“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end.
1. Which of the following is not part of the Postal Service’s participation in the United States’ 250th anniversary?
a) 30 mail collection boxes wrapped with a patriotic theme
b) Release of the Declaration of Independence stamp
c) Special national postmark for mail processed through August
d) Unveiling of a new USPS logo to replace the “sonic eagle”
2. What are four common imposter scams that the Inspection Service highlighted on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day?
a) Cryptocurrency scams, grandparent scams, fake tech support and phony political surveys
b) Fake tech support, grandparent scams, Social Security scams and counterfeit ATM cards
c) Grandparent scams, romance scams, fake tech support and cryptocurrency scams
d) Romance scams, fake tech support, Social Security scams and cryptocurrency scams
3. Prior to images of the American Icons stamps now being displayed, which stamp images were featured on decals on the ground-floor windows of USPS headquarters?
a) American Bison
b) Harriet Powers
c) Lowriders
d) Route 66
4. Why was a former Missouri carrier technician recently sentenced to one year in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $22,000?
a) She caused a traffic fatality while on duty and left the scene.
b) She dumped 265 Priority Mail pieces into the trash.
c) She let a known mail thief borrow her LLV.
d) She sold her arrow key and stole checks from the mail.
5. In which of the following locations has Vehicle Operations Assistant Paramjit Singh represented the USA in international field hockey tournaments?
a) Paris
b) Rome
c) Tokyo
d) Zurich
Answers: 1) d. 2) c. 3) c. 4) d. 5) c.
