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    "I messed up," began a CEO's blogged explanation of what decision?

    • Netflix's separation of DVD and streaming services
    • Apple's failure to introduce the iPhone 5 in a highly touted product release
    • LinkedIn's hosting of a visit by President Obama
    • PG&E's switch to SmartMeters
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How closely did you follow this year's Northern California news? Ten questions check your knowledge of some items of note.

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    Who or what is Mildred Baena?

    • The Palo Alto nanny accused of stealing a $360,000 lottery ticket from her employer

    • The jockey, a Salinas native, who rode 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom

    • The mother of Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child

    • The anagrammatic secret code used to clear Level 4-12 of "Angry Birds Rio"

    Correct Answer
    A. The mother of Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child
  • 3. 

    Cheerleaders at San Jose's Piedmont High went public with their dismay that they were not allowed to:

    • Wear their miniskirted uniforms during school hours

    • Perform to a song that includes the word "wazoo"

    • Have a tadpole-eating contest as a fundraiser

    • Appear on the Jimmy Kimmel show during Teen Cheerleader Week

    Correct Answer
    A. Wear their miniskirted uniforms during school hours
  • 4. 

    Sara Cole, a Los Gatos mother badly injured in 2007 by a drunken driver, was in the news again in 2011. Why?

    • She became lost overnight on a hike in Castle Rock State Park

    • She was accused of drunken driving after plowing into a town Christmas display

    • She was accused of a sexual relationship with a teenage friend of her son

    • She asked President Obama during a town hall meeting how many sit-ups his wife could do

    Correct Answer
    A. She was accused of a sexual relationship with a teenage friend of her son
  • 5. 

    Jerry Brown's wife revealed that the governor had a secret weapon in "warming up the Republicans" during budget talks early in 2011. It was:

    • Office happy hour with hand-rolled sushi

    • Complimentary passes to test-drive a Tesla

    • His spot-on imitation of Maria Shriver

    • A cute dog

    Correct Answer
    A. A cute dog
  • 6. 

    Which was not a tactic of the group Anonymous in its response to BART's shutting down of cell phone service?

    • Hacking the agency's website

    • Staging a rush-hour protest that shut down a station

    • Throwing mannequins on the tracks

    • Releasing a lewd photo of the agency's spokesman

    Correct Answer
    A. Throwing mannequins on the tracks
  • 7. 
     Who is this Danville teenager? - ProProfs

     Who is this Danville teenager?

    • Liam Pritchett, whose misguided cannonball went through a neighbor's home

    • Evan O'Dorney, who won the National Spelling Bee, the Intel Science Talent Search and "Who Wants to be a Mathematician?"

    • Justin Russell, who was rewarded with a walk-on part after spotting an error on a whiteboard in TV's "The Big Bang Theory"

    • Cyllian Wellis, who came under FCC scrutiny for inventing a phone app that lets the user assign a bogus caller-ID number

    Correct Answer
    A. Evan O'Dorney, who won the National Spelling Bee, the Intel Science Talent Search and "Who Wants to be a Mathematician?"
  • 8. 

    Google's first video doodle commemorated:

    • The discovery of planet Kepler 22B

    • The birthdate of Charlie Chaplin

    • The invention of microwave popcorn

    • The Wright Brothers' first flight

    Correct Answer
    A. The birthdate of Charlie Chaplin
  • 9. 

    Scalpers were asking up to $40 for tickets, originally available free, entitling the bearer to:

    • Pose next to the Giants' World Series trophy

    • Attend Steve Jobs' memorial service at Apple

    • Have a body part signed by James Durbin

    • Hike up Half Dome

    Correct Answer
    A. Hike up Half Dome
  • 10. 

    On a day in late February, tens of thousands of people visited a website set up to answer just one question:

    • Is Barry Bonds guilty?

    • How can I disable my iPhone tracking?

    • Is it snowing in SF yet?

    • Is this a leap year?

    Correct Answer
    A. Is it snowing in SF yet?

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