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Weekly News Quiz and Daily Trivia Answers, July 9
In a world divided between two warring factions of dark and light, of old magic and ancient evil, a quiz about the week's events in Mokena.
A merger announced this week involving a famous Mokena-based business will create:
A. The largest Fiat dealership in the Midwest
B. The largest Catholic health provider in Illinois
C. Ed & Joe & Tiger Kwon's, where you eat pizza while dodging roundhouse kicks
D. Voltron
Find out what's happening in Mokenawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
What did a 19-year-old Mokena man do after crashing into a utility pole on La Porte Road, briefly wiping out power, phone and cable service to several homes:
A. Drove off
B. Ran off
C. Waited for the police
D. Re-connected the cable by hand like Doc Brown at the end of Back to the Future
Find out what's happening in Mokenawith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Read about the man's reaction – and the charges he'll face – here
What, aside from the fireworks , added some bang, and some bangs, to Mokena's July 4 celebration?
A. Cannons fired by historical re-enactors
B. The demolition of a downtown office building
C. Headbanging to a local metal concert
D. Free haircuts provided by a Mokena hairstylist
What has Mokena resident Larry Loven collected more than 40 of over the years?
A. Baseballs used in major league games
B. Historical figures' signatures, including Calvin Coolidge's and John Dillinger's
C. Classic cars
D. Paintings by and of sad clowns
Collect your answer and find out about the show Loven's organizing here
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Every weekday, we pose a photo or written trivia question about Mokena. Here are this week's answers. The name of the day is a link to the original question.
The photo was taken in Main Park
When the armed robbers stormed into the bank in 1924, Mayor George Hacker, who was also a cashier at the bank, laughed, thinking it was a prank. The robbers then showed they were serious by pressing a gun to another cashier's head. You can read the full story at "Bank Robbers Confront Mokena Officials" here.
As reader Suzi Voss correctly guessed, the business was Grant Seekers on Front Street. Congrats, Suzi!
At 5,679 to 2,668, there were more Mokena residents younger than 20 than older than 64 at the time of the 2010 census.
Friday: We took a day off.
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