1. The Blanche and Julian Robertson Family Foundation has donated $50,000 to the Salisbury Parks and Recreation Department for what?

A. A Vietnam War Memorial at City Park

B. Removal of underground fuel tanks on the future site of Bell Tower Green

C. A new Teen Center at Miller Recreation Center

D. Two new basketball courts at Cannon Park

2. In Rowan County in 2016, personal income rose 2.1 percent. What was the per-capita personal income in Rowan County in 2016?

A. $19,118

B. $23,287

C. $29,178

D. $35,307

3. Effective Jan. 1, the city of Salisbury will change what?

A. The name of City Park. The new name will be Ralph W. Ketner Park

B. The name of Salisbury Civic Center. The new name will be the Susan Wear Kluttz Convention Center

C. Garbage collection schedules

D. Street sweeping schedules

4. Organizers with the Holiday Caravan prohibited members of PFLAG — Salisbury-Rowan Parents and Families of Lesbians and Gays — from riding in the parade on Nov. 22. What company float had members of PFLAG hoped to ride on?

A. Food Lion

B. Cheerwine

C. Avita Pharmacy

D. Walgreens

5. Third-grade students in Rowan County make annual field trips to downtown Salisbury, where they visit the Rowan County Courthouse, Rowan Museum, Rowan Public Library and Salisbury City Hall. In recent years, who usually has spoken to the third graders at City Hall?

A. Mayor Karen Alexander

B. Mayor Pro Tem Maggie Blackwell

C. City Manager Lane Bailey

D. Police Chief Jerry Stokes

6. Granite Quarry Elementary School will be celebrating a birthday Dec. 12. How old is the school in Granite Quarry?

A. 75 years

B. 100 years

C. 125 years

D. 150 years

7. This past week, the House Judiciary Committee passed a piece of gun legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., that is among the first weapons-related bills since mass shootings this fall. What would Hudson’s bill allow?

A. Security personnel at indoor and outdoor concerts to carry sidearms

B. Local officials such as city council members and county commissioners to keep guns with them at their seats as they conduct business

C. Churchgoers to openly show their guns during services

D. People who qualify to carry concealed weapons in one state to have those same rights in other states, where concealed carry laws also exist

8. More than 150 people attended a meeting this past Tuesday at the Concord Police headquarters, where officers shared information on what.

A. Security measures for places of worship

B. Safety tips for parents on how to protect their children against abductors

C. Steps small businesses can take during the holiday season to guard against shoplifting

D. Instruction on what are the best security devices for a home

9. Rowan County Director of Emergency Services Frank Thomason, who is retiring Jan. 1, was inducted into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine this past week. How long has Thomason been the county’s chief of emergency services?

A. 13 years

B. 23 years

C. 33 years

D. 44 years

10. Col. Bob Waggoner, a 1952 graduate of Boyden High School in Salisbury, died on Thanksgiving Day at age 83. Waggoner belonged to a 1955 national championship team at Wake Forest University in what sport?

A. Football

B. Baseball

C. Tennis

D. Golf

ANSWERS: 

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