“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end.
1. The Military Postal Service Agency, which works in partnership with USPS, was established in what year?
a) 1789
b) 1914
c) 1941
d) 1980
2. Who was the courageous clerk who saved Benjamin Franklin’s original ledger during the Patent Office Fire in 1836?
a) Cornelius Cox
b) David Danielson
c) Freda Flemington
d) Harold Handy
3. Which of the following is not true of this year’s peak delivery season?
a) 40,000 seasonal employees have been hired to handle the increased mail volume.
b) More than 36,000 new delivery vehicles have hit the streets across the country.
c) New sorter machines have increased daily processing capacity to 88 million packages.
d) Updated service standards will aid delivery of mail and packages within the same region.
4. How many years has Olathe, KS, Letter Carrier Jim Sommers worked without calling out sick?
a) 16
b) 18
c) 22
d) 25
5. What alerted Midwest City, OK, Letter Carrier Jairo Lopez that a customer along his route was in danger?
a) Heavy smoke coming from the customer’s house
b) Neighbors frantically knocking on the front door
c) Police officers surrounding the house
d) The customer’s dog barking loudly
Answers: 1) d. 2) a. 3) a. USPS has hired 14,000 seasonal employees this year. 4) d. 5) a.
