“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end.
1. What primary factors increased the Postal Service’s fiscal year 2025 operating expenses?
a) Compensation costs and other operating costs
b) Increases in USPS vehicle insurance premiums
c) Increases in workers’ compensation claims
d) Rising fuel prices and vehicle maintenance
2. On what Hawaiian island is the Hoolehua Post Office, which is famous for helping customers decorate and mail coconuts?
a) Kauai
b) Maui
c) Molokai
d) Oahu
3. When he came upon the scene of a vehicle accident, how did San Antonio Letter Carrier Ernest Fuentes lend a hand?
a) He called 911 and helped keep onlookers at bay.
b) He called the victim’s wife to notify her.
c) He helped direct traffic until police arrived.
d) He pulled the victim from the flipped vehicle.
4. If employees and contractors receive suspicious texts on their USPS-issued phones, they should send them to the Inspection Service at what number?
a) 6344
b) 7726
c) 8190
d) 9922
5. True or false: Open season, which runs from Nov. 10 through Dec. 8, is the only time that most USPS employees can make changes to their health insurance coverage for the upcoming year.
a) True
b) False
Answers: 1) a. 2) c. 3) d. 4) b. 5) a.
