1. The Class J 611 steam locomotive will be pulling roundtrip passenger train excursions this spring from the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer to what cities?

A. Chattanooga, Tenn., and Roanoke, Va.

B. Wilmington and Raleigh

C. Augusta, Ga., and Durham

D. Lynchburg, Va., and Asheville

2. Kaye Brown Hirst has announced her pending retirement as executive director of what organization?

A. Rowan Museum Inc.

B. Historic Salisbury Foundation

C. Salisbury Community Development Corp.

D. The Blanche and Julian Robertson Family Foundation

3. At Outreach Christian Ministries last week, the city of Salisbury held the first of what it hopes will be several public discussions on a myriad of topics. What are these discussions being called?

A. Straight Talk

B. Community Conversations

C. Listening Tours

D. Salisbury Civics 101

4. Former Catawba College baseball star Jerry Sands recently was claimed off waivers by a new major league team, the Chicago White Sox. To date, the 28-year-old Sands has played major league games for what three teams?

A. Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies

B. Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians.

C. Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays

D. Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals

5. This past week, the N.C. Charter School Advisory Board denied a state charter to the Paul L. Dunbar Charter School proposed for East Spencer. Among other things, the advisory board expressed concern about the management company the East Spencer group has been working with. What’s the name of that management company?

A. East Spencer Tomorrow

B. Guiding Light Ministries

C. Torchlight Academy Services

D. Here and Now

6. Salisbury resident Joy Hamilton never takes down her elaborate Christmas decorations until after Jan. 15? Why?

A. Jan. 15 is her birthday.

B. She likes that the decorations also can be a part of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

C. Jan. 15 was her wedding anniversary with late husband Don Hamilton.

D. Jan. 15 is the date she graduated college, and she celebrates that day every year.

7. The Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education is moving forward in purchasing land for a new western Rowan Elementary School, which will represent the consolidation of Cleveland and Woodleaf elementary schools. Where would this new school be located?

A. At the intersection of N.C. 801 and Old U.S. 70

B. At the intersection of Carson and Mountain roads

C. At the intersection of N.C. 801 and Godbey Road

D. At the intersection of Carson and Cool Springs roads.

8. Novant Health Rowan Medical Center has installed a $445,000, state-of-the-art piece of equipment at its Julian Road imaging facility. What is this new device?

A. A prostate imager

B. A tumor scope

C. A high-powered microscope for infection detection in joints

D. A 3D mammography machine

9. A new online learning tool being used in Rowan-Salisbury Schools encourages students to read 40 articles a semester and pass comprehension quizzes with a 75 percent score or higher to improve reading levels. What’s this program called?

A. SRA

B. Achieve3000

C. READnow

D. Immerse Yourself

10. Vivian P. Hopkins of Gold Hill has been named president of what state organization?

A. The N.C. Transportation History Museum.

B. The N.C. Prospectors Union

C. Gardeners of North Carolina

D. The N.C. Bluegrass Association

ANSWERS:

1. D.

2. A.

3. B.

4. B.

5. C.

6. A.

7. C.

8. D.

9. B.

10. D.