1. Students from Spotlight Dance Company in Salisbury performed in “The Nutcracker” in Durham with what famous dance company?
A. Moscow Ballet
B. London Theatrical Group
C. Vienna Dance Troupe
D. Budapest Ballet

2. The Elizabeth Maxwell Steele Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution recently celebrated its 120th anniversary, which makes it the second-oldest DAR chapter in the state. Who was Elizabeth Maxwell Steele?
A. She started the famous Salisbury Bread Riots.
B. She shot at, but missed, Lord Cornwallis of the British forces.
C. As a little girl, she gave George Washington a drink of water on his way to Salisbury.
D. She was a Salisbury tavern owner who helped Gen. Nathanael Greene in 1781.

3. Videos of Trinity Oaks assisted living residents Mary Kidd, 97, and the Rev. Maurice Staley, 91, went viral, seen by hundreds of thousands of people across the country and as far away as Australia. They showed Kidd and Staley doing what?
A. Sledding
B. Dancing
C. Cooking
D. Sleeping

4. Doug Black, who in retirement was one of Historic Salisbury Foundation’s strongest volunteers, died from a long-term illness Dec. 14. Before moving to Salisbury in 2002, Black had fashioned a 30-year career in what?
A. Textiles
B. The Marines Corps
C. State government
D. The aerospace industry

5. Friends from Trinity Oaks accompanied 99-year-old Pernelle Shaw, a resident of the retirement community, on a recent trip to Colonial Heights, Virginia. Why did Shaw want to make that trip?
A. To visit her parents’ gravesite
B. To reconnect with a woman for whom she baby-sat as a teen
C. To attend an Elton John concert
D. To be re-baptized in the church she attended as a young girl

6. The N.C. Transportation Museum purchased the former Countrywide Services building in Spencer to be used for what?
A. Meeting space
B. A paint shop
C. A staging area for “Polar Express” performers
D. A place for automotive displays, restorations and renovations

7. What three things were identified as priorities in the Rowan County United Way needs assessment?
A. Neighborhood safety, nutrition and homelessness
B. Poverty, emergency room care and cancer treatment
C. Substance abuse, mental health and healthy lifestyle behaviors
D. Aging school facilities, alternative arts programs and building accessibility

8. Salisbury now has two of these national franchise stores after one recently opened on Avalon Drive. What is it?
A. Old Navy
B. Bed, Bath and Beyond
C. Domino’s
D. Sheetz

9. The West Rowan High Future Farmers of America chapter brought home several awards from the 91st National FFA Convention in Indianapolis on Oct. 24-27. A team of Parker Greene, Ryley Corriher and MacKenna Clifton placed first — and each member earned a $1,000 scholarship — as “National Winners” in what field?
A. Marketing
B. Livestock
C. Poultry
D. Communications

10. Rowan-Salisbury Schools Teacher of the Year Zach Overcash created a team project with his Carson High School math students that he called “Splash But Not Crash.” What was this assignment’s main goal?
A. To use math to determine how far Overcash could be pushed in a wagon through water without hitting a wall
B. To use math to determine how many rubber bands could be used on a Barbie doll so that if she bungeed over a stair rail she would only get her ponytail wet in a bowl of water
C. To figure out how much water Overcash would displace in a YMCA pool if he jumped from the high dive
D. To calculate how many times a tennis ball could be dropped into a bucket before water would no longer splash over the sides

 

ANSWERS

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