The Roanoke Times News Quiz For Jan. 25

1. Blacksburg's First & Main shopping center is planning to open the region's first IMAX cinema, possibly in early 2014. But this isn't the first time an IMAX was proposed for Southwest Virginia. Can you name the spot that was originally built to feature an IMAX?

In 2000, Roanoke considered the possibility of having an IMAX theater in the Taubman Museum of Art. That element was dropped from planning by 2005. The First & Main shopping center in Blacksburg will add a 60,000-square-foot entertainment complex featuring a 12-screen movie theater, bowling alley, arcade, and bar and restaurant under plans announced Wednesday.

Related story: First & Main may soon host an IMAX

Explanation

In 2000, Roanoke considered the possibility of having an IMAX theater in the Taubman Museum of Art. That element was dropped from planning by 2005. The First & Main shopping center in Blacksburg will add a 60,000-square-foot entertainment complex featuring a 12-screen movie theater, bowling alley, arcade, and bar and restaurant under plans announced Wednesday.

Related story: First & Main may soon host an IMAX

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Photo by Kyle Green | The Roanoke Times On Monday, the Roanoke chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference started its annual march to honor Martin Luther King Jr. at the statue of King in downtown Roanoke. Where is the statue located?

Along the railwalk, next to Virginia Museum of Transportation

Elmwood Park

Corner of Centre and Henry streets, near Roanoke Higher Education Center

Century Plaza

The statue is located at the corner of Centre and Henry streets, near the Roanoke Higher Education Center. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge crosses over the railroad tracks, connecting Centre and Salem avenues.

Related story: MLK holiday inspires people to keep the dream alive (with photo gallery)

Explanation

The statue is located at the corner of Centre and Henry streets, near the Roanoke Higher Education Center. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge crosses over the railroad tracks, connecting Centre and Salem avenues.

Related story: MLK holiday inspires people to keep the dream alive (with photo gallery)

3. Which soup won first place at Sunday's Souper Bowl fundraiser in Roanoke?

Caramel Apple Soup by the River and Rail Restaurant

She Crab Soup by Hotel Roanoke

3 From the Sea-Food Bisque by Friendship Retirement Community

River and Rail Restaurant won first place with its Caramel Apple Soup with spiced pecans and homemade marshmallows.

Related story: River and Rail wins Souper Bowl

Explanation

River and Rail Restaurant won first place with its Caramel Apple Soup with spiced pecans and homemade marshmallows.

Related story: River and Rail wins Souper Bowl

4. Senate Republicans created a political mushroom cloud in Richmond Monday after exploiting the absence of a single Democratic senator -- civil rights lawyer Henry Marsh of Richmond -- and ramming a redistricting plan through the evenly divided chamber. Why was Sen. March absent?

Out with the flu

Attending President Barack Obama's inauguration

Speaking at Martin Luther King Jr. memorial event

Work conflict

Democrat Henry Marsh of Richmond was attending President Barack Obama's inauguration and missed the floor session. Marsh's presence would have changed the outcome because Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, who holds the Senate's tie-breaking vote, opposed his party's maneuver.

Related story: Vote to redraw districts agitates Senate

Explanation

Democrat Henry Marsh of Richmond was attending President Barack Obama's inauguration and missed the floor session. Marsh's presence would have changed the outcome because Republican Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, who holds the Senate's tie-breaking vote, opposed his party's maneuver.

Related story: Vote to redraw districts agitates Senate

5. Photo by Don Petersen | Special to The Roanoke Times True or False: More Dr Pepper is sold in the Roanoke Valley than anywhere in the United States.

True

False

False. We're not that thirsty. Parent company Dr Pepper Snapple Group sells more Dr Pepper in the Roanoke Valley than in any other metropolitan area east of the Mississippi River. In the past, the city has been named the “Dr Pepper Capital of the World” and broke world records for its mass consumption of Dr Pepper in the late 1950s. The popular circa-1950s, 10-2-4 sign this week was getting a facelift with a fresh logo and replacement lights.

Explanation

False. We're not that thirsty. Parent company Dr Pepper Snapple Group sells more Dr Pepper in the Roanoke Valley than in any other metropolitan area east of the Mississippi River. In the past, the city has been named the “Dr Pepper Capital of the World” and broke world records for its mass consumption of Dr Pepper in the late 1950s. The popular circa-1950s, 10-2-4 sign this week was getting a facelift with a fresh logo and replacement lights.

6. Inspired by the movie "Racing Stripes," a young Franklin County High School grad bought and trained a zebra named Joey. Whom/what did she name "Joey" after?

Ramones frontman Joey Ramone

Joey Tribbiani from "Friends"

Character from "Racing Stripes"

A baby kangaroo

Joey -- named after Joey Tribbiani from "Friends" -- left Franklin County at the end of the year. He now shares a pasture with horses on a sheep farm in Charlottesville. Related story: A partnership of a different stripe

Explanation

Joey -- named after Joey Tribbiani from "Friends" -- left Franklin County at the end of the year. He now shares a pasture with horses on a sheep farm in Charlottesville. Related story: A partnership of a different stripe