Note: Answers appear at the bottom of this story, along with links to relevant news stories from the past week.
1. Where was the above-pictured item purchased this week, what did it cost, and what is it?
A. Witch Bitch Thrift, $4.50, candy container
B. Witch Bitch Thrift, $11, paperweight
C. Family Dollar, $1, teapot
D. Family Dollar, $3, planting pot
E. Atticus Bookstore Cafe, $8, Babar promo
F. Peabody Museum gift shop, $15, not sure (decoration?)
2. How many red-light and speed cameras does the city plan to install to ticket dangerous drivers?
A. 4
B. 9
C. 13
D. 17
E. 19
3. How much did the city’s registrar of vital statistics charge people for unfulfilled requests for birth and death certificates?
A. Nothing — people didn’t get documents
B. $10
C. $20
D. $27
E. $40
4. The public schools reported a $4 million budget deficit with two and a half months left in the academic year. How much was the system in debt at this point last year?
A. $4 million
B. $4.5 million
C. $1 million
D. $0
E. It was running a surplus
5. Instead of foreclosing on a delinquent owner of long-blighted Dixwell properties, the city last year announced it would buy the properties for a value above their appraised value. How does the deal stand a year later?
A. It’s dead. The properties are still blighted
B. The city has purchased and rehabilitated the properties
C. The city has purchased the properties and plans to begin renovations soon
D. The city changed its mind and initiated foreclosure proceedings
6. What did members of the citywide student council decide is their top-priority issue?
A. Old textbooks
B. Broken school HVAC systems
C. School lunch menus
D. Vandalized bathrooms missing soap and toilet paper
E. Excessive teaching-to-standardized-tests
F. Too little time for phys ed
7. Which of the following positions did Michael Massey, a candidate for the Republican nomination for the Third U.S. Congressional District seat, not take in an interview this week?
A. Abortion shouldn’t be legal after 14 weeks
B. Government should eliminate rules on how people can use food stamps
C. Private employers should pay inmates $5 an hour to work for them in prison
D. Government should give parents $5,000-$10,000 “baby bonuses”
8. Avelo announced three new nonstop destinations from Tweed New Haven Airport. Which three?
A. Kalamazoo, Mich.
B. Traverse City, Mich.
C. Dallas
D. Houston
E. San Antonio
F. Kansas City, Kansas
G. Kansas City, Missouri
H. St. Louis, Missouri
I. Bangor, Maine
9. Former Mayor Toni Harp was named board chair of a new PAC called …
A. New Haven Rising
B. Connecticut Rising
C. Rise & Shine CT
D. Impact CT
E. CT Cares
10. What did The Last Survivors, Big Sigh, MJ Bones, and The Problem With Kids Today help raise money for at a concert at Cafe 9?
A. New amps
B. Red-light cameras
C. Reproductive rights
D. Gun control
E. The school system’s budget deficit
F. Unfulfilled birth and death certificate requests
G. A planned death metal museum
H. Elephants
Answers
1. D Family Dollar Shoppers Don’t Want Change
2. E 19 Spots Picked For Traffic Cameras
3. C Paid“Search Fee”? City May Owe You
4. B Groundhog Day: Schools Freeze Some Spending To Close Year-End Deficit
5. A Dixwell Deal Collapses
6. D Students Want Clean Bathrooms
7. A “Urban” Trump Fan Seeks DeLauro’s Seat
8. B, D, H Next Stop: Traverse City
9. D Toni Harp To Chair New PAC Board
10. C Punks Rock For Choice
