In The News Week Ending August 23
- 1.Why is the Raleigh Transit Authority being sued by the Humane Society?
- A.
RTA has restricted the number of buses that will allow service animals to board.
- B.
RTA refused to charter buses for a recent demonstration against Smithfield Farms.
- C.
RTA refused to display ads depicting caged pigs.
- D.
RTA staff are not allowed medical leave to tend to sick or injured pets.
- 2.A globe dated 1504 and engraved on ostrich egg was found to have what interesting characteristic?
- A.
North American is entirely missing.
- B.
North American is entirely missing.
- C.
It includes the phrase “here be dragons” in its markings.
- D.
Traces of DNA from an extinct bird species were found on the shell.
- 3.What did N.C. Senator Ellie Kinnaird do last week to the surprise of her constituents?
- A.
Resigned her seat.
- B.
Agreed to serve as a judge for the Miss North Carolina pageant.
- C.
Changed her party affiliation.
- D.
Sang the national anthem for a Durham Bulls game.
- 4.Former Durham Bulls (and Atlanta Braves) player Chipper Jones was in town last week for what?
- A.
His jersey was being retired.
- B.
He was part of the Bull Durham 25th Anniversary reunion.
- C.
He is returning as an assistant coach.
- D.
His son is an incoming freshman at Duke.
- 5.What was so special about the ring David C. Cox Jr., of Raleigh, received from Germany last week?
- A.
He had designed it.
- B.
He received it from his grandmother’s estate just in time to be married over the weekend.
- C.
His father had left it in a POW camp during WWII.
- D.
He had lost it in the ocean at Atlantic beach when he was a college student.
- 6.Why was Dr. Mehmet Oz in the news last week?
- A.
He got married.
- B.
He was nominated for an Emmy.
- C.
He tended to the victim of a car accident.
- D.
He is being sued.
- 7.Raleigh’s Capital City Club will be closing as it merges membership and consolidates operations with the Cardinal Club. What will the new combined club be called?
- A.
The Capital Cities Club
- B.
The Pine Room
- C.
The Carolina Club
- D.
A name hasn't been chosen.
- 8.Why did Gov. Pat McCrory call the legislature back to reconsider bills he had vetoed?
- A.
He was obligated by law.
- B.
To avoid having to reconvene over the holidays.
- C.
It was a joke.
- D.
Due to a computer error, the bills had been vetoed by mistake.
- 9.As the first climbers to reach Kyrgyzstan’s Point 5318, Durham climber Ryan Stolp and four college buddies earned the privilege of naming the peak. What name did they choose?
- A.
Five Guys
- B.
Blue Devil Hill
- C.
Two Skies
- D.
After You
- 10.What caused trading on the Nasdaq exchange to be halted for three hours last Thursday?
- A.
A gas leak in the area.
- B.
A routine fire drill.
- C.
A technical glitch.
- D.
Protesters who had gained unauthorized access to the floor.
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