Here’s a special “Jeopardy!”-themed edition of “News Quiz” to mark the release of the Alex Trebek stamp. The correct answers — er, questions — appear at the end.
1. Trebek, who became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1998, was born in this Canadian province in 1940.
a) What is Alberta?
b) What is British Columbia?
c) What is Ontario?
d) What is Quebec?
2. This is the year Trebek began hosting “Jeopardy!”
a) What is 1981?
b) What is 1982?
c) What is 1983?
d) What is 1984?
3. This USPS executive appears in the organization’s video tribute to Trebek.
a) Who is Postmaster General Louis DeJoy?
b) Who is Michael Elston, the USPS Board of Governors secretary?
c) Who is Tom Marshall, general counsel?
d) Who is Steve Monteith, chief customer and marketing officer?
4. This USPS art director designed the Trebek stamp using photography provided by Sony Pictures Entertainment and hand lettering by Marti Davila.
a) Who is Antonio Alcalá?
b) Who is Greg Breeding?
c) Who is Derry Noyes?
d) Who is Ethel Kessler?
5. The husband of this USPS employee became a four-day “Jeopardy!” champion in 2019.
a) Who is Darla Brewer, the Madison, OH, postmaster?
b) Who is Casandra Leffler, a Pittsburgh acting administrative assistant?
c) Who is Rachel Moyer, a Charlotte, NC, technology acquisition program manager?
d) Who is Teresa Rouse, a Good Hope, IL, retail associate?
Questions: 1) c. 2) d. 3) b. 4) a. 5) b.
