1. Tyler Davis, 21, of Kannapolis recently returned home from Florida after capturing a national Special Olympics title in what sport?
A. Golf
B. Skeet shooting
C. Surf fishing
D. Sailing

2. According to a search warrant obtained by the Salisbury Post, Sandy Parsons, the adoptive father of Erica Parsons, whose skeletal remains were found in late September in a rural area of South Carolina, told investigators the exact date Erica’s body was disposed of in South Carolina. What was that date?
A. March 3, 2008
B. July 29, 2010
C. Dec. 18, 2011
D. May 30, 2013

3. A physician at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine said the abuse Erica Parsons suffered before her death was tantamount to what?
A. “Child torture”
B. “Abusive interrogation”
C. “Waterboarding”
D. “The death penalty”

4. The city of Salisbury has signed on with a partner to provide citizens with real-time emergency alerts. What’s the name of the company Salisbury is partnering with?
A. Red Light District
B. Nixle
C. Grantham
D. Collective

5. Last Sunday, Locke Fire Department held a dedication ceremony for what?
A. A new station
B. A new ladder truck
C. A new weather station
D. A firefighters’ memorial

6. As part of their study of the Renaissance period, students at Corriher-Lipe Middle School formed teams to build catapults. To test the distance and performance of their machines, the students loaded what onto the catapults?
A. Watermelons
B. Teachers
C. Pumpkins
D. Tomatoes

7. The late Gerald Spencer “Blackie” Blackburn of Kannapolis has been inducted into the Cabarrus Sports Hall of Fame. Blackburn excelled in what sport in the late 1940s and early 1950s?
A. Basketball
B. Football
C. Golf
D. Baseball

8. Rowan County Veterans Service officer Elaine Howle has spent the last 50 years collecting all kinds of things related to what?
A. Turtles
B. Roosters
C. Owls
D. Cats

9. Nearly 150 people from across the state attended a workshop last Wednesday at the Rowan County Cooperative Extension office in Salisbury. They were there to learn more about the prospects for what crop?
A. Marijuana
B. Hemp
C. Sweet potatoes
D. Kale

 

10. The Salisbury Police Department recently retired Jack, a Belgian Malinois who served in the K-9 unit. What is Jack doing to do in retirement?

A. Become a spokesdog for Alpo

B. Work as a guard dog at a local farm

C. Help sniff out drugs at the Charlotte airport

D. Live at home with his handler, Joseph Martinez

 

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