Year-end news quiz

A spacecraft using cameras built by San Diego's Malin Space Science Systems discovered a Petco Park-sized crater on a distant world. Name that world.

A major university announced that it will move its film and television production program to Chula Vista, a possible first step in a much larger expansion in to South County. Which school took this step?

This year, public health officials started posting "warning" signs at South Bay beaches that caution swimmers of potential sewage pollution from Tijuana but don't restrict beach access. What color are the new signs?

What best-selling San Diego County author retired from writing books in April to spend more time on political activism?

The military contractor known as "Fat Leonard" escaped from house arrest in San Diego in September. In what country was he found weeks later?

In December, what San Diego County restaurant became the first Michelin three-star restaurant in Southern California?

Activists convinced the Biden administration to pause border wall construction on a historical stretch of land between San Diego and Tijuana earlier this year. What is the name of that area of the border?

In September, a junior sailor was acquitted at court-martial on charges he set fire to what Navy warship in 2020?

Which new items can now (or soon) be recycled in bins at home, under a state law that took effect this year?

In November, San Diego voters repealed a 1919 law that guaranteed free trash pick-up for most single-family homes. What is the name of that now-repealed law?

Local tennis players have faced calls to give up some of the city courts they control by players of what increasingly popular sport?

A dead candidate was recently elected to what local office?

As the number of homeless people in downtown San Diego reached record numbers, a famous San Diegan became outspoken about the situation. That person was:

The Old Globe's "Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas Musical" marked what milestone birthday in 2022?

San Diego County’s first licensed cannabis lounge, and the only one south of Los Angeles, will open 2023 in what city?

Passenger train service between San Diego and Orange counties has been suspended since September for repairs to what problem:

In September, the Department of the Interior renamed three places in the county with Kumeyaay words and phrases to remove a harmful, Indigenous racial slur. What types of places were they?

The San Diego Opera staged a world premiere production that told the love story of two artists. Which two artists?

This popular San Diego County summertime tradition was almost canceled this year in a legal dispute over contracting. Which event was it?

In August, the city of San Diego made a major update to its plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2035. The plan calls for: