Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
1. In September 2013, Molokai’s unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) was 10.8 percent. According to an Oct. 20, 2014 news release from the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, what was Molokai’s unemployment rate in September of this year?
A. 11.6 percent
B. 12.6 percent
C. 13.6 percent
D. 14.6 percent
E. 15.6 percent
2. According to a survey written about in the Oct. 20 Maui News, how many feral cats are estimated to be living in and immediately near Kanaha Beach Park?
A. 1,000
B. 1,100
C. 1,200
D. 1,300
E. 1,400
3. An Oct. 20 Honolulu Star-Advertiser story reports that 2010 U.S. Poet Laureate (and Haiku resident) W.S. Merwin will now permanently protect his 19-acre collection of palms. Roughly how many palm species are represented in Merwin’s collection?
A. 100
B. 200
C. 300
D. 400
E. 500
See Answers below…
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
ANSWERS
1: E–15.6 percent
2: B–1,100
3: D–400
Photo: Daniel Ramirez/Wikimedia Commons