“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end.
1. Who inspired the name of the famous car, “El Rey,” displayed at the National Museum of American History and featured on the Postal Service’s Lowriders stamps?
a) Mexican singer Vicente Fernández, who sang a version of the song “El Rey”
b) Mexico’s Emperor Agustín I, who ruled from 1822 to 1840
c) Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader of the Mexican War of Independence
d) The patriarch of the De Alba family, whose succeeding generations built the car
2. Where is the U.S. Coast Guard Academy located?
a) Annapolis, MD
b) Cape Canaveral, FL
c) New London, CT
d) Portland, ME
3. What is the aim of the annual “Thinking of You” week?
a) To boost morale of deployed military service members
b) To encourage people to write to family and friends
c) To increase sales of candy and flowers
d) To remind drivers that police are enforcing parking laws
4. True or false: USPS employees can run for partisan political office as long as they don’t wear any official postal clothing while campaigning.
a) True
b) False
5. What should USPS employees avoid if they receive a suspicious email or unexpected multifactor authentication request?
a) Clicking on any links
b) Entering personal information
c) Opening any attachments
d) All of the above
Answers: 1) a. 2) c. 3) b. 4) b. 5) d.
