San Francisco Chronicle

Painted Ladies’ charm spreads

- By Marshall Kilduff. Email: mkilduff@sfchronicl­e.com Twitter: @marshallki­lduff

1: The San Francisco-centric Painted Ladies theme is being used how? A: Police cars with gingerbrea­d grilles B: Dolled-up portable outhouses for the homeless C: Victorian vests and hats for cable car crews D: New condos required to use six paint colors

2: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says ethnic cleansing is occurring where? A: Yemen, where starving civilians are blocked from relief supplies B: Venezuela, due to legal crackdown on government protesters C: Myanmar, as troops chase out and kill a Muslim minority D: Niger in the wake of Islamic Statelinke­d mosque bombings

3: What familiar health guideline just changed in a big way? A: Cholestero­l levels raised after more research B: All that water drinking isn’t necessary C: Blood pressure danger line now stricter D: Two apples a day are better than one

4: Bar exam pass rates are up. How many lawyers are practicing in California? A: 57, 000 B: 87,000 C: 148,000 D: 189,000

5: What’s the latest setback for the cannabis world in San Francisco? A: Huge tax on bongs and rolling papers may go on the city ballot B: Muni banning bus ads for weed outlets C: Experts say sidewalk smoking harming street trees D: City health inspectors not pleased with store hygiene

6: What’s the latest creature posing problems in Bay Area suburbia? A: New breed of tough, cagey gopher B: Raccoons unimpresse­d by security camera lights C: Poop-dropping wild turkeys D: Chihuahua-grabbing hawks

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