2011-07-21 Columns

Quizunderstood

Stuff That Will Land You In Federal Prison And Danny Mateo Comments On South Korea

July 21, 2011 | 11:55 AM

QUIZUNDERSTOOD

1. On July 13 U.S. District Court Judge David Ezra sentenced 61-year-old Wailuku accountant Lloyd Y. Kimura to 11 years, eight months in federal prison without the possibility of parole. What was his crime?
A. Attempted murder of a California client, a 48-year-old widow he had seduced.
B. Running a Ponzi scheme that bilked 50 investors out of $8 million.
C. Embezzling $5.7 million in funds from his accounting firm.
D. Robbing the Wailuku Post Office of $1.2 million worth of Forever stamps.

2. Which of the following statements did Mayor Alan Arakawa or County Council Chairman Danny Mateo NOT tell The Maui News concerning their recent trip to South Korea?
A. "Koreans love to play golf."
B. "The Korean people have an incredible thirst for coffee."
C. "Their ability to afford to come here is very positive."
D. "Koreans really appreciate baseball--more so even than we do."

3. According to The Maui News, just six of Maui County's 32 public schools met federal No Child Left Behind standards during the 2010-11 school year.
A. True
B. False
C. Wha?

BONUS QUESTION: Six is what percent of 32?
A. 10 percent
B. 18 percent
C. 18.75 percent
D. I graduated from public school and frankly have no idea what you're talking about.

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1. Running a Ponzi scheme that bilked 50 investors out of $8 million.

2. "Koreans really appreciate baseball--more so even than we do."

3. True

BONUS: 18.75 percent

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