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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. Interstate 90 near the Idaho-Washington state line was closed for about 18 hours because of:

A. An escaped prisoner

B. A truck leaking noxious gas

C. A 13-car pileup

D. A wildfire that cut visibility

E. A dust storm that cut visibility

2. Washington’s Sen. Maria Cantwell has proposed stripping the NFL of its tax-exempt status if it fails to do what?

A. Rein in the criminal behavior of players

B. Institute domestic abuse sensitivity training

C. Change the Washington Redskins’ name

D. Offer bigger settlements to former players with head injuries

E. All of the above

3. Drawdowns of Lake Pend Oreille have been proposed to protect what?

A. Bull trout

B. Lake trout

C. Kokanee salmon

D. Steelhead

E. Brook trout

4. What is the Spokane police SWAT unit now called?

A. Rapid Response Unit

B. Emergency Response Unit

C. Alternate Response Unit

D. Tactics and Rescue Unit

E. Force One

5. Bartender Cody Winfrey makes cocktails inspired by what?

A. Rock bands

B. Disney characters

C. Superheroes

D. Endangered species

E. Reality TV programs

Check your work

Find answers and last week’s winners on page B9.