“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end.
1. How many rural carriers are represented by the National Rural Letter Carriers’ Association?
a) 128,000
b) 182,000
c) 281,000
d) 821,000
2. When did Ned Felder and Kris Feeney become pen pals?
a) 1966
b) 1967
c) 1968
d) 1969
3. True or false: During the Cold War, about 1,500 postal facilities were selected as fallout shelters.
a) True
b) False
4. Fill in the blank: (Blank) is sent to or from an authorized election official and contains a ballot that may be used to cast a vote in an election.
a) Ballot Mail
b) Election Mail
c) Policial Mail
d) None of the above
5. Match the stamp in Column A with its planned release date in Column B.
Column A
a) Dungeons & Dragons
b) Low Denomination Flowers
c) First Continental Congress: 1774
d) Winter Whimsy
Column B
I) Thursday, July 18
II) Thursday, Aug. 1
III) Thursday, Sept. 5
IV) Thursday, Oct. 10
Answers: 1) a. 2) b. 3) a. 4) a. 5) a. II., b. I., c. III., d. IV.
