1. Nick Lyerly of East Rowan High School won a state 3A championship this past week in what sport?
A. Tennis
B. 800-meter hurdles
C. Shot put
D. Golf

2. Salisbury Pride has created a new award, the Ketner Ally Award, in honor of Food Lion cofounder Ralph Ketner. Who does the award recognize?
A. Allies of endangered animals
B. Allies of people fighting against low wages
C. Allies of homeless veterans
D. Allies of the gay community

3. Clyde, a well-known Salisburian, was featured this past week in an episode of what popular television show?
A. “Storage Wars”
B. “This Old House”
C. “American Pickers”
D. “Love It or List It”

4. The N.C. Transportation Museum in Spencer recently celebrated National Train Day. Who or what was considered the star of the event?
A. Thomas the Tank
B. The Polar Express
C. Children from North Rowan Elementary School who served as conductors on the train touring the museum site
D. The newly restored Norfolk & Western Class J engine

5. Local historian Susan Goodman Sides recently tracked down something connected to President George Washington’s visit to Salisbury in 1791. What was it?
A. A chalice used by Washington himself during dinner toasts in honor of the president’s appearance
B. A Philadelphia newspaper’s account of his visit to Salisbury
C. A letter George Washington wrote back to John Steele of Salisbury thanking Steele for the city’s hospitality
D. A diary entry from Maxwell Chambers detailing the morning Washington arrived.

6. Tiger World has created a new exhibit featuring what kind of big cat?
A. A white lion
B. A N.C. bobcat
C. A snow leopard
D. An albino cheetah

7. The newly announced principal of West Rowan Middle School previously had received what national honor?
A. 2015 National Middle School Educator of the Year
B. 2015 National Digital Principal of the Year
C. 2015 National Education Association Assistant Principal of the Year
D. 2015 National Biology Teacher of the Year

8. Delhaize, Belgian parent of the Salisbury-based Food Lion grocery store chain, has been in merger talks with what company?
A. Publix
B. Kroger
C. Royal Ahold
D. Aldi

9. A federal judge sentenced Donald Ray Morgan, a former Rowan County resident, to 20 years in prison for doing what?
A. Stealing from evidence rooms connected to drugs and other items taken during Drug Enforcement Administration raids
B. Attempting to provide material support to an Islamic terrorist group, ISIS
C. Never filing a federal tax return in more than 20 years
D. Impersonating a federal narcotics officer

10. Gravesites, likely those of former slaves and their descendants, were found in dense vegetation during land clearing for the new Civic Park Apartments in Salisbury. What was the name of the slave-owning family from which these African-American residents took their names?
A. Horah
B. Monroe
C. Partee
D. Standish

 

Answers below:

1. D. Lyerly shot a two-round total of 138, which was 4-under par on the Longleaf Golf and Country Club course in Southern Pines. While Lyerly was the individual state champion, his East Rowan High team came in second in the 3A championship.

2. D. Ketner has been a vocal advocate for gay equality and is a main monetary donor for Salisbury Pride’s annual festival.

3. C. Clyde, a noted picker himself, was featured on the most recent “American Pickers” episode.

4. D.  The Class J 611 was one of the last mainline steam locomotives ever produced, and it was recently restored at the museum in Spencer.

5. B. Sides recently purchased an original copy of the June 22, 1791, Mail, or Claypoole’s Daily Advertiser, published in Philadelphia. It gives an account of Washington’s May 30-31, 1791, visit to Salisbury.

6. A. Tiger World’s rare Timbavati white lion is named Michael, and he’s housed in a new exhibit called Timbavati Falls.

7. B. Derek McCoy is the 2015 National Digital Principal of the Year, and he will be replacing West Rowan Middle School Principal Nancy Barkemeyer when she retires in June.

8. C. Royal Ahold, based in Netherlands and owner of such American supermarkets as Giant and Stop & Shop, is in merger discussions with Delhaize.

9. Morgan had pleaded guilty last October in attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (ISIS) and illegally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

10. A. It’s probable the former slaves in the family were once owned by William H. Horah, a silversmith and bank clerk who died in 1863. Horah Street was named for him in 1866. A fence will be installed around the area to protect the graves, which historian Betty Dan Spencer describes as the “Horah Family Cemetery.”