Note: Answers appear at the bottom of this story along with links to relevant news stories from the past week.
1. What is this place (pictured)?
A. Just-completed phase 3 of the Audubon complex at Audubon-Orange-Grove-State
B. Architectural rendering of planned phase 3 of the Corsair on State Street
C. Architectural rendering of new apartments at State and George streets
D. Architectural rendering of the Duplexes at City Crossing, the latest Randy Salvatore complex near the Yale med school
E. AI-generated response drawing to the prompt, “New New Haven apartment building”
2. Mirza Hafiz wants to open what kind of business in Kimberly Square’s triangular former Tip Top market?
A. Smoke shop
B. Sneaker store
C. Coop grocery
D. Pharmacy
E. Live poultry market
3. Why are J. Cock’s and R. Talmadge’s circa 1748 houses in the news?
A. Their descendants are fighting over a disputed sliver of property now worth over $100,000
B. Spelunking citizens’ historian Rob Greenberg wants permission to search the lot where those houses stood before new apartments get built on top
C. The biographer of a former Georgia governor revealed scintillating details of a public scandal that occurred there, involving the ex-guv’s forebears
D. The New Haven Museum features retouched photos of the houses in its new exhibit, “Colonial Architecture & The Ninth Square”
E. Yale
4. Who was named executive director of the city-affiliated nonprofit New Haven Land Bank?
A. Serena Neal-Sanjurjo
B. Viki Bok
C. Merle Burke-Schlessel
D. Frank Alvarado
E. Arlevia Samuel
F. Andy Rizzo
G. Henry Fernandez
5. Who said this, in response to what? “I anticipate a vice seeking clientele will continue to drive business for all four locations.”
A. State Elections Enforcement Commission Executive Director Michael J. Brandi in response to the latest report of absentee ballot fraud video-recorded at four city of Bridgeport drop boxes
B. Police Chief Karl Jacobson in response to the bust of four New Haven smoke shops for selling cannabis
C. Westville’s top cop in reference to a question about the purchase of the 3 Judges Motel
D. The board of the New Haven Democracy Fund in reevaluating the flyering practices of Elicker for Mayor campaigns
E. A buyer for Ikea asked about prospects for a DIY power-tools section proposed for New England store locations
6. EBT theft is soaring in Connecticut. How many cases were reported in June?
A. 150
B. 750
C. 1,300
D. 2,200
E. 2,855
7. How much money do state representative candidates need to raise from New Haveners this month to qualify for matching state matching campaign funds?
A. $10
B. $6,000
C. $7,500
D. $12,500
E. The state doesn’t offer matching campaign funds
8. Who had an impromptu 64th birthday party on Broadway?
A. Cutler’s
B. Toad’s Place
C. Mr. Gant
D. “Flower Lady” Annette Walton
E. Tyco
9. What is Michael Finley’s current job?
A. Chief of staff for New Haven Public Schools
B. Chief of staff for West Haven Schools
C. Chief of staff for the state Board of Ed
D. Chief of staff for Dougherty County, Georgia, Schools
E. Chief of staff for the state witness protection program
Answers
1. C 45+ Apartments Eyed For 9th Square
2. E Slaughterhouse Plan Sparks Squawks
3. B Might History Lie Beneath Developer’s Dirt?
4. A Land Bank Launched; Presser Crashed
6. E State: Watch Out For Food Stamp Thieves
7. B State Rep Challenger Pitches Diversity