Here’s Link’s latest “News quiz,” a weekly feature that invites readers to test their knowledge of recent stories. The correct answers appear at the end.
1. How many mailpieces did USPS process and deliver from Oct. 1, 2015-Sept. 30, 2016?
a) 135.9 billion
b) 153.9 billion
c) 159.3 billion
d) 193.5 billion
2. To encourage employees to work safely, the Tucson, AZ, Post Office displays posters that show what?
a) Accident scenes
b) Accident victims
c) Employees’ children
d) Workplace safety statistics
3. When did the late Benjamin Franklin Bailar begin serving as Postmaster General?
a) 1971
b) 1973
c) 1975
d) 1977
4. Who is the nation’s earliest known African-American Postmaster?
a) William Cooper Nell
b) James W. Mason
c) William H. Carney
d) Isaac Myers
5. Who is the USPS writer who played a pivotal role in a police manhunt in Washington, DC?
a) Jonathan Padget
b) Jonathan Prince
c) Jonathan Sommers
d) Jonathan Thomas
Answers: 1) b. 2) c. 3) c. 4) b. 5) a.
Look for a new quiz next week and share your feedback with Link at uspslink@usps.gov.