“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 the message that Barbie has shared with generations of American girls?
a) “Dream big.”
b) “Girls just want to have fun.”
c) “One step at a time.”
d) “You can be anything.”
2. How does USPS Local XChange facilitate community commerce?
a) It aims to have people meet face to face when buying and selling goods.
b) It allows buyers to avoid paying state sales tax on their items.
c) It enables secure, contactless transactions without in-person meetups.
d) It fosters a cash-only method of payment for those preferring that method.
3. What is the main function of the USPS Board of Governors?
a) Being the liaison between USPS and Congress
b) Determining stamp and package prices
c) Selecting USPS vice presidents
d) Setting the Postal Service’s strategic direction
4. Which of the following is not one of the patriotic stamps offered by USPS to celebrate America’s 250th birthday?
a) American Bison
b) Armed Forces
c) First Continental Congress, 1774
d) Muskets of the Minutemen
5. How did Waxahachie, TX, Letter Carrier Cornelius Houston help local law enforcement officers find a missing child?
a) He bought the child an ice cream cone and then called her parents.
b) He hung a picture of the child in nearly every local business.
c) He participated in a search party for the child after his USPS shift each day.
d) He saw a child matching the description of a photo wandering in a wooded area along his route.
Answers: 1) d. 2) c. 3) d. 4) d. 5) d.
