This special year-end edition of “News Quiz” will test your knowledge of Link stories published in 2024. The correct answers appear at the end.
1. Fill in the blank: USPS reported total operating revenue of (blank) during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.
a) $1.8 billion
b) $9.5 billion
c) $79.5 billion
d) $89.5 billion
2. What is the Postal Service’s fundraising goal for the latest Combined Federal Campaign?
a) $1 million
b) $2 million
c) $3 million
d) $4 million
3. True or false: Metallic mercury and items containing metallic mercury are prohibited in the mailstream.
a) True
b) False
4. How many USPS employees were attacked by dogs last year?
a) More than 5,300
b) More than 5,800
c) More than 6,300
d) More than 6,800
5. Match the National Association of Letter Carriers honoree in Column A with the heroic act he performed in Column B.
Column A
a) Randall Fields (Boulder, CO)
b) Dominic Jack (Plaquemine, LA)
c) Philip Moon (Amarillo, TX)
d) Timothy Martin (Hamburg, NY)
Column B
I) Aided a customer struck by a car
II) Guided a woman and her dog to safety during a fire
III) Helped evacuate the occupants of a burning home
IV) Saved a woman being attacked by a dog
Answers: 1) c. 2) c. 3) a. 4) b. 5) a. I., b. III., c. IV., d. II.
