1. On July 21, county officials began distributing cans to about 1,650 residents in a pilot curbside recycling plan that involves each household receiving separate cans for trash, grass clippings and mixed recyclables, according to a July 22 Maui News story. Over on Oahu, about 160,000 residents enjoy the benefits of curbside recycling. When did that island begin curbside recycling?
A. 2011
B. 2010
C. 2009
D. 2008
E. 2007
2. Last week the state Department of Labor & Industrial Relations reported that the unemployment rate for Maui County during June was 7.5 percent. What was the county’s unemployment rate in June 2011?
A. 7.5 percent
B. 7.8 percent
C. 8.1 percent
D. 8.3 percent
E. 8.6 percent
3. Kaui Hart Hemmings is the author of The Descendants, a story of the responsibilities of wealth in Hawaii which was made into an Academy Award-winning movie starring George Clooney. Which of the following Tweets did her @Kauihemmings Twitter account NOT send out during the last couple of weeks?
A. “My family and I never tire of watching Fantastic Mr. Fox.”
B. “My horoscope says I’m idiosyncratic… I always wondered why kept Worcestershire in the bathroom cabinet. Thank you Stars, mystery solved.”
C. “So sad Random House won’t publish my next novel. Going to eat a pint of Ben and Jerry’s and see Magic Mike.”
D. “So jealous my husband went to Hali‘imaile last night.”
E. “Are there any writer residencies that take families or are they just for scary writerly horny dudes?”
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ANSWERS
1: D–2008
2: E–8.6 percent
3: B–“My horoscope says I’m idiosyncratic… I always wondered why kept Worcestershire in the bathroom cabinet. Thank you Stars, mystery solved.” (the true author is @KungFuBonanza)
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