Ardmore Patch News Quiz, Jan. 31-Feb. 6

Back for the second Sunday in a row, the Ardmore Patch news quiz of the week tests your local knowledge. How well did you follow the events of the past week in Ardmore, Wynnewood and surrounding communities.

Don't know all of the answers at first glance? Not a problem, all of the answers can be found in Ardmore Patch articles from this week. The first person to send all 10 correct answers to nathan@patch.com will be crowned champion of the week.

How closely do you follow the local news?

News Quiz – Jan. 24-30

1) What Wynnewood store was held up at gunpoint by an unidentified man on Friday, Jan. 21, according to a Lower Merion police report released last week?

a) Whole Foods
b) Rite Aid
c) 7-Eleven
d) Sunoco A-Plus

2) Eagles' head coach Andy Reid's son Spencer, a Harriton High School student, committed to playing football for what Division I school last week?

a) Villanova University
b) Penn State University
c) Rutgers University
d) Temple University

3) The Lower Merion girls basketball team continued their impressive run by beating the defending Central League champions on Tuesday, Feb. 1. What team did they beat?

a) Springfield
b) Conestoga
c) Harriton
d) Haverford

4) According to Lower Merion Township's Chief Financial Officer Dean Dortone, the township spent what percent of its salt budget as of Jan. 30?

a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 65%
d) 70%

5) On how many TVs can local Super Bowl watchers view the big game at J.R. Monaghan's?

a) 7
b) 9
c) 11
d) 13

6) How many dollars short is Lower Merion of fully funding the currently proposed Ardmore Transit Center revitalization project?

a) $750,000
b) $4.5 million
c) $12 million
d) $37 million

7) Aces girls basketball coach Lauren Pellicane grew up watching her dad coach basketball at which college?

a) Dowling College
b) Drexel University
c) Long Island University
d) Bowdoin College

8) Police are investigating a gunshot on Saturday, Jan. 29 around what Lower Merion road?

a) Cricket Avenue
b) Haverford Road
c) Edgehill Road
d) Penn Road

9) How many candidates will vie for the open Ward 1 Commissioner seat formerly occupied by Vice-President Mark Taylor?

a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4

10) When will the above candidates interview for the open seat?

a) Monday, Feb. 7 
b) Wednesday, Feb. 9
c) Monday, Feb. 14
d) Wednesday, Feb. 16