In the news week ending May 16

1. What re-opened to the public after having been closed since 2011?

The Washington Monument.

Mt. Rushmore.

The N.C. Zoo.

Linville Falls.

Repairs were completed on the Washington Monument after a 5.8-magnitude quake in August 2011 shook some stones loose and caused more than 150 cracks.

Explanation

Repairs were completed on the Washington Monument after a 5.8-magnitude quake in August 2011 shook some stones loose and caused more than 150 cracks.

2. State legislators are debating what issue concerning e-cigarettes?

Whether they should be covered by insurance.

Whether to allow them to be sold to teens.

Whether to tax them as tobacco products.

Whether to offer incentives to manufacturers.

The debate centers on whether e-cigarettes are defined as a “vapor” product or a tobacco product.

Explanation

The debate centers on whether e-cigarettes are defined as a “vapor” product or a tobacco product.

3. Thanks to TV's "Mad Men," 1960s actress Sharon Tate is being rediscovered as a fashion icon. What else is she known for?

Being murdered.

Becoming a congresswoman.

Hosting a long-running cooking show.

Protesting the Vietnam War.

Tate was one of the victims of the 1969 Manson Family murders.

Explanation

Tate was one of the victims of the 1969 Manson Family murders.

4. A new defensive strategy in baseball is changing what?

Positioning of infielders.

The number of innings a pitcher plays.

Weight gain among the players.

Allowing stolen bases.

The “infield shift” is based on analysis of where batters are likely to hit the ball.

Explanation

The “infield shift” is based on analysis of where batters are likely to hit the ball.

5. What will be different about next year's ACC tournament?

The championship game will be played on Saturday.

It will be played outside North Carolina.

The men’s and women’s tournaments will be played the same weekend.

It will not be televised.

The tournament final, played annually on Sunday afternoon since 1982, will move to Saturday night beginning next season.

Explanation

The tournament final, played annually on Sunday afternoon since 1982, will move to Saturday night beginning next season.

6. A U.N. study found that the U.S. is the only western nation, and one of only three nations in the world, that does not do what?

Drive on the left.

Have mandatory civil service.

Vaccinate all newborns.

Have paid maternity leave.

The other 182 countries surveyed provide either a Social Security-like government payment or require employers to continue at least a percentage of the worker’s pay.

Explanation

The other 182 countries surveyed provide either a Social Security-like government payment or require employers to continue at least a percentage of the worker’s pay.

7. What did CEO Tim Gomez present to his former high school in honor of his English teacher Mrs. Flood?

Pencils.

A science scholarship.

$100,000.

A cherry tree.

The CEO of Dixon Ticonderoga, the world’s largest pencil-maker, gave the school 100,000 No. 2 pencils, each with “Thank you, Mrs. Flood” stenciled in green.

Explanation

The CEO of Dixon Ticonderoga, the world’s largest pencil-maker, gave the school 100,000 No. 2 pencils, each with “Thank you, Mrs. Flood” stenciled in green.

8. Why did a local car dealer change its mind about using live tiger cubs to promote the Macan, Porche's new SUV?

Insurance costs would have been prohibitive.

State statutes prohibit exotic animals on commercial property.

PETA convinced them not to.

The Macan is a tropical bird.

Leith Porche nixed the idea of using real tiger cubs in its promotion after hearing from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that young tigers used for public demonstrations are are often taken from their mothers when they are a few days old and are typically 8 to 12 weeks old when they take part in public events, being kept in crates and transported from city to city by companies that own them.

Explanation

Leith Porche nixed the idea of using real tiger cubs in its promotion after hearing from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that young tigers used for public demonstrations are are often taken from their mothers when they are a few days old and are typically 8 to 12 weeks old when they take part in public events, being kept in crates and transported from city to city by companies that own them.

9. The Raleigh City Council is considering a pilot program to address downtown residents' complaints about what?

Parking.

Noise.

Panhandling.

Taxes.

The program will provide a process for handling an increasing number of noise complaints from downtown residents who live near bars and nightclubs.

Explanation

The program will provide a process for handling an increasing number of noise complaints from downtown residents who live near bars and nightclubs.

10. The award winning film "Rising From Ashes" documents cyclist Jock Boyer's work with what group?

Sept. 11 orphans.

Genocide survivors.

Paralympic athletes.

Burn victims.

“Rising from Ashes” is about Boyer’s work in Africa to help a group of struggling genocide survivors pursue their dream of forming a national cycling team.

Explanation

“Rising from Ashes” is about Boyer’s work in Africa to help a group of struggling genocide survivors pursue their dream of forming a national cycling team.

In The News Week Ending May 16