For safety's sake, a consultant recently recommended that no more than 200 people at one time should:
Speak at a Seattle School Board meeting.
Stand on the Space Needle's observation deck.
Ride the Seattle Center Monorail.
Board a Boeing 747.
Millions of couples have achieved happier love lives because Bothell-based Icos, targeted for takeover by industry giant Eli Lilly, developed:
Viagra.
Cialis.
Levitra.
Tequila.
This photo from the early 1970s shows a San Francisco high-school teacher who went on to become:
Lead singer for the Beach Boys.
Mayor of Seattle.
A car dealer in Lake City.
Head coach of the Seattle Seahawks.
Icon or eyesore? Some people would like to see it demolished, even though this year it was placed on both the National Register of Historic Places and the Washington Heritage Register. It's the:
Ferry Kalakala.
Alaskan Way Viaduct.
Experience Music Project.
Blue Moon Tavern.
Key Arena.
As one police detective put it, Liam Moynihan "knew how to do this certain thing, and he was good at it." Moynihan admitted in King County Superior Court that over a six-month period he:
Married 22 women.
Stole 136 cars.
Performed 82 surgeries without a medical license.
Forged $2.1 million in welfare checks.
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This massive piece arriving at the new Olympic Sculpture Park is a giant:
Squid.
Typewriter eraser.
Spool of thread.
Clump of seaweed.
Seattle voters last month decided that exotic dancers no longer need to:
Have formal dance training.
Be city residents.
Have high-school diplomas.
Stay four feet away from customers.
Pluto-lovers around the world were dismayed when astronomers kicked Pluto off the official list of planets in our solar system. From now on, it will be known as:
A dwarf planet.
A moon.
An asteroid.
Goofy.
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On election night, Sen. Maria Cantwell told her supporters she liked winning the race at 8:01, a reference to the fact that:
She had a 9 p.m. flight to catch.
She had trailed at 7:59.
Her previous election was so close it required a recount.
ABC projected she would lose.
Stinging from a loss in the Seahawks' first Super Bowl, Coach Mike Holmgren said his players had to take on not just the Pittsburgh Steelers, but:
A killer case of jet lag.
The guys in the striped shirts.
Smarmy sportswriters.
The Sport Illustrated jinx.
In a gathering at Westlake Park in November, KEXP-FM disc jockey John Richards gushed about the "rich Seattle feel" of the new:
Starbucks shade-grown coffee.
Microsoft Zune.
Sonics uniforms.
Whole Foods Market.
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Umbrellas were a common sight when 15.63 inches of rain:
Fell in a 24-hour period at Sea-Tac
Made November the soggiest month in local history.
Prompted the cancellation of Seattle's Holiday Parade.
Sank a Washington ferry.
Of the following superstars, which one did NOT perform in Seattle in 2006?
Bob Dylan.
Paul McCartney.
Paul Simon.
Mick Jagger.
Jon Bon Jovi.
These longtime rivals decided to settle their differences through binding arbitration, and a decision next year might spell an end to one of them:
Boeing and Airbus.
The Seattle Times and Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline.
Starbucks and Tully's.
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In this photo, King County Councilman Pete von Reichbauer appears to be pointing something out to the man who:
Handles security at county council meetings.
Heads the county elections office.
Bought the Seattle SuperSonics.
Lost a U.S. Senate race to Maria Cantwell.
In April, President Bush said he doesn't like the idea of people singing "The Star-Spangled Banner":
In Irish pubs.
On "American Idol."
To a hip-hop beat.
In Spanish.
All of the above.
It's pronounced "we," but the new Nintendo game system is spelled:
Wee
Oui
WWII
Wii
Whee!
Former President Bill Clinton and U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott were yukking it up in July, but it's no laughing matter that McDermott was ordered to pay more than $600,000 for:
Delinquent parking tickets.
Criticizing NFL officials.
Taxpayer-funded trips to Africa.
Leaking an illegally recorded phone conversation to reporters.
Mick Jagger, of the Rolling Stones, has performed "Let's Spend the Night Together" countless times, but this year he was asked not to sing it:
At Qwest Field.
In Spanish.
In China.
At the White House.
On "A Prairie Home Companion."
This innovative all-woman rock group, which shared its name with an Interstate 5 exit, went on indefinite hiatus in 2006:
Denny Stewart.
Military Road.
Sleater-Kinney.
Airport Way.
Which of the following was NOT available — when last we checked — at the downtown Whole Foods Market?
Handmade tuna burgers.
Apricot-mango spritzer.
Diet Coke.
Organic beef jerky.
Pilates DVDs.
Bridging the gap
In these watery environs, we depend on our bridges, even though we rough them up a bit. Match the span with the dilemma:
22.Evergreen Point Floating Bridge
23.Tacoma Narrows Bridge
24.Alaskan Way Viaduct
25.Magnolia Bridge
A. Still damaged from 2001 quake; proposed $164 million replacement project could clog traffic for three years.
B. Mayor calls it the "Big Ugly," wants it replaced with a multi-billion-dollar tunnel.
C. Ouch! A ship carrying pieces for a new bridge smacked into the old one in June.
D. Built in 1963, it’s vulnerable to quakes and storms; the governor wants a six-lane replacement.
News researcher Miyoko Wolf contributed to this report.
