CHRON QUIZ

1. What is Linsanity?

A:

Basketball player Jeremy Lin’s nickname in China

B: Craze when Jeremy Lin led the Knicks to seven straight wins

C: Hype over Jeremy Lin being first Taiwanese American in the NBA

2. What is the former KGO radio’s new format? A: News

B: Classic rock

C: Sports gambling talk

3. Why are Los Angeles City Council members mired in controversy?

A: Racist comments caught on audio recording

B: They are being recalled

C: Fraud investigation

4. What piece of Beatles memorabilia resurfaced after 55 years?

A: Tablecloth with doodles on it by the band

B: John Lennon’s first guitar

C: Notes from writing “I Want to Hold Your Hand”

5. Why have employees filed a class-action lawsuit against STK Steakhouse?

A: Over sexual harassment claims

B: They accuse the company of wage theft

C: Company went bankrupt and failed to pay wages

6. What could be causing a rat infestation in S.F.’s Glen Park neighborhood?

A: Food left out by restaurants

B: Garbage cans left outside

C: Birdseed left out around the neighborhood

7. Elton John’s final tour is called:

A: “Rocket Man: The Final Mission”

B: “Farewell Yellow Brick Road”

C: “Elton John: Still Standing”

8. What is Stanford University apologizing for?

A: Racist comments of top administrators

B: Allowing admission of “Varsity Blues” students

C: Suppressing the admission of Jews in the 1950s

9. What sport do the Oakland Roots play? A: Soccer

B: Hockey

C: Basketball

10. What character did the late Angela Lansbury play in “Murder, She Wrote”? A: Agatha Christie

B: Claire Alexander

C: Jessica Fletcher

— Harry Mok; hmok@sfchronicle.com