Calling all locals: Test your SLO County knowledge with our end-of-year quiz
Before you bid farewell to 2022, here’s an opportunity to test your knowledge of local events of the past 12 months.
Scoring is simple: One point for each correct answer. (You’ll find the answer key at the bottom.)
As always, we thank you for supporting local news, and we wish you a profoundly happy and healthy new year.
Multiple Choice
1. According to the most recent count, SLO County’s monarch butterfly population did what in 2022?
a) Practically disappeared
b) Stayed about the same
c) Grew
d) Lost its spots
2. Which businesses opened in SLO County in 2022?
a) Hobby Lobby; Wetzel’s Pretzels; Battle Axe
b) Terracotta Home and Garden; FP Movement; Brixton
c) Monarch Books; Five Below, Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop
d) All of the above
3. SLO County Supervisor Bruce Gibson won reelection by how many votes?
a) 15
b) 13
c) 4
d) TBD
4. Christopher Peuvrelle, the prosecutor who won a conviction in the Kristin Smart murder case, left the SLO County District Attorney’s Office to do what?
a) Attend the Culinary Arts Academy in Switzerland
b) Write a book about the case
c) Take a job as supervising attorney for the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office
d) Become a legal analyst for CNN
5. Which high school teams won championships in 2022?
a) Atascadero football
b) San Luis Obispo boys cross country
c) Arroyo Grande boys water polo
d) All of the above
6. Who termed out of office in 2022?
a) Carlyn Christianson
b) John Ashbaugh
c) Jeff Lee
d) Colleen Martin
7. French Hospital Medical Center encountered some pushback over its intention to open what new facility?
a) A VIP wing for celebrities and their pets
b) A high-rise apartment complex to attract new employees
c) A neonatal intensive care unit
d) Pickleball courts
8. Bamboo Bamboo Chinese Restaurant in Morro Bay added a robot to its staff. What’s its name?
a) BellaBot
b) BambooBot
c) BarneyBot
d) BotBot
9. What celebrity couple exchanged vows at a Templeton winery in 2022?
a) Lena Headey and Marc Menchaca
b) Taylor Lautner and Taylor Dome (Yes, they have the same first name)
c) Adrian Grenier and Jordan Roemmele
d) Who are these people, anyway?
10. According to Google, the Central Coast led the nation in searches for:
a) The green flash
b) Love Island
c) Harry and Megan
d) Taco Tuesday
11. Prior to a big game against the Gauchos, Cal Poly’s athletics director asked local stores to refrain from selling what item?
a) Tequila
b) Tortillas
c) Air horns
d) Beach balls
12. When saying “I don’t see any point,” the speaker was referring to what activity?
a) Voting
b) Looking for affordable housing in SLO County
c) Black Friday shopping in downtown SLO
d) Getting a COVID-19 vaccine
And the winners are...
We name the person. You tell us the prize.
1. Bob Lindquist
a) A seat on the Nipomo Community Services District
b) First place in the Bad Hemingway contest
c) A SLO County Winemaker of the Year award
d) The lottery
2. Silvia Martinez
a) SLO County Teacher of the Year honor
b) Winner of the first season of the PBS show “The Great American Recipe”
c) A seat on the Lucia Mar Unified School District board
d) A poetry award
3. Cal Poly alum Zachary Shallcross
a) A trip to the World Cup
b) A star turn on ABC’s “The Bachelor”
c) A contract with TMZ
d) A surfing championship
4. Jimmy Panetta
a) Cattleman of the Year award
b) A pinochle championship
c) A Grammy Award
d) A Congressional seat
5. Dale Dickey
a) SLO County International Film Festival’s King Vidor Award
b) A spot on a professional pickleball team
c) A seat on the Los Osos Community Services District board
d) A contract to steamclean Gum Ball Alley
Say what?
We give you the quote, you tell us who said (or wrote) it.
1. “He’s going to be Debbie Arnold without the skirt.”
a) Andrea Seastrand
b) Tom Fulks
c) Randall Jordan
d) John Peschong
2. “We would be remiss not to put (delaying the closure of Diablo Canyon) on the table as an option.”
a) Sen. Dianne Feinstein
b) Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham
c) Grimes
d) Gov. Gavin Newsom
3. “Your resolution’s statement that I am unqualified to be a professor at Cal Poly is wrong and misleading.”
a) Former CSU Chancellor Joseph Castro
b) COLAB SLO Executive Director Mike Brown
c) Mapmaker Richard Patten
d) Elon Musk
4. “This case is not over. This case will not be over until Kristin (Smart) is returned.”
a) San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow
b) Podcaster Chris Lambert
c) San Luis Obispo Sheriff Ian Parkinson
d) Associated Students of Cal Poly
5. “I have blocked them when they incessantly personally attack me. As long as people are respectful, they are free to disagree with me and I will have a conversation with them and look forward to it.”
a) Supervisor Bruce Gibson
b) Supervisor Lynn Compton
c) Former SLO Mayor Heidi Harmon
d) Radio talk show host Andy Caldwell
True or false
1. The recount in the Jimmy Paulding/Lynn Compton race for District 4 supervisor differed from the original count by just 2 votes.
2. The price of gas reached $9.99 a gallon in Gordo, located just north of the SLO County line.
3. An economist who spoke at the annual Central Coast Academic Forecast said SLO County has too many highly paid, highly educated workers
4. A Nordstrom Rack will open next year at the Pismo Beach outlets.
5. In 2022, reports of mountain lion sightings far surpassed previous years.
Answers
Multiple choice: 1. C; 2. B; 3. B; 4. C; 5. D; 6. A; 7. C; 8. A; 9. B; 10. D; 11. B; 12. C
And the winners are: 1. C; 2. B; 3. B; 4. D; 5. A
Say what?: 1. C; 2. D; 3. A; 4. C; 5. B
True or false: 1. F; 2. T; 3. T; 4. F; 5. F
Scoring: 27-20 points — Congrats! You’re a SLOCO trivia master; 19-10 points — Not too shabby; under 10 points — You’re just visiting, right?
This story was originally published December 29, 2022 at 5:30 AM.