1. Why did Carbondale Area School Board members table a vote on a new superintendent?
A. They didn't know if the candidate would accept.
B. They needed more time to work out specifics of the new superintendent's contract.
C. They got a last-minute applicant they want to interview.
D. They decided they can't afford to hire a superintendent.
2. What hard-to-find beverage did a Scranton pizza shop recently start stocking?
A. Crystal Pepsi
B. Hi-C Ecto Cooler
C. Cherikee Red
D. Orbitz
3. Who can hand out parking tickets for certain violations in Carbondale, after the mayor gave the OK?
A. Residents of Belmont Street.
B. Any city employee.
C. Residents who take a two-month course.
D. City firefighters.
4. Authorities arrested a man suspected in a Scranton bank robbery after a standoff at â¦
A. a Thornhurst Twp. grocery.
B. a Moosic motel.
C. a Dickson City electronics store.
D. City Hall.
5. Riverside Elementary West was named â¦
A. best public school in America by Parade Magazine.
B. safest school in the region by state troopers.
C. best place to have lunch in Lackawanna County.
D. state champion for the 2012 Recycle Bowl for recycling the most per capita.
6. City council President Janet Evans announced Thursday the city was looking into selling â¦
A. the sewer authority.
B. all city garages to a consortium of residents.
C. cookies, brownies and other baked goods as a fundraiser to pay off debt.
D. naming rights to council chambers.
7. How much will Jermyn borrow to fix a road that collapsed last year?
A. $100,000.
B. $1 million.
C. $11 million.
D. $1,000.
8. How is Albright Memorial Library paying for a $1.2 million in repairs?
A. It will hike fines for overdue materials.
B. Twice-yearly book sales.
C. A state grant and the library's trust fund.
D. Naming rights to the library.
9. What was Attorney General Kathleen Kane's reaction to the governor's plan to sell management of the state lottery?
A. She thinks the deal lacks authority under state lottery and gaming laws.
B. She thinks the deal violates the state constitution.
C. She thought it was a great idea.
D. Both A and B.
10. Which counties led the state in the volume of air pollution released by companies producing and processing gas from the Marcellus Shale in 2011?
A. Bucks and Lancaster.
B. Bradford and Susquehanna
C. Lackawanna and Luzerne.
D. Monroe and Berks.
ANSWERS: 1, B; 2, C; 3, D; 4, B; 5, D; 6, A; 7, A; 8, C; 9, D; 10, B.