“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end.
1. True or false: Under USPS ethics rules, employees are permitted to also work for other delivery organizations.
a) True
b) False
2. Which stamp was the runner-up in the recent USPS Stamp Showdown on social media?
a) Bluegrass
b) Carnival Nights
c) Pinback Buttons
d) Winter Whimsy
3. Fill in the blank: The (blank) Post Office offered a special pictorial postmark to commemorate the recent total solar eclipse.
a) Hamburg, NY
b) Hopkinsville, KY
c) Loveville, MD
d) Sterling, NY
4. What topic did the “Mailin’ It!” podcast cover in its April 2 episode?
a) Cybersecurity
b) Environmental sustainability
c) Investment scams
d) Philately
5. Match the “Heroes” subject in Column A with the heroic act he or she performed in Column B.
Column A
a) Juan Carlos Aviles, Escalon, CA, retail associate
b) Kendra Bjork, Traer, IA, letter carrier
c) Carolyn Norton, McKinney, TX, rural carrier
d) Michael Ray Tibbals, Spokane, WA, customer services supervisor
Column B
I) Caught a customer who collapsed
II) Found $10,000 in cash and turned it in
III) Performed the Heimlich maneuver on a choking co-worker
IV) Saw a motorbike being stolen and called police
Answers: 1) b. 2) c. 3) a. 4) b. 5) a. I., b. IV., c. II., d. III.
