“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 is embroidered on the cuffs of the USPS-inspired wool coat designed by Polo Ralph Lauren?
a) “1775” and “2025”
b) “Always Delivering” and “Always Innovating”
c) “An American Original”
d) “Through Rain and Snow and Dark of Night”
2. What president issued a proclamation of Thanksgiving, marking the beginning of the holiday’s national recognition?
a) Calvin Coolidge
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) Franklin Delano Roosevelt
3. Which one of the following clues were not featured in the USPS category on the Nov. 17 episode of the “Jeopardy!” TV quiz show?
a) Benjamin Franklin as the nation’s first postmaster general
b) Delivering mail by sled dog in Alaska
c) Pocahontas as the first named Native American on a stamp
d) Pony Express riders traveling between Missouri and California
4. True or false: A copayment is the same thing as coinsurance.
a) True
b) False
5. What tipped off Park Falls, WI, Letter Carrier Michael Cain that something might be wrong with one of the customers along his route?
a) A dog inside the house kept barking.
b) He could smell smoke coming from the house.
c) The customer’s front door was left open.
d) Two days’ worth of mail was in the mailbox.
Answers: 1) a. 2) c. 3) d. 4) b. A copayment is a fixed amount paid for certain covered health care services; coinsurance refers to a percentage paid for some covered health care services. 5) d.
