That’s NEWS to you
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 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 University of Idaho’s opening game against the University of Florida in Gainesville was suspended because of severe weather. As a result, the game will be
A. Completed at the end of the season
B. Called “no contest” and UI will recover $200,000 in travel expenses
C. Called “no contest” and UI will receive the full $975,000 promised in its contract
D. Forfeited by Idaho in return for $975,000
E. Replayed in the 2015 season
2. According to the Washington state Department of Employment Security, the top employer category in Spokane County is
A. Health care and social assistance
B. Government
C. Retail trade
D. Professional and business services
E. Leisure and hospitality
3. Thousands of cyclists participate each year in Spokane’s Spokefest ride. This is the event’s
A. Fourth year
B. Fifth year
C. Sixth year
D. Seventh year
E. Eighth year
4. Spokane Valley is proposing a Spokane River shoreline protection buffer that is
A. 50 feet wide
B. 100 feet wide
C. 150 feet wide
D. 200 feet wide
E. Variable, ranging from 50 to 200 feet wide
5. In simulated scenarios studied by Washington State University researchers, Spokane-area law enforcement officers were slower to shoot suspects of what race or ethnic background?
A. White
B. Black
C. Hispanic
D. Native American
E. Asian American
Check your work
Find answers and last week’s winners on Page B3.