Answers to news quiz

Published 11:58 pm Saturday, March 7, 2015

1. B. Over the five-year period, the number of animals euthanized in 2014 (739) was one-seventh of the number in 2010 (5,649).

2. A. The Cheerwine Authentic Soda Society will have 1,000 members across the 20 states in which Cheerwine is now sold.

3. A. The tornado drill was part of Severe Weather Preparedness Week.

4. C. The mobile application “Nutrislice” is an attempt to move away from the costs of printing paper copies of school menus.

5. C. Major monetary gifts for the dogs’ protective vests came from Capt. John Revels of the Kannapolis Fire Department and his wife, Torry.

6. D.  Blackwelder Baptist  Church offered its food pantry from 2003 to 2011 and reopened the pantry for its neighbors in need this past week.

7. D. Unlike many U.S. House Democrats, Adams did not skip Netanyahu’s speech, arranged by the House GOP leadership.

8. B. Peters started out as a flight attendant for Eastern Airlines. She later became a commercial airline pilot from 1974-1995.

9. D.  In this year’s championship game, Livingstone topped Winston-Salem State 106-91.

10. B. Duke Energy Center was lit up in orange, Brandon Judd’s favorite color, in honor of the 18-year-old who has been dealing with a mitochondrial disease since he was a small boy.