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 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. Liberty Lake’s Tyler Johnson, who played hockey for the Spokane Chiefs and is now in the National Hockey League, was named an all-star this season. What NHL team does he play for?
A. Vancouver Canucks
B. Boston Bruins
C. Montreal Canadians
D. Tampa Bay Lightning
E. New York Rangers
2. Microsoft unveiled a new operating system that it hopes will bridge the gulf separating laptops, tablets and smartphones and will allow the company to expand beyond dependence on the PC market. What is the name of the new operating system?
A. Windows XP2
B. Gates Way
C. DOS Too
D. Windows 10
E. Windows 7+
3. A Spokane girl, Brooke Martin, has had her invention selected as a finalist in the Microsoft Small Business Contest. What is the function of her product?
A. Uses a cellphone to match makeup colors
B. Takes sports pictures with a drone
C. Automatically screens Facebook status updates
D. Creates video cellphone messages
E. Dispenses pet treats with a Web-enabled device
4. What automobile manufacturer remained at the top in global vehicle sales in 2014?
A. General Motors
B. Toyota
C. Ford
D. Volkswagen
E. Honda
5. The richest 1 percent of the population will own how much of the world’s wealth by 2016, according to an Oxfam International report?
A. More than half
B. About 12 percent
C. Nearly 85 percent
D. None of the above
Check your work
Find answers and last week’s winners on page B9.