“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end.
1. In what year was Mr. ZIP, star of the new “Mail with Mr. ZIP” YouTube series, introduced to teach customers about the ZIP Code system?
a) 1953
b) 1963
c) 1973
d) 1976
2. The first in a series of news briefings across the country highlighting the ongoing success of Project Safe Delivery took place where?
a) Boston General Mail Facility
b) Miami Processing and Distribution Center
c) Philadelphia Processing and Distribution Center
d) Postal Inspection Service headquarters
3. What caused the injury to the man helped by Lisa Hansen, a letter carrier in Lakeside Park, KY?
a) He slipped on the ice outside his front door.
b) He was bitten by a stray dog.
c) He was cleaning up trash around his mailbox when he lost his footing.
d) He twisted his ankle while stepping off the curb.
4. The Delivering for America plan is reaping positive results as the Postal Service’s net income for first quarter of the current fiscal year was $144 million — compared with a net loss of how much for the same quarter last year?
a) $800 million
b) $1.6 billion
c) $2.1 billion
d) $3.1 billion
5. Who provides the introduction during the four-minute video celebrating the life of Allen Toussaint, the 48th honoree of the Black Heritage stamp series?
a) Gary Barksdale, chief of the Postal Inspection Service
b) Elvis Costello, singer and songwriter
c) Luke Grossmann, USPS chief finance officer
d) Diana Krall, jazz pianist and singer
Answers: 1) b. 2) a. 3) c. 4) c. 5) a.
