Roanoke Times News Quiz For Jan. 18
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Questions and Answers
- 1.If you start a business in the city of Roanoke (even to what amounts to a hobby business that doesn’t produce much money), who should you contact about acquiring a business license?
- A.
Economic Development
- B.
Commissioner of the Revenue
- C.
Treasurer
- D.
Clerk of Circuit Court
- 2.Last weekend, one of the Roanoke Valley's Goodwill stores ended its bi-weekly auctions. Instead of the auctions, Goodwill plans to open an outlet store in about two months. Where will this outlet store be located?
- A.
Northwest Roanoke
- B.
East Salem
- C.
West Salem
- D.
Cave Spring
- 3.Earlier this week, one of three museums started its move to the newly renovated Center in the Square in downtown Roanoke. Can you name the museum?
- A.
Harrison Museum of African American Culture
- B.
Science Museum of Western Virginia
- C.
History Museum of Western Virginia
- 4.True or False: Country music star Miranda Lambert once performed at Roanoke's Festival in the Park.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.The owners of Parkway Brewing Co. -- Salem's first craft brewery -- are starting with four styles of beer. One of those beers is called Magella Belgian Dark Abbey Ale. Where did the name come from?
- A.
A 16th-century Italian nun
- B.
A type of hops
- C.
The brewer's wife's middle name
- D.
Explorer Ferdinand Magellan
- 6.On Tuesday, Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas announced he would be returning to the Hokies for the 2013 season. But how many other VT players decided to leave early for the NFL?
- A.
0
- B.
1
- C.
2
- D.
3
- 7.True or False: Once Salem finishes its third leg of the Roanoke River Greenway project, the length of the Salem portion will be about the same distance as Roanoke's stretch of the greenway.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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