CHRON QUIZ

1

California Public Utilities Commission’s response to PG&E’s latest rate hike request: A: “Approved”

B: “Disapproved”

C: Not “No” but “Hell No”

2

A fatal stabbing in February was East Palo Alto’s first homicide since:

A: 2020

B: 2021

C: 2022

3

A growing subset of San Francisco’s tourist trade:

A: Shopping tourism

B: Entertainment tourism

C: Drug tourism

4

Project renderings have been released for how many California High-Speed Rail stations?

A: 2

B: 4

C: 6

5

Over the past two years, of 130 “Text Before Tow” alerts issued in S.F., how many drivers avoided their cars getting towed: A: 15

B: 70

C: 113

6

S.F. Symphony presented Alexander Scriabin’s “Prometheus, The Poem of Fire,” complete with:

A: Light shows of colors and fragrance cannons B: Pyrotechnics

C: Souvenir clay figures of Prometheus

7

Renderings of the Athletics’ planned Las Vegas stadium has drawn comparisons to: A: Sydney Opera House in Australia

B: Julia Morgan-designed Hearst Castle in San Simeon

C: Frank Lloyd Wright-designed “Fallingwater” in Pennsylvania

8

Napa and Sonoma tasting rooms report highly favorable visitor reaction to: A: More generous pours

B: Longer hours

C: Sheep grazing through vineyards

9

Apart from increasing the state’s water supply, recent rains also:

A: Set up an impressive super bloom season

B: Washed particulates from Bay Area skies

C: Discouraged driving; encouraged commutes via public transit

10

Perhaps the biggest Bay Area Election Day surprise was:

A: Low voter turnout

B: Utter closeness of Proposition 1 balloting

C: California will have no female U.S. Senator in 2025

— Pete Wevurski; pwevurski@sfchronicle.com