Life in these troubled times

1: What happens an estimated 85 times a day in San Francisco? A: Uber drivers ticketed for double parking

B: Muni riders ticketed for not paying C: Car break-ins D: Motorized skateboards clip someone 2: What’s the favorite app for Iranian street protesters? A: Telegram B: Twitter C: WhatsApp D: Facebook 3: Why are African donkeys in short supply? A: Trump export ban on animal medicine

B: Chinese demand for hides used in folk medicine C: Cheap farm machinery phasing out the beasts

D: Bigger, stronger mules taking over 4: What is “raw water,” a Silicon Valley fad? A: Straight stuff from the ground, unfiltered

B: Open ocean that no one’s surfed C: Long showers with no time limit D: Water made from Nordic glaciers 5: What threat from the heavens is coming in the next few months? A: Climate change sending huge flocks of insects across the Midwest B: Chinese space station expected to crash to Earth, location unknown C: Extra tilt in Earth’s access likely to discombobulate sunrises and sunsets D: Asteroid cloud expected to pepper the South Atlantic 6: What was the most-read book at the San Francisco public library last year? A: “Season of the Witch,” a look at the city’s recent past B: “Americanah,” describing a Nigerian writer’s experience in the U.S. C: “Tidying Up,” neatnik tips on orderly living D: “The Whistler,” latest John Grisham page-turner thriller