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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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If you followed the news last week, you could be a winner in our weekly quiz. Warm up with 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 are eligible to win movie tickets.

1. Laura Stockton, Gonzaga Prep’s standout point guard and daughter of NBA Hall-of-Famer John Stockton, will extend her basketball career playing for what college?

A. Washington State

B. UCLA

C. Eastern Washington

D. Gonzaga

E. Whitworth

F. Tennessee

2. Former Idaho Govs. Cecil Andrus and Phil Batt fired off a letter to the U.S. secretary of energy threatening a federal lawsuit over a deal between the current governor, Butch Otter, and the Department of Energy to allow what?

A. A shipment of spent nuclear fuel into Idaho

B. Idaho’s same-sex couples to marry

C. Marijuana to be sold in Idaho grocery stores

D. Firearms on Idaho’s government property

3. The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus says the “Greatest Show on Earth” will no longer include what?

A. High-wire performances

B. Elephant acts

C. Clowns with scary faces

D. Clowns in small cars

4. When the Nasdaq stock index climbed above 5,000, it was the first time it had been that high since which United States president was in office?

A. Bill Clinton

B. Jimmy Carter

C. Ronald Reagan

D. George H.W. Bush

E. Richard Nixon

5. Across Spokane and North Idaho, traffic engineers are increasingly shrinking travel lanes from four lanes to two with a center turn lane to make more room for pedestrians, bicycle riders and parking. What is the term used to describe these new road configurations?

A. Road diets

B. Street slimdowns

C. Arterial clogging

D. Bottlenecking

E. Pavement pinchers

Check your work

Find answers and last week’s winners on Page B10.