City Quiz

1) Which member of The Hot Springs Board of Directors said to a female member of the board in the Board Chambers, “Go get F***ed!

A - Carroll Weatherford

B - Steve Smith

C - Mike Bush

D - Tom Daniel

E - Peggy Maruthur

F - Elaine Jones

G - Bill Edwards

2) Which Board Member told the Sentinel Record that the above comment “Makes the board meetings lively!”

A - Carroll Weatherford

B - Steve Smith

C - Mike Bush

D - Tom Daniel

E - Peggy Maruthur

F - Elaine Jones

G - Bill Edwards

3) Which Board Member has filed for personal bankruptcy 4 times in the last 20 years?

A - Carroll Weatherford

B - Steve Smith

C - Mike Bush

D - Tom Daniel

E - Peggy Maruthur

F - Elaine Jones

G - Bill Edwards

4) Which Board Members have been sued numerous times in Hot Springs Small Claims Court while in office for default on their personal financial obligations?

You may select more than one

A - Carroll Weatherford

B - Steve Smith

C - Mike Bush

D - Tom Daniel

E - Peggy Maruthur

F - Elaine Jones

G - Bill Edwards

5) Which Board Member has been fined thousands of dollars, 3 times by the Arkansas Contractor Licensing Board for illegal building activities, and is currently under investigation for numerous additional alleged violations?

A - Carroll Weatherford

B - Steve Smith

C - Mike Bush

D - Tom Daniel

E - Peggy Maruthur

F - Elaine Jones

G - Bill Edwards

6) Which of the following cities have the majority of the Board Members been to in the last 2 years paid for by city tax dollars?

A - New Orleans

B - Hanamaki Japan

C - Washington D.C.

D - Reno Nevada

E - All of the above

7) Which Board Members have flown to Hanamaki Japan on city tax dollars in the last 2 years?

You may select more than one

A - Carroll Weatherford

B - Steve Smith

C - Mike Bush

D - Tom Daniel

E - Peggy Maruthur

F - Elaine Jones

G - Bill Edwards

8) Which Board Member flew to Hanamaki Japan on city tax dollars 3 times in the last 2 years?

A - Carroll Weatherford

B - Steve Smith

C - Mike Bush

D - Tom Daniel

E - Peggy Maruthur

F - Elaine Jones

G - Bill Edwards

9) Which Board Members went to Reno, Nevada (2007) on city tax dollars?

You may select more than one

A - Carroll Weatherford

B - Steve Smith

C - Mike Bush

D - Tom Daniel

E - Peggy Maruthur

F - Elaine Jones

G - Bill Edwards

10) Which Board Members went to Washington D.C. (2007) on city tax dollars?

You may select more than one

A - Carroll Weatherford

B - Steve Smith

C - Mike Bush

D - Tom Daniel

E - Peggy Maruthur

F - Elaine Jones

G - Bill Edwards

11) Which Board Members went to New Orleans (2007) on city tax dollars?

You may select more than one

A - Carroll Weatherford

B - Steve Smith

C - Mike Bush

D - Tom Daniel

E - Peggy Maruthur

F - Elaine Jones

G - Bill Edwards

12) Which Board Members are under investigation by the Arkansas Ethics Commission for having tickets fixed?

You may select more than one

A - Carroll Weatherford

B - Steve Smith

C - Mike Bush

D - Tom Daniel

E - Peggy Maruthur

F - Elaine Jones

G - Bill Edwards

13) Which Board Member is under investigation by the Arkansas Ethics Commission for using the City Attorney to defend his personal business at taxpayer expense?

A - Carroll Weatherford

B - Steve Smith

C - Mike Bush

D - Tom Daniel

E - Peggy Maruthur

F - Elaine Jones

G - Bill Edwards

14) Which Board Member is under investigation by the Arkansas Ethics Commission for sponsoring, participating in and voting on legislation that the board member had a conflict of interest in? (Hint - the legislation has included fireworks contracts, regulations on Duck businesses, and sign businesses.)

A - Carroll Weatherford

B - Steve Smith

C - Mike Bush

D - Tom Daniel

E - Peggy Maruthur

F - Elaine Jones

G - Bill Edwards

15) The City of Hot Springs spends a million dollars every ____ days.

A - 4

B - 30

C - 100

D - 365

16) Which City with a population of over 30,000 residents has the highest property crime rate in the entire United States according to the 2006 FBI crime statistics released in October of 2007?

A - St Louis, Missouri

B - Detroit, Michigan

C - Las Vegas, Nevada

D - Las Angeles, California

E - New York City, New York

F - Hot Springs, Arkansas