Answers to news quiz

Published 12:00 am Sunday, July 5, 2015

1. C. The Confederate monument was cast in 1891 at a foundry in Brussels, Belgium, and later was part of an art exhibit in Paris before being shipped to the United States.

2. B. In 1908, the Salisbury Board of Aldermen and Mayor A.H. Boyden deeded to the UDC the land on which the Confederate monument stands. The UDC also raised the original $11,500 to purchase the bronze grouping and its granite base and paid for its cleaning and repair in 1990-91.

3. B. All mopeds must be registered with the DMV and have a license plate. The registration fee is $18.

4. A. The permit being debated would allow Alcoa to continue discharging ground and stormwater from Badin Works into tributaries of the Yadkin River.

5. D. The horses, part of the therapeutic programs at Saving Grace, were killed in a lightning strike.

6. A. Rowan-Salisbury Schools’ one-to-one digital conversion for all teachers and students in third through 12th grades was highlighted during the convention in Philadelphia.

7. B. Eastern Randolph scored a 10-9 victory over Rowan County to end the win streak at 14 games. Rowan Legion went out the next night and finished its regular season with a 6-3 win against Mooresville.

8. D. Cast members from Lee Street Theatre are trying to get in shape for their upcoming production of “A Few Good Men.”

9. C. The Experimental Aircraft Association sponsored the ASCEND camp which showed its 21 participants various aspects of aircraft, including maintenance and flight. The camp included tours, the language and physics of  flight, a flight simulator, creation of a flight plan and checking weather on pre-flight checks.

10. C. Cheerwine Squeeze is a regular Cheerwine with the added citrus flavors of orange, lemon and lime.