“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 first U.S. Olympics stamp, released in 1932, celebrated the Winter Games taking place at what location?
a) Calgary, Canada
b) Lake Placid, NY
c) Lillehammer, Norway
d) Salt Lake City
2. What is the iconic martial arts move depicted on the Bruce Lee stamp?
a) Big Boss
b) Dragon tail
c) Flying kick
d) San Francisco scissor kick
3. What convinced investigators that a New York City mail handler was stealing customers’ packages and checks?
a) They overheard him bragging to a friend.
b) They passed a marked check through the sorter he was operating.
c) They saw him stuff bundles of mail into his personal bag.
d) They trailed him to a bank where he cashed several stolen checks.
4. A social media page devoted to spotlighting Pittsburgh’s “grit and glory” recently praised what character trait of USPS mail carriers?
a) Driving skills
b) Friendliness
c) Sense of humor
d) Work ethic
5. Because of Washington Township, OH, Rural Carrier Vicki Schwarck’s notification, how was help able to enter the home of a customer who had fallen unconscious from a carbon monoxide leak?
a) A friend with the key opened the door.
b) Firefighters first entered through a window.
c) The customer’s dog pushed the door open.
d) The police breached the door.
Answers: 1) b. 2) c. 3) c. 4) d. 5) a.
