“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: The creator of the “SpongeBob SquarePants” cartoon, Stephen Hillenburg, was also a marine biologist.
a) True
b) False
2. How many career conferences did the Postal Service schedule across the country between May and August?
a) 25
b) 40
c) 50
d) 65
3. If a USPS business initiative involves any personally identifiable information, what should employees do to determine if Privacy Act rules apply?
a) Call the Judicial Officer Department.
b) Contact the Better Business Bureau.
c) Email the USPS Privacy and Records Management Office.
d) Terminate the initiative at once.
4. What federal government mascot has its own ZIP Code?
a) McGruff the Crime Dog
b) Mr. ZIP
c) Smokey Bear
d) Woodsy Owl
5. What did a customer recently ask Lexington, KY, Letter Carrier Visar Hasani to do when he delivered mail to her home?
a) Carry some heavy packages upstairs.
b) Help lift her husband off the floor.
c) Put out a stovetop fire.
d) Take her to the hospital.
Answers: 1) a. 2) c. 3) c. 4) c. 5) b.
