Here’s our super-special weekly MauiTime News Quiz. Hope you studied, because this week’s quiz is 32 percent tougher than last week’s…
1. Of the $1,745,001 raised during the Hawaii Visitor Industry Charity Walk this year, more than $767,000 of it came from Maui–the largest sum raised by any island, according to a May 17 Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association press release. How many consecutive years has Maui raised the most money in the annual fundraiser?
A. Five
B. Four
C. Three
D. Two
E. One
2. On May 18, the voyaging canoes Hokule‘a and Hikianalia made a brief stop in Lahaina at the start of their three-year round-the-world tour. According to the May 19 Maui News, how many countries will the canoes visit?
A. 15
B. 21
C. 26
D. 34
E. 42
3. The Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations reported on May 15 that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.4 percent. When was the last time the unemployment rate was at that level?
A. 2012
B. 2011
C. 2010
D. 2009
E. 2008
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ANSWERS
1: B–Four
2: C–26
3: E–2008
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