Test your knowledge of local news stories in 2021
Scientists made a discovery in the Pacific Ocean and named it in honor of Walter Munk, the late UC San Diego researcher who was known as the "Einstein of the oceans." The discovery involved:
A species of deep-water worms that can wiggle more than 30 feet in one day
An undersea mountain that's more than 12,000 feet tall
A sub-sea canyon that covers more than twice the land area of San Diego County
In June, the region experienced its third window-shaking, nerve-frazzling “Big Boom” of 2021. Authorities eventually offered what explanation for the mysterious phenomenon:
Marines lobbing artillery shells down range at Camp Pendleton
Large meteors known as bolides exploding as they hit Earth’s atmosphere
Military jets breaking the sound barrier while training off the coast
In what southern Mexico city have asylum seekers become trapped as Mexico replicates U.S. immigration policies?
Tenosique
Tapachula
Tuxtla Gutiérrez
San Diego is home to the greatest number of federally recognized tribes of any county in the country. How many tribes call San Diego home?
6
18
36
The number of residents 65 and older in San Diego is expected to double by 2030. How many people would be in this age range by that time?
500,000
1 million
2 million
Which local official targeted by a recall left office before a vote?
Poway Mayor Steve Vaus
Carlsbad Councilmember Cori Schumacher
San Diego Council President Jennifer Campbell
What is the planned solution to safeguard the railroad tracks on the eroding coastal bluffs in Del Mar?
An electronic warning system to alert trains when there’s a problem
Grade the cliffs and build additional seawalls
Reroute the trains inland through a tunnel
Chula Vista’s newly approved district boundaries split a major development between two districts. Which one?
Living Coast Discovery Center
The bayfront project
North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
A study of racial and economic inequality in San Diego neighborhoods found a stark disparity in:
Pet ownership
Granny flats
Trees
A monthslong hearing into a 20-year-old murder charge led to revelations about performance and infighting in:
The regional crime lab
The District Attorney's office
The San Diego Superior Courts
What was the first species to test positive for COVID-19 at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park?
Lion
Hyena
Gorilla
Pangolin
San Diego switched ambulance providers this year for the first time in more than two decades. What is the name of the city’s new provider?
American Medical Response
Falck
Rural Metro
When this elected state leader moved to a new appointed position, her daughter was elected to fill her seat. Who is the official?
Lorena Gonzalez
Shirley Weber
Susan Davis
How many San Diegans entered the race to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in the failed state gubernatorial recall election?
None
Two
Four
Which real estate deal by the city of San Diego has resulted in a spate of civil lawsuits and a criminal investigation?
The city’s purchase of a failed indoor skydiving center without the benefit of an appraisal
The city’s 20-year lease-to-own purchase of the former Sempra Energy headquarters at 101 Ash St.
The city’s long-term lease of a Kearny Mesa maintenance yard that required millions of dollars in upgrades but still remains unusable.
Which color was not a tier in the state's reopening system?
Purple
Red
Green
Orange
What caused a massive rescheduling of all appointments at Scripps Health in May?
COVID-19 overflow
A ransomware attack
A union strike
A worker shortage
Which coronavirus variant was first detected in California?
Alpha
Beta
Epsilon
Omicron
In an order that struck down California’s ban on assault weapons, U.S. District Court Judge Roger Benitez likened the “popular” AR-15 rifle to:
A hammer
A Chevy pickup truck
A Swiss army knife
According to the most recent census, in San Diego County:
Latino and Asian populations increased
White and Latino populations increased
Black and Asian populations increased
Asian and White populations increased
Why did the San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot begin to integrate women into recruit training this year?
It was required by the National Defense Authorization Act
The Marines fell short of their recruiting goals
The Supreme Court ordered it citing Title IX
A $160 billion plan for mass transit and other transportation expansion in San Diego includes which of the following:
Synchronizing of traffic signals
A gondola between Sorrento Valley and La Jolla
A ferry between Tijuana and downtown San Diego
The city of San Diego became the first jurisdiction in the state to ban the possession and sale of "ghost guns" and their parts. What are ghost guns?
Stolen weapons, usually with serial numbers filed off
Guns illegally altered to turn them into automatic weapons
Do-it-yourself firearms assembled from parts that have no serial number
An autograph by Apple guru Steve Jobs was sold by an Imperial Beach man at auction for nearly $480,000. What made it unique?
Jobs wrote his autograph on an original Apple Mac OS X manual
Jobs signed a letter informing the man that he didn't do autographs
The high-tech genius had a broken right wrist and signed with his left hand
Which local author was chosen by Disney's "Star Wars" division to write a book about young Obi-Wan Kenobi?
Kiersten White
T. Jefferson Parker
Joseph Wambaugh
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