1. Veteran Rowan County law enforcement officer Clyde Adams died a week ago at the age of 73. Adams was the first police chief for what Rowan County municipality?
A. Cleveland
B. Rockwell
C. Granite Quarry
D. Landis

2. Joe Fowler was one of two people who recently received a $500 grant from the Robertson Foundation and Bread Riot. Fowler will use the grant to install an irrigation system for his fall-blooming crocuses, which he relies on to produce what?
A. Coriander
B. Saffron
C. Capers
D. Cardamom

3. Which one of these people is not a candidate in the Nov. 7 election for Salisbury City Council?
A. Susan Kluttz
B. Latasha Wilks
C. Brian Miller
D. Rodney Queen

4. Salisbury Academy hosted an annual pumpkin-painting party for an organization that promotes community inclusion for children with special needs. What’s the name of that organization?
A. Linked in Love
B. Together, not Alone
C. Footprints in the Community
D. The Community’s Children

5. The musical now playing at Lee Street theatre won three Tony Awards in 2009. What’s the name of the musical?
A. “Southern Fried Funeral”
B. “Jersey Boys”
C. “Next to Normal”
D. ‘Squeamish”

6. Albert Shinn has opened Veterans Coffee, a store selling roasted coffee by the bag and K cup, with a 10 percent discount to veterans and their families. The coffee bags come in what colors?
A. Red, white and blue
B. Camouflage green and yellow
C. Navy blue and Army black and gold
D. Battleship gray and fatigue green

7. Shirley Kepley Russ lives in a residential subdivision for people 55 and older. It happens to be located on the farm where she spent much of her childhood. What’s the name of this subdivision?
A. The Laurels
B. Hidden Creek
C. Whispering Pines
D. The Gables

8. U.S. Rep. Ted Budd, R.N.C., whose district includes a portion of Rowan County, leads the N.C. congressional delegation in what category?
A. Travel expenses
B. Number of district offices
C. Political contributions from Planned Parenthood
D. Franked mail

9. This year, the city of Salisbury’s annual Blockwork day focused on two blocks along what street?
A. North Shaver Street
B. North Lee Street
C. North Caldwell Street
D. North Long Street

10. Saturday’s Commemorative Classic celebrated the 125th anniversary of black college football. As it did in 1892, the game pitted Livingstone College against what other traditionally black N.C. school?
A. Shaw University
B. Elizabeth City State University
C. Winston-Salem State University
D. Johnson C. Smith University

 

Answers below:

 

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