1. Salisbury Police have established a partnership with a federal resource that will help police and local leaders in addressing violence and other serious crimes. What’s the name of this federal partner?
A. The U.S. Intergovernmental Law Enforcement Commission
B. The U.S. Crime Assistance Partnership (CAP).
C. The U.S. Crime Research Institute for Municipal Environments (CRIME)
D. The Office of Justice Programs Diagnostic Center

2. This past Thursday, Kannapolis residents and officials took sledgehammer swings at a wall that used to be part of the old K-Town Furniture store, marking the beginning of a downtown revitalization project. What does Kannapolis plan to build on the site of the furniture store?
A. A new Town Hall
B. A branch of the Cabarrus County Health Department
C. A processing lab related to the N.C. Research Campus
D. A new baseball stadium

3. After touring Salisbury High with a visiting group recently, alum Fred Stanback offered a $672,000 gift to renovate what part of the campus?
A. The auditorium
B. The gymnasium
C. The library
D. The cafeteria

4. Nicholas Black recently was named Volunteer of the Year for what organization or agency?
A. Meals on Wheels
B. Community Care Clinic
C. The Hanford-Dole Chapter of American Red Cross
D. Youth Services Bureau

5. Fibrant, the city of Salisbury’s cable utility, reportedly has lost three major business accounts whose contracts added up were worth about $100,000 a year. Which of these companies was not one of the companies listed as leaving Fibrant?
A. Food Lion
B. Arco Capital Partners
C. Integro
D. Gamewell Mechanical

6. The Salisbury Planning Board has recommended a rezoning for a new Salisbury fire station. Where does the city hope to build this new Fire Station No. 6?
A. On Mahaley Avenue
B. On Jake Alexander Boulevard
C. On Cedar Springs Road
D. On Airport Road

7. A national heritage group will be visiting Salisbury and Gold Hill this coming Friday-Sunday because of their ancestors’ close connection to the mining industry. Their visit is called “The Gathering of” whom?
A. German Diggers
B. Cornish Cousins
C. Welsh Lampheads
D. Irish Pickers

8. Eddie Guessford, now a 36-year-old teacher and coach at Erwin Middle School, was recently inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame for what school?
A. Averett University
B. Pfeiffer University
C. University of North Carolina at Pembroke
D. Wingate University

9. At the recent Intergenerational Financial and Lifestyle Empowerment Conference at the Salisbury Civic Center, what government official donated $10 toward a new savings account for the first 50 children and youth in attendance?
A. Rowan County Commissioner Greg Edds
B. Granite Quarry Mayor Bill Feather
C. Salisbury Mayor Karen Alexander
D. Rowan County Manager Aaron Church

10.”Engagement walks” regularly conducted by Salisbury city staff members really started out as a way for the city to sign up residents for what?
A. Fibrant, the city’s cable utility
B. Nixle, the city’s text message service
C. Community workshops at the Civic Center
D. Junior Hornets basketball at Hall Gym

 

 

Answers below:

 

1. D.
2. D.
3. A.
4. B.
5. A.
6. C.
7. B.
8. A.
9. C.
10. B.