“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 Post Office in Soldotna, AK, recently held a ceremony featuring last year’s Freshwater Fishing Lures stamps and a special postmark to celebrate what?
a) The catch of the biggest Alaskan king crab on record
b) The annual Kenai River salmon run
c) A new Netflix show about fly fishing in Cook Inlet
d) The discovery of chumho, a new breed of salmon
2. The Postal Service announced it will release a set of stamps celebrating the life and work of Linda McCartney, who was known for what?
a) Promoting vegetarianism
b) Being a member of a successful rock group
c) Artful photography
d) All of the above
3. The most recent “Primers” column focused on semipostal stamps. What new semipostal will USPS release in October?
a) Touch Grass: Cut Your Screen Time
b) Escape the Vape
c) Know the Facts About Fentanyl
d) Spay or Neuter Your Pets
4. What architectural style best describes the Hamilton Station Post Office in Palo Alto, CA?
a) Art nouveau
b) Greek revival
c) Postmodern
d) Spanish colonial revival
5. Sarah Orne Jewett, the subject of the 35th stamp in the Literary Arts series, is considered a foundational figure in what literary genre?
a) Literary regionalism
b) Folklore
c) Postmodernism
d) Feminist science fiction
Answers: 1) b; 2) d; 3) c; 4) d; 5) a
