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 old is Pearl Harbor survivor Raymond Chavez, who the Postal Service recently honored?
a) 100 years
b) 101 years
c) 105 years
d) 110 years
2. How many passport applications did USPS accept last year?
a) More than 5 million
b) More than 10 million
c) More than 15 million
d) More than 20 million
3. What year did USPS stop sorting mail aboard Railway Post Offices?
a) 1914
b) 1968
c) 1977
d) 1987
4. Fill in the blank: “Jeopardy!” contestant Mary Parker correctly guessed (blank) is the character who appears on a 2012 stamp with his creator, Edward Rice Burroughs.
a) Frankenstein
b) Huckleberry Finn
c) John Carter
d) Tarzan
5. LGBT Pride Month is held in June to commemorate which event?
a) 1924 Founding of Society for Human Rights
b) 1969 Stonewall uprising
c) 1979 March on Washington for LGBT rights
d) 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling
Answers: 1) c. 2) a. 3) c. 4) d. 5) b.
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