“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 depicted in one of Letter Carrier Richard Clarkson’s painted murals in the New York 2 District Office?
a) 1964 World’s Fair Unisphere
b) Citi Field baseball stadium
c) Coney Island’s Cyclone roller coaster
d) Flanders’ Big Duck
2. According to USPS Historian Stephen Kochersperger, why did the first postmaster general of the United States use “B. Free Franklin” as his signature on official documents he mailed?
a) To identify his mail for free postage
b) To protest British tyranny in the American Colonies
c) To set himself apart from Philadelphia’s other Ben Franklin
d) To spotlight the nickname George Washington gave him
3. What was contained in the special package that USPS employees Luwanda Owens and Catherine Bozeman tracked down in Bedford, IL?
a) Heirloom recipe book
b) Memory quilt
c) Purple Heart
d) Wedding dress
4. How did fans of pro skateboarder Joey Brezinski react to his new career as a letter carrier?
a) They contacted him to learn how to apply for a job at USPS.
b) They created the “Postal Skate” website.
c) They mailed letters to him in care of his home Post Office.
d) They met him along his delivery route to show him their latest skating tricks.
5. How did the customer rescued by Lexington, NC, Rural Carrier Rhonda Craven break her leg?
a) Falling down her stairs
b) Jumping rope in her driveway
c) Stepping into a gopher hole
d) Tripping over her car’s seat belt
Answers: 1) c. 2) a. 3) d. 4) a. 5) d.
