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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. President Barack Obama’s administration opened the door to easier travel and a wide range of new export opportunities with what communist nation?

A. Russia

B. Cuba

C. China

D. Vietnam

E. Don’t be silly; the U.S. would never do that.

2. Ohio State won the national championship in college football, defeating Oregon 42-20. What are the teams’ nicknames?

A. Cougars and Huskies

B. Bulldogs and Eagles

C. Buccaneers and Ducks

D. Buckeyes and Beavers

E. Buckeyes and Ducks

3. About 750,000 Idaho residents, or nearly 47 percent of the state’s population, consider themselves hunters or anglers. How many buy hunting or fishing licenses each year?

A. 750,000

B. 330,000

C. 1 million

D. 25,000

E. Zero; you don’t need a license.

4. In 2011, what country music legend announced he had Alzheimer’s disease, meaning that his upcoming album, “Ghost on the Canvas,” and tour would likely be his last?

A. Vince Gill

B. Willie Nelson

C. Conway Twitty

D. Kenny Rogers

E. Glen Campbell

5. What Spokane County nonprofit that has existed in some form since 1892 is concerned that penalties and back taxes could bankrupt it?

A. Catholic Charities

B. United Way of Spokane

C. Spokane Gun Club

D. Goodwill of Spokane

E. The Arc of Spokane