"THIS IS MASON COUNTY" QUIZ NO. 1

Please post your answers numbered 1 through 8 as a comment on this blog or email the answers. The deadline for this first quiz is February 28--Answers will appear on March 2. Winners of this contest will receive an "I Know Mason County" Award. Thank you for participating.


1. Choose the most overused meaningless word heard in Mason County Board of Commissioner briefing sessions.

A. Strategic
B. Conversation
C. Opportunity

2. Choose the phrase that best describes the relationships among Mason County Commissioners.

A. Silent treatment
B. Feigned tolerance
C. Mutual fluffing


3. Choose the phrase or word that best describes the overall political culture of Mason County.

A. Stand back and let the big dogs eat
B. Grudge politics
C. Stealth politics



4. Mason County Commissioners can change their salary/compensation package by enacting a county ordinance?

A. True
B. False

5. Match the following actual utterances with one of the Mason County Commissioners -- Gallagher, Ring-Erickson, Sheldon.

A. “public records requests are a beautiful thing” ________________
B. “it just hasn’t been part of the conversation” ________________
C. “I’ve always wanted to do that" ________________
D. "the public's not mandated" ________________


6. Name the person who first made famous the phrase, “no bag limit on criminals".
____________________


7. What have we not heard lately? Choose all that apply.

A. "Mason County is the fastest growing county in the state."
B. "We are spending county reserves with our eyes wide open."
C. "The newspaper is no longer our friend."