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Weekly News Quiz 4/21/2013

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1. What was removed from Covenant Presbyterian Church last week?

A. The main altar.

B. The pipe organ.

C. What might be part of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

D. More than 100 crows that had settled in the attic.

2. What do the new owners plan to call Snö Mountain?

A. Cordaro's Folly.

B. Summer and Winter Park.

C. Montage.

D. Lackawanna Lightworks.

3. What did most participants of the Run Around Scranton 5K wear?

A. Running gear, of course.

B. Swimsuits.

C. Silly hats.

D. Boston gear.

4. Who was honored at a ceremony at the Scranton Times building last week?

A. Scholastic Superstars.

B. Astronaut and Dunmore native Paul Richards.

C. Winners of Fantasy Masters Golf leagues.

D. All-American Bowling Team.

5. Why did North Pocono teachers strike for only a few hours Thursday?

A. A violent storm forced them to seek shelter.

B. A judge signed an temporary injunction order.

C. They thought they got their point across.

D. The district came up with a contract proposal teachers found amenable.

6. Why did Scranton police impound several cars?

A. They cracked down on delinquent parking tickets.

B. The owners were disrespectful to police.

C. The cars may have been involved in the Boston Marathon bombing.

D. For the investigation into a pair of shootings.

7. Who did Commonwealth Medical College students thank in a ceremony?

A. Families of people who donated their bodies for study.

B. Doctors who served as their mentors.

C. Donors who funded scholarships.

D. City leaders.

8. What might open in Carbondale next week, more than a year after the project began?

A. A Whole Foods grocery.

B. A bio-science tech park.

C. A Six Flags-NEPA.

D. A Best Western.

9. Why does DEP want higher permit fees for unconventional gas wells?

A. It's taking on more work as more wells are drilled.

B. It has new duties under an updated drilling law.

C. Both A and B.

D. It's raising prices to keep up with inflation.

10. A Lakeville man was found guilty for owning ...

A. a Capuchin monkey.

B. an unlicensed bar.

C. an invasive species of plant.

D. offensive, tasteless T-shirts.Answers: 1.B; 2.C; 3.D; 4.A; 5.B; 6.D; 7.A; 8.D; 9.C; 10.A.


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