It’s time to test the knowledge of young people in the Townships and see who’s keeping up with the news.
The Record publishes a quiz each week with five questions related to news that appeared the week before in the paper.
Students at the elementary and high school level are invited to read through the paper to find the answers and then send them by email to our editorial team.
At the end of the month, any students who participate and answer the quiz questions will be entered into a draw to win a 16-GB Fire tablet.
Each time a student answers a different quiz, their name will be re-entered, increasing their chances of winning a tablet.
Don’t have access to The Record?
No problem.
All schools in the Eastern Townships School Board have access to the e-edition of the paper, so ask a teacher or principal for help to get connected.
Last week’s questions and answers
1) Why does the QESBA oppose Bill 40?
Answer: It concentrates power in the hands of Ministry of Education, reduces the degree of local autonomy and independence.
2) What did SOPFEU warn Quebecers about last week?
Answer: They want people to take care when lighting outdoor fires due to an elevated risk of brush fires.
3) Why are local bike shops struggling right now?
Answer: They don’t have enough available stock or bike parts to meet customers’ demands.
4) What did Appalachian Teachers’ Association President Megan Seline say regarding the ETSB’s decision to move classes online?
Answer: “Welcome to pressure tactics.”
5) How many daffodil bulbs did Loni Campbell donate to Hatley common and when?
Answer: She donated 1,000 daffodil bulbs in the fall of 2015.
This week’s questions
1) Why did Cegep de Sherbrooke students protest on Friday afternoon?
2) What have golf clubs noticed this year?
3) How many people who die in hospital become organ donors?
4) What award did Ferme Morine receive from the Quebec Dairy Producers?
5) Who did Steve Gosselin work for in the Eastern Townships?
Send your answers to mboriero@sherbrookerecord.com.
For more information about the quiz and how to participate, call the newsroom at 819-569-6345.
News quiz for local students
