1. In just one week, North Carolina received more than three months’ worth of rain, which effectively erased the previous drought conditions. But the rain still wasn’t necessarily enough to ensure normal yields for what crop in Rowan County?

A. Corn

B. Sweet potatoes

C. Soybeans

D. Beets

2. Delaine Tabor Fleming died this past week at age 90. She helped to break color barriers for African Americans in what profession?

A. Nursing

B. Teaching

C. Women’s coaching

D. Dentistry

3. Who won the pole for the this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway?

A. Matt Kenseth

B. Joey Logano

C. Kyle Busch

D. Denny Hamlin

4. Hal Sutton, a Rockwell resident, recently traveled to Germany to see his son, but he’s having a difficult time getting home. Why?

A. His passport expired

B. He had a heart attack, and doctors have forbidden him to fly

C. He was detained for trying to carry back too many Oktoberfest beer steins

D. Though he doesn’t know why, he found himself placed on a German no-fly list.

5. To help with the revitalization of 46 acres of property it just bought from David Murdock, the Kannapolis City Council has hired Development Finance Initiative, a company that also worked on revitalization efforts in what N.C. city?

A. Winston-Salem

B. Asheville

C. Jacksonville

D. Durham

6. The Fulton Heights Neighborhood Association recently received an approval from Salisbury City Council to do what?

A. Erect a bus shelter at Mitchell Avenue and South Fulton Street

B. Expand the neighborhood’s Centennial Park by 2 acres

C. Install a sculpture in the Mitchell Avenue median

D. Reestablish portions of a trolley track on Mitchell Avenue

7. A “Rowan County Fair 2” has been scheduled for Nov. 5-8 because so much of this fall’s Rowan County Fair was washed out because of rain. Attendance at the first county fair was roughly what percentage of the 25,000 people the fair association had hoped for?

A. 10 percent

B. 20 percent

C. 30 percent

D. 40 percent

8. The state received applications for 28 new charter schools, and one of those came from Rowan County. If approved, the Paul L. Dunbar Charter School would be located in what Rowan County municipality?

A. Cleveland

B. East Spencer

C. Landis

D. Granite Quarry

9. The Kannapolis Women of the Moose recently donated some unusual items to the Landis police and fire departments. What were they?

A. Bottles of baby formula

B. Blankets

C. 200 cases of Gatorade

D. Stuffed animals

10. Because North Carolina’s primary election has been moved up to March 15, 2016, the filing period for candidates begins when?

A. Nov. 1

B. Dec. 1

C. Dec. 15

D. Jan. 4, 2016

Answers:

1. C.

2. A.

3. A.

4. B.

5. D.

6. C.

7. A.

8. B.

9. D.

10. B.