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Note: Answers appear at the bottom of this story, along with links to relevant news stories from the past week.
1. What was happening in the above photo?
A. A Hill Central student was competing a “Squeeze & Guess The Veggie” contest sponsored by Gather New Haven
B. Neighbors were contributing written “prayers for a peaceful world” into a bowl for a project sponsored by the Sweet Dream Society
C. A lottery conducted by municipal government’s Livable City Initiative to choose a buyer for a two-family home on Howard Avenue
D. A trust exercise conducted by Up With People at a community cookout held on Spring Street
2. What was “Your Father’s Mustache”?
A. A political parody of a late New Haven Democratic Party boss, performed last weekend by the theater troupe A Broken Umbrella
B. The name of a chain of music-dining venues owned by Joel Schiavone, who died this week
C. The name of a retro-chic smoker’s shop that opened this week on Grand Avenue
D. A historic facial-hair-themed diorama on display on Peabody Museum’s newly opened third floor
E. The name of a single released this week by New Haven’s BB Hind & The Mooners
3. Qinxuan Pan was sentenced to how many years in prison for the 2021 murder of graduate student Kevin Jiang?
A. 0; time served
B. 5
C. 15
D. 25
E. 35
4. The Elicker administration is encouraging staffers to take paid time off to …
A. Clear clogged neighborhood storm drains
B. Enroll in “Wellness Wednesday” sessions at the health department
C. Volunteer in the Police Athletic League summer camp
D. Work with kids in the city’s tutoring initiative
E. Knock on doors for Joe Biden’s reelection
5. What is former Worthington Hooker Principal Evelyn Robles-Rivas’s new job?
A. Director of the public schools’ multilingual learners programs
B. Consulting the school district on welcoming new immigrant families into the school system
C. Director of the city’s tutoring initiative
D. Community outreach chief for Gather New Haven’s urban farms program
E. Returning as Hooker principal
6. Who said, “Twenty years of women’s hopes and dreams collapsed in one day,” where?
A. New Havener and Afghan refugee Hossna Samadi discussing the 2021 fall of Kabul at the Fair Haven Branch Library
B. Amanda Skinner, President & CEO of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England at a “Don’t Roll Back Our Rights” rally on the New Haven Green
C. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy in a press release reacting to the overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s New York sexual abuse conviction
D. U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro in remarks on the House floor about the background to the latest developments in the Arizona state abortion law case
7. Pools at which schools will be open to the public this summer? (Choose all that apply.)
A. Martinez
B. Career
C. Hillhouse
D. Conte
E. Cross
8. How much does 68-year-old Linda Randi, a paraeducator in New Haven Schools for 38 years, get paid for her ten months of work a year at Nathan Hale?
A. She volunteers
B. $27,165.81
C. $29,300.12
D. $35,440.89
E. $42,125.27
9. New New Haveners Raj Kumar and his roommates brought a tennis ball to a James Street park to play …
A. Tennis
B. Pickleball
C. Stickball
D. Dodgeball
E. Cricket
10. What happened after Yale arrested pro-Palestine protesters on Beinecke Plaza, and other protests reassembled into the intersection of Grove, Prospect, and College Street, blocking traffic?
A. Police clashed with protesters who refused to move and attacked cop cars
B. Protesters negotiated an arrangement with police, eventually leaving the scene at rush hour with no further arrests made
C. Police arrested 15 more protesters and ferried them to 1 Union Ave. for booking
D. A driver plowed through the line of protesters and injured three people
E. Yale divested from companies selling weapons to Israel
Answers
1. C And The Home-Buy Lottery Winner Is …
2. B “Mr. Downtown” Dies; His Dream Lives On
3. E Qinxuan Pan Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison
4. D Wanted: 100 More Volunteer Tutors
5. A New Multilingual Learners Director Hired
6. A Refugee Won’t Forget Kabul’s Fall
7. A, C, D 3 Of 5 School Pools To Be Open This Summer
8. B Students, Paras Press For Budget Boost
9. E Cricket Brings Hyderabad To Fair Haven
10. B Protesters Leave Street; No Further Arrests