weeks
C. 8 months
D. 11 months
E. 2 years

8. How many trees does Urban Resources Initiative (URI) intend to plant this year in New Haven neighborhoods?
A. 150
B. 275
C. 500
D. 700
E. 1,000

9. Voters from which New Haven public-housing development canceled their absentee votes and showed up at the polls to help Joe Lieberman, who died this week at the age 0f 82, win his first big upset election in Connecticut?
A. Crawford Manor
B. Elm Haven
C. Monterey Place
D. Brookside
E. Quinnipiac Terrace
F. Eastern Circle

10. What is 8‑year-old Kareina Dedona doing, where, in the below picture?
A. Sampling an original breakfast treat concocted by Wilbur Cross High School’s award-winning culinary team
B. Participating in a maritime-themed class trip to the Sound School
C. Preparing to stroke an ancient coral at the newly reopened Peabody Museum
D. Checking out the merch table at a special NHPS screening of Jurassic World Dominion
E. Working with clay during a visit to Troup School by the state’s cARTie museum bus 

Answers

1. D Dixwell Deal Falls Apart
2. C Baltimore’s Ships Not Expected Here
3. A Before Plea, Refugee Made New Haven Home
4. E Dems Line Up To Vote Early
5. D Biomed Builds Up West River Block
6. B Parks Help Wanted. Tokers Needn’t Apply
7. C East Rock Breads Breaks Into Business
8. E 1 Tree Up, 999 To Go
9. A Ex-Sen. Joe Lieberman Dies
10. C Kids Ring In iPeabody Era