TIME TO TEST YOUR CENTENNIAL I.Q. WITH THE 100-YEAR QUIZ

Have you been paying attention the past 100 years? As the Orange County Centennial year celebration comes to an end, it is time to find out just how much you really do know about this, the one-time bedroom community to that Big Town up the road.

There are 46 possible correct answers. If you get fewer than five wrong, give yourself the highest rating: “Civic-Minded Native.”

Those missing 5 to 23 qualify to attend all Brea Historical Society meetings without fear of embarrassment. More than 30 wrong answers means that you should visit the library more often or that you’ve just arrived from Iowa.

And for those scoring 22 or fewer correct answers, the bus for Los Angeles leaves from Santa Ana on the hour--if you can get someone to show you the way to Santa Ana.

1. The first boysenberry grower in Orange County was:

A. Walter Knott.

B. James Irvine.

C. Pappy Boyington.

D. Madam Helena Modjeska.

E. Ralph Boysen.

2. The year 1955 is significant in Orange County history because it marked:

A. The completion of the Santa Ana Freeway to Anaheim, the first freeway link with Los Angeles County.

B. The opening of Disneyland.

C. The secession of Brea-Olinda from Yorba Linda, forming the new cities of Brea, Yorba Linda and the short-lived community of Oleander.

D. The first of many mysterious deaths in the Orange County Jail.

3. The Golden Triangle is the name given to:

A. A Santa Ana fast-food company’s logo, depicting a yellow three-sided cattle brand.

B. The political interests of Orange County land developers, ranchers and oil companies.

C. The Irvine business and industrial area bordered by the 405 and 5 freeways.

D. The 1880s coalition of bean farmers, bankers and railroad interests that established the county’s first packing plants.

4. This town now called Huntington Beach was originally known as:

A. Pacific City

B. Atlantic City West

C. White Beach

D. The Strand

E. The Wedge

5. The roof of the Orange Drive-In Theater was where

A. Walter Knott first sold berries before moving to Buena Park.

B. Lawyers Andrew Glassell and Alfred Chapman sat in 1951 when they dreamed up “City of Orange” as the name for the town they had established.

C. Police found “Murray the A,” a notorious jewel thief and the first person to escape fromthe Orange County jail in 1961.

D. A DC-10 came to rest in 1959, miraculously injuring no one, but interrupting the Orange County premier of “Godzilla.”

E. The Rev. Robert H. Schuller conducted his first Orange County church services in 1955.

6. The Rendezvous Ballroom, a popular nightspot from the 1940s through the 1960s, was located:

A. On 4th Street in Santa Ana.

B. On Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach.

C. On Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach.

D. Adjacent to the Retail Clerks’ union hall in Buena Park.

E. Aboard a gambling ship anchored off Dana Point.

7. The California Angels moved from Los Angeles to Anaheim in:

A. 1948.

B. 1962.

C. 1966.

D. 1970.

E. 1976.

8. The city of Irvine considered housing its homeless in:

A. The city’s historical, but abandoned, lima bean processing plant.

B. An empty bus depot.

C. A vacant dog shelter.

D. Several local churches.

E. Irvine High School auditorium.

9. The Santa Ana River historically emptied into the Pacific Ocean at:

A. Huntington Beach.

B. Anaheim Bay.

C. Newport Bay.

D. All of the above.

E. The river never has reached the ocean. It ends at Irvine Lake.

10. Dr. Louis Cella:

A. Pioneered “painless” dentistry in the 1890s in Cellaville, which later became Tustin.

B. Embezzled $3 million from two hospitals he controlled and gave heavily to political campaigns in the 1970s.

C. Founded the first hospital to serve the poor in Orange County in 1924, raising millions in donations from foreign sources.

D. Established the UC Irvine College of Medicine’s pediatric specialty unit in the 1940s for expectant mothers who could afford its experimental prenatal care.

E. Pretended to be shocked when he won the Nobel Prize for medicine, giving rise to the term “Cella feign.”

11. During his tenure as a congressman representing Orange County, Rep. James Utt:

A. Urged the secession of Anaheim and points north to form a separate county government.

B. Tried to have Congress officially recognize the authority of Jesus Christ.

C. Introduced legislation to bar “Communist sympathizers” from holding elective office.

D. Inadvertently halted a robbery in progress while touring a Santa Ana Post Office.

E. Was named the Orange County ACLU chapter’s Man of the Year but declined to accept.

12. Which of these pop hits by Orange County performers reached the No. 1 position on the Billboard Magazine singles chart?

A. “Wipeout” by the Surfaris.

B. “Two of Hearts” by Stacey Q.

C. “Miserlou” by Dick Dale and the Deltones.

D. “(You’re My) Soul and Inspiration by the Righteous Brothers.

E. “The Tennessee Waltz” by Ida Lupino and Howard Duff.

13. What famous movie was filmed in 1930 in what is now Corona del Mar near Newport Center?

A. “M,” starring Peter Lorre.

B. “Potemkim,” starring a lot of Russians.

C. “All Quiet on the Western Front,” starring Lew Ayres.

D. “The General,” starring Buster Keaton.

E. “The Gold Rush,” starring Charlie Chaplin.

14. When was the last time a majority of Orange County registered voters were Democrats?

A. Never.

B. During the Roosevelt era.

C. 1963, after President Kennedy’s assassination.

D. 1978, when Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. was elected.

E. 1904, following the Battle of San Juan Hill.

15. The Huntington Beach City Council in 1987 allowed a woman to keep her pet to guard her because she was allergic to dogs and her trucker husband often was not home. What was her pet?

A. Stormer, a 10-pound goose that honks like a truck and keeps the lawn trimmed.

B. Hooter, a mongoose with a nasty disposition.

C. Honker, a 7-foot-tall ostrich that had bitten two postal carriers.

D. Tooter, an 11-foot Burmese python that makes no sounds whatsoever.

E. Spot, a black Chinese panda that sounds like a mountain lion but is cleaner.

16. When silent movie vamp Theda Bara floated down the Nile in a gilded barge in the 1917 production of “Cleopatra,” she was actually navigating:

A. The Santa Ana River.

B. Upper Newport Bay.

C. Lake Mission Viejo.

D. Coyote Creek.

E. An indoor movie set in Tustin.

17. Amazingly, it is possible to sail due east into the Pacific Ocean when leaving Orange County from:

A. Dana Point Harbor.

B. Three Arch Bay.

C. San Clemente State Beach.

D. San Mateo Point.

E. Bolsa Chica State Beach.

18. In the period between 1974 and 1977, how many Orange County public officials were indicted?

A. 7.

B. 44.

C. All of them.

D. None.

19. A peak atop the Anaheim Hills was known in the 1800s as:

A. “Eagle’s Nest” because of the large number of rare American bald eagles roosting there.

B. “Robbers’ Roost” because bandits perched there to look for victims in the valley.

C. “Lookout Point” because it afforded an unmatched view of the ocean to the south and mountains to the north.

D. “El Camino Real” because it was a stop-off point on the historic King’s Highway.

E. “Anaheim Hills” for obvious reasons.

20. What cultural institution won a Tony Award in 1988:

A. Grove Shakespeare Festival.

B. Orange County Performing Arts Center.

C. South Coast Repertory.

D. Laguna Playhouse.

21. Buena Park is NOT:

A. The site of the first evaporated milk plant in California.

B. The birthplace of silent movie star Fatty Arbuckle.

C. Where boysenberries became famous.

D. The former home of dancing stallions and live alligators.

E. The only city in which residents voted against forming the county of Orange.

22. What substance accounted for the most successful mining operation in the Saddleback Valley?

A. Fertilizer.

B. Gold.

C. Coal.

D. Tungsten.

23. Before James William Towner was appointed in 1889 to preside over the creation of Orange County he:

A. Rode with the James Gang and gave his booty to the poor.

B. Co-starred with John Wilkes Booth in the first legitimate stage production of “The Philadelphia Story.”

C. Was involved with the Berlin Heights Free Love Community of Ohio and the radical socialist community of Oneida, N.Y.

D. Aided the escape of his cousin Napoleon Bonaparte from the Isle of Elba.

24. In the mid-1920s the political tone was set in Anaheim for at least a decade when the entire Anaheim City Council, virtually all the city police and the police chief were affiliated with what organization?

A. The Republican Party.

B. The Anaheim Abolitionist Movement.

C. The Ku Klux Klan.

D. The Lincoln Club.

E. The Freemasons.

25. The major stockholder in the Irvine Co. is:

A. Joan Irvine Smith.

B. Brad Gates.

C. Donald L. Bren.

D. Larry Agran.

26. In 1984, the streets of Mission Viejo were the scene of what Summer Olympic activity?

A. The 110-meter high hurdles.

B. The marathon.

C. The bicycle races.

D. Sugar Ray Leonard’s Gold Medal boxing match.

27. In 1908 California’s last (fill in the blank) was shot and killed in Orange County.

A. Red-headed woodpecker.

B. Wild grizzly bear.

C. Card-carrying Communist.

D. Male condor.

28. Match the date with the event:

A. UC Irvine was dedicated. 1. 1946 B. First Major League Baseball All-Star game in the county. 2. 1971 C. School segregation ended in the county. 3. 1964 D. Disneyland opened. 4. 1967 E. City of Irvine incorporated. 5. 1955

29. Some communities can be identified simply by their street names. Match the streets with the cities in which they are located.

A. Trinidad, Bolivia, Brazil, 1. Costa Mesa Panama and Cuba. B. Calle Abril, Calle Mayo, Calle Juno. 2.Buena Park C. Forest Glen, Cypress, 3. Newport Beach Shadow Oak, Pinecrest. D. Stahov, Oso, Pal, Bestel, 4. Laguna Beach Wee, Yermo. E. Presidential, Roosevelt, Washington, 5. Midway City Jackson, Jefferson F. Fordham, Colgate, Rutgers, Notre Dame, 6. San Clemente College, Vassar G. Port Ashley, Port Charles, 7. Westminster Port Westbourne, Port Stirling H. Broadway, Boardwalk, Sleepy Hollow, 8. Yorba Linda Graceland, Blue Bird

30. Match the Orange County corporate chieftains with their companies:

A. Don Bren 1. Arnel Development B. Carl Karcher 2. Irvine Co. C. Thomas C.K. Yuen & Safi U. Qureshey 3. Pacific Mutual Insurance Co. D. George Argyrus 4. Carl’s Jr. Restaurant. E. Harry Bubb 5. AST Research Inc. F. David Tappan 6. Fluor Corp.

100-YEAR QUIZ ANSWERS

1. The first boysenberry grower in Orange County was: E. Ralph Boysen.

2. The year 1955 is significant because of: B. The opening of Disneyland.

3. The Golden Triangle is the name given to: C. The Irvine business and industrial area bordered by the 405 and 5 Freeways.

4. Huntington Beach was originally known as: A. Pacific City

5. The roof of the Orange Drive-In Theater was where: E. The Rev. Robert H. Schuller conducted his first Orange County church services in 1955.

6. The Rendezvous Ballroom was located: C. On Balboa Peninsula in Newport Beach.

7. The California Angels moved from Los Angeles to Anaheim in: C. 1966.

8. The city of Irvine considered housing its homeless in: C. A vacant dog shelter.

9. The Santa Ana River historically emptied into the Pacific Ocean at: D. All of the above. (Huntington Beach, Anaheim Bay and Newport Bay.)

10. Dr. Louis Cella: B. Embezzled $3 million from two hospitals he controlled and gave heavily to political campaigns in the 1970s.

11. Rep. James Utt: B. Tried to have Congress officially recognize the authority of Jesus Christ.

12. The pop hit to reach Number One was: D. “(You’re My) Soul and Inspiration by the Righteous Brothers.

13. The famous movie filmed in 1930 in what is now Corona del Mar was: C. “All Quiet on the Western Front,” starring Lew Ayres.

14. The last time a majority of Orange County registered voters were Democrats was: D. 1978, when Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. was elected.

15. The Huntington Beach City Council in 1987 allowed a woman to keep her pet: A. Stormer, a 10-pound goose that honks like a truck and keeps the lawn trimmed.

16. Silent movie vamp Theda Bara floated down: B. Upper Newport Bay.

17. It is possible to sail due east into the Pacific Ocean when leaving: A. Dana Point Harbor. 18. Between 1974 and 1977 this many Orange County public officials were indicted: B. 44.

19. A peak atop the Anaheim Hills was known in the 1800s as: B. “Robbers’ Roost” because bandits perched there to look for victims in the valley.

20. This cultural institution won a Tony Award in 1988: C. South Coast Repertory.

21. Buena Park is NOT: B. The birthplace of silent movie star Fatty Arbuckle.

22. This accounted for the most successful mining operation in the Saddleback Valley: A. Fertilizer.

23. Before James William Towner was appointed to preside over the creation of Orange County he: C. Was involved with the Berlin Heights Free Love Community of Ohio and the radical socialist community of Oneida, N.Y.

24. In the mid-1920s the political tone was set in Anaheim when the entire Anaheim City Council, virtually all the city police and the police chief were affiliated with: C. The Ku Klux Klan.

25. The major stockholder in the Irvine Company is: C. Donald L. Bren.

26. In 1984 the streets of Mission Viejo were the scene of: C. The bicycle races.

27. In 1908 California’s last. . . B. Wild grizzly bear--was shot and killed in Orange County.

28. Match the date with the event:

A. UC Irvine was dedicated.-- 3. 1964

B. First Major League Baseball All-Star game in the county.-- 4. 1967

C. School segregation ended in the county. -- 1. 1946

D. Disneyland opened. -- 5. 1955

E. City of Irvine incorporated. -- 2. 1971

29. These streets match these cities:

A. Trinidad, Bolivia, Brazil, Panama and Cuba. -- 2. Buena Park

B. Calle Abril, Calle Mayo, Calle Juno. -- 6. San Clemente

C. Forest Glen, Cypress, Shadow Oak, Pinecrest. -- 8. Yorba Linda

D. Stahov, Oso, Pal, Bestel, Wee, Yermo. -- 7. Westminster

E. Presidential, Roosevelt, Washington, Jackson, Jefferson. -- 5. Midway City

F. Fordham, Colgate, Rutgers, Notre Dame, College, Vassar. -- 1. Costa Mesa

G. Port Ashley, Port Charles, Port Westbourne, Port Stirling. -- 3. Newport Beach

H. Broadway, Boardwalk, Sleepy Hollow, Graceland, Blue Bird. -- 4. Laguna Beach

30. These Orange County corporate chieftains match up with these companies:

A. Don Bren -- 2. Irvine Co.

B. Carl Karcher -- 4. Carl’s Jr. Restaurant.

C. Thomas C.K. Yuen & Safi U. Qureshey -- 5. AST Research Inc.

D. George Argyrus -- 1. Arnel Development

E. Harry Bubb -- 3. Pacific Mutual Insurance Co. F. David Tappan -- 6. Fluor Corp.