The Roanoke Times news quiz for Feb. 8
6 Questions I 91 Attempts I Created By smogilvie23 132 days agoHow well do you know your local news?
Question Excerpt From The Roanoke Times news quiz for Feb. 8
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Matt Gentry | The Roanoke Times
Now through a partnership with the Virginia Department of Corrections, some of the milk that Virginia Tech's dairy herd produces can now be served to Tech students at Dietrick Hall's D2 food court. Which of the three types of milk available is the most popular with students?
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Jillian Harris, 6, prepares her parasol to dance with the Families with Children from China group that performed traditional Chinese dances at the Taubman Museum of Art. Stephanie Klein-Davis | The Roanoke Times
Last weekend, Roanoke's Local Colors multicultural awareness group celebrated the Chinese New Year at the Taubman Art museum. The new Chinese year, which officially begins Feb. 10, is marked by which zodiac animal?
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Amtrak customers in Lynchburg. File photo | 2010
Passenger trains might be rolling to Roanoke ahead of schedule, city council members learned Monday. Based on the new timetable, when could we see service by Amtrak?
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Associated Press
Name this state legislator.
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Radford University engineering geology professor Skip Watts (left) and MS Contracting supervisor Mike Sayers watch workers move rocks and mud at Mountain Lake in Giles County in an effort to patch the lake's slow leak. Matt Gentry | The Roanoke Times
In this week's story about the multimillion-dollar overhaul going on at Mountain Lake Hotel and Resort, we were reminded that this Giles County lake is one of only two natural fresh-water lakes in Virginia. What's the other natural lake?
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| Q.6) | This week, the Hokies football team landed one of their highest-ranked recruiting classes since the explosion of recruiting websites in the past decade. Can you name Virginia Tech's biggest catch -- its first five-star signee since quarterback Tyrod Taylor? |
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Jillian Harris, 6, prepares her parasol to dance with the Families with Children from China group that performed traditional Chinese dances at the Taubman Museum of Art. Stephanie Klein-Davis | The Roanoke Times
