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Dogs in Parks and Baker's Arts: Weekly Mokena News Quiz and Daily Trivia Answers, Aug. 27.

In a world gone mad without a weekly quiz of news from Mokena, a weekly quiz of news from Mokena.

Last weekend's Mokena Park District dog event in Main Park, where owners trotted out their pooches for games, contests, shows and fun, was called:

A. Woofstock
B. Bark in the Park
C. The Mokena Pet Parade
D. Dog Day Afternoon

Check out our photo gallery of the event while you fetch your answer

Find out what's happening in Mokenawith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Thunderbolts and lightning canceled all but one of Saturday's preseason games for which local youth sports leagues?

A. The Mokena Blaze
B. The Mokena Burros
C. The Lincoln-Way Xplosion
D. The Mokena Dancing Hamsters

Find out what's happening in Mokenawith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Check out our photo gallery of the kids waiting out the rain

Mokena's newest bakery specializes in treats prepared without:

A. Dairy
B. Gluten
C. Any animal product (butter, eggs, milk, etc.)
D. Sugar

Treat yourself to our "Locals Only" profile of this new business

What Southland favorites will be playing in Mokena Sept. 2?

A. The Fat Guys
B. The Hat Guys
C. The Flat Guys
D. The Jumping Jehoshaphat Guys

Read more about this band and the rest of our SouthScene Top 5 Best Bets for Southland entertainment

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And speaking of answers ...

Every weekday, we pose a photo or written trivia question about Mokena. Here are this week's answers (all education-themed this week to celebrate the start of the school year). The name of the day is a link to the original question.

The hidden photo is of Mokena Intermediate School. .
A. The first schoolhouse in Mokena was built in 1855
The blurred school sign was for Arbury Hills School, the only Summit Hill District 161 school located in Mokena. .
C. There were 4,710 students in Mokena in 2000, of which 1,022 were in high school.
The answer to the weekly riddle was Mokena Junior High School. Congrats to Kristen for getting it right. .


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