1. On July 9, the Library of Congress announced that they would give musician/Maui resident Willie Nelson a prize for putting “his imprint forever on country music.” Who is the prize named for?
A. Duke Ellington
B. George and Ira Gershwin
C. Scott Joplin
D. Cole Porter
E. Irving Berlin
2. Using documents released as part of the proposed merger between Hawaiian Electric Co. and NextEra Energy Inc., Pacific Business News reported on July 13 that the companies expect the merger to lead to considerable consumer savings. According to the story, how much money do the companies think Hawaiian Electric customers will see in the first five years following the merger?
A. $10 million
B. $50 million
C. $75 million
D. $100 million
E. $150 million
3. In 2007, Maui Memorial Medical Center estimated that its new cardiac unit would do 194 cardiac surgeries in 2009, according to a July 13 Honolulu Star-Advertiser story. How many cardiac surgeries did the unit actually do in 2009, according to the paper?
A. 9
B. 73
C. 132
D. 186
E. 218
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ANSWERS
1: B–George and Ira Gershwin
2: D–$100 million
3: A–9
Photo of Willie Nelson: Larry Philpot/Wikimedia Commons
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