1. Why did Scott Twp. Sewer Authority raise monthly rates by more than $10 last week?
A. The original rate was not enough to meet expenses.
B. They were ordered to do so by the DEP.
C. They need to fund a sewer expansion.
D. All of the above.
2. Why did a helicopter crash in Coolbaugh Twp. on Wednesday, killing two men and injuring a third?
A. Mechanical failure.
B. It was caught in a tornado.
C. Pilot error.
D. A cause has not been determined.
3. How did the city pay for four new police cruisers?
A. A U.S. Department of Justice grant.
B. A winning lottery ticket.
C. An agreement with Keystone Sanitary Landfill.
D. An essay contest on why the police chief is a community hero.
4. What did Scranton City Council pass Thursday, thanks to an emergency certificate issued by two city leaders?
A. A plan to provide council members with Scranton police as personal bodyguards.
B. A 1 percent commuter tax, effective Jan. 1 pending court approval.
C. An indefinite suspension of all city employees, because there's no money to pay them.
D. An ordinance exempting bars from paying city taxes until 2014.
5. Officials from other municipalities have vowed to â¦
A. fight efforts by Scranton to impose a commuter tax.
B. stage a bloody coup to take over the city by force.
C. take up a collection to help the cash-strapped city.
D. force the city to complete a financial audit.
6. A man could face life in prison after a judge found him guilty Thursday of â¦
A. stealing a police dog and selling it on Craigslist.
B. setting a fire that killed two of his ex-girlfriend's sons.
C. making death threats against city council members.
D. setting loose a bull that injured several people at the Harford Fair.
7. Why is North Pocono Library asking the state for $1 million?
A. It cannot afford new books, DVDs, CDs, magazine subscriptions, etc.
B. It needs to update its security system.
C. It needs help funding its $3.2 million building, which is under construction.
D. It wants to fund an event to break the world record for the largest pancake ever cooked.
8. Which two entities are competing for the Serrenti Memorial Army Reserve Center?
A. Janet Evans and Chris Doherty.
B. Scranton School District and the Commonwealth Medical College.
C. Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School and Geisinger Community Medical Center.
D. Scranton School District and Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School.
9. When is former state Senate Democratic Leader Robert J. Mellow slated be sentenced for federal conspiracy counts?
A. Just after Thanksgiving.
B. Sometime in 2014.
C. Next week.
D. Never.
10. How fast did the winner complete this year's Steamtown Marathon?
A. Under two hours.
B. Under an hour.
C. Two hours, 29 minutes.
D. He was so fast, stopwatches couldn't capture him.
ANSWERS: 1. A; 2. D; 3. C; 4. B; 5. A; 6. B; 7. C; 8. D; 9. A; 10. C