Answers to Friday's news quiz
Here are the answers to Friday’s news quiz, which asked you to identify the kind of collectible item bought for $57,000 by a Georgia man who was convicted of fraud in obtaining a COVID-19 disaster relief loan and using a large portion of the loan to purchase the collectible.
The first letters of each clued word spell out: POKEMON CARD.
PARIS: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says dogs are at risk for contracting monkeypox after the first human-to-dog transmission was reported in this major European city.
OTB: Suffolk County agency attempting to sell a 30-acre Medford parcel it owns along the Long Island Expressway service road for use as a warehouse.
KILIMANJARO: Fabled African mountain on which Tanzanian officials launched high-speed internet at 13,000 feet, with plans to bring service to the 19,341-foot summit later this year.
EAST END: The Suffolk County Water Authority says homeowners in this part of Long Island have largely ignored its pleas to reduce nonessential water use.
MARIAH CAREY: Long Island-raised singer whose application to trademark the “Queen of Christmas” is being contested by another New York singer-songwriter.
OHIO: State in which the Republican Senate Leadership Fund announced a whopping $28 million ad buy in a tougher-than-expected Senate race.
NBA: Sports league that announced it will promote “nonpartisan civic encouragement” by not playing any games on Election Day.
CHARGER: One of two iconic muscle cars that will cease production in 2023 as part of parent company Stellantis’ transition to more fuel-efficient vehicles.
ARIZONA: One of two states being forced by the federal government to reduce their usage of water from the Colorado River amid severe drought conditions.
REDACT: A federal judge ordered the Justice Department to do this to the affidavit used to search Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home before the affidavit is released.
DENGUE FEVER: Long Island-based Codagenix won a $4.4 million Defense Department award to produce a vaccine against this mosquito-borne disease.
— Michael Dobie @mwdobie
