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If you followed the news last week, you could be a winner in our weekly news quiz. Warm up by taking the newspaper version, and then go to www.spokesman.com/newsquiz, where top entries go into a drawing for a $50 gift card to the Davenport Hotel, and all entries go into a drawing for movie tickets.

1. The state of Washington spends about how much annually on child welfare?

A. $96 million

B. $145 million

C. $350 million

D. $500 million

E. $620 million

2. What municipality passed an ordinance allowing police to ticket minors for being high in public even if they don’t possess marijuana?

A. Cheney

B. Liberty Lake

C. Spokane Valley

D. Medical Lake

E. Millwood

3. A Spokane woman has founded a company called Lightening the Load. What kind of service does she provide?

A. Assistance to people afflicted with hoarding disorder

B. Personal training to people who struggle with obesity

C. Packing assistance for people moving long distances

D. Assistance to people weighed down by severe guilt

E. Assistance to people caring for someone with a long-term illness

4. The owner of Arfee, the dog shot by a Coeur d’Alene police officer last summer, has taken what action?

A. Filed a lawsuit against the city seeking damages

B. Filed a claim against the city seeking $350,000

C. Settled with the city for $350,000

D. Requested only that the city replace his van

E. Started a petition drive to make shooting dogs in vehicles illegal

5. The University of Washington wants to establish a multipurpose office in what downtown building?

A. The former Spokane Visitor Information Center

B. The Paulsen Building

C. The Crescent Building

D. The former Masonic Temple

E. The Old City Hall building

Check your answers

Check your answers and last week’s winners on page B3.