“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end.
1. Where did the Postal Service unveil its Christmas Cookies stamps?
a) Pepperidge Farm headquarters in Norwalk, CT
b) Richard Bowling Elementary School in Norfolk, VA
c) Smithsonian National Postal Museum in Washington, DC
d) The Cookie Museum in Austin, TX
2. What type of dog is featured on the Postal Service’s dog bite awareness postmark?
a) Beagle
b) Collie
c) Labrador retriever
d) German shepherd
3. Which of the following organizations repeatedly lobbied the federal government to make Columbus Day a national holiday?
a) Columbus, OH, City Council
b) Italian-American National Union
c) Knights of Columbus
d) Sons of Italy
4. What did investigators find inside the home of the Tulsa, OK, trafficker who had been ordering illegal drugs through the mail?
a) $3,600 in cash
b) Baggies
c) Digital scales
d) All of the above
5. Which of the following is not something the Postal Service can withhold as part of its commercial exemption under the Freedom of Information Act?
a) Annual revenue and expenses
b) Geolocation data
c) Negotiated terms in leases
d) Records indicating delivery lines of travel
Answers: 1) c. 2) c. 3) c. 4) d. 5) a.
