Test your Newport knowledge
GALLERY: Snapshots of History
Balboa Pavilion
McFadden Square
The Piers
The Arches Restaurant
Red Cars
The Dory Fleet
Newport Harbor High
Jamboree Road
Other landmarks
RELATED STORIES
Suburban Legends
A home to celebrities
A community remembers
Fun Facts
Test your Newport knowledge
COLUMNS
Publisher's Note
From City Hall
Editor's note
Ending note
NB100 Magazine (PDF)
How much do you know about the history of the city? Take this quiz and find out.
By Tony Dodero
1. Which one of these Newport residents was an owner of the Balboa Pavilion?
John Wayne
Buddy Ebsen
Joey Bishop
Art Gronsky
2. Which famous waterfront locale has played host to the rich and famous since its opening in 1948?
Joe's Crab Shack
Villa Nova
Balboa Bay Club
The Cannery
3. Jamboree Road is named after what famous 1953 event that occurred at what is now known as Newport Center?
A convention of jam makers
A massive gathering of Boy Scouts
A jazz festival
Don Bren's 21st birthday bash
4. Which Newport Beach pioneer is credited for the creation of the Balboa Ferry?
Judge Robert Gardner
Joe Beek
James and Robert McFadden
Danny Marcheano
5. Which famous child star is well known for spending time on the peninsula riding on a bicycle?
Gary Coleman
Jay North
Robert Blake
Shirley Temple
6. The Dory Fleet is older than?
The city of Newport Beach itself
The Fun Zone
Art Gronsky
All of the above
7. Which famous locale opened for business in 1967?
Sid's Blue Beet
The Rendezvous Ballroom
Fashion Island
The Arches Restaurant
8. Newport Harbor High was the location for a basketball game in the 1940s with which famous basketball team?
The Lakers
The Celtics
The Clippers
The Harlem Globetrotters
9. Located just west of the Newport Harbor mouth on the Balboa Peninsula is The Wedge, a bodysurfing paradise known the world over for its 20-foot high waves. What is the original name of The Wedge?
The Slice
The Gnarly Zone
The Point
Neck Breaks
10. Newport Beach City Hall was originally used as a what?
A school house
A speakeasy
A gin joint
A yacht club
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