“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end.
1. Fourteen of the 15 Appalachian Trail stamps feature a photograph of each state that spans the footpath, but what is displayed on the remaining stamp?
a) One of the many long stretches of dense forest trail
b) Post Office in Killington, VT
c) Registration office at Springer Mountain
d) Visitors center at Mount Katahdin
2. What does the Postal Inspection Service recommend USPS employees and customers do if they receive a message claiming they have a package delivery problem?
a) Call the USPS customer service number, 800-ASK-USPS.
b) Click on all the links to ensure they are legitimate.
c) Disregard the message since it might be a phishing attempt.
d) Forward the message to spam@uspis.gov and then delete the message.
3. True or false: USPS customers who want to ship human or animal cremated remains must use a special Priority Mail Express box.
a) True
b) False
4. When did Steve Darragh, the Postal Service’s finance and planning vice president, join the organization?
a) 1985
b) 1992
c) 2001
d) 2008
5. Vicki Steinbach, a former retail associate at the Potosi, WI, Post Office, helped uncover a scam that bilked a customer out of how much money?
a) $15,000
b) $20,000
c) $25,000
d) $30,000
Answers: 1) a. 2) d. 3) a. 4) a. 5) d.
