WHAT'S NEWS?

Test your knowledge of current industry events with the following quiz

1. Bankrupt Global Crossing made its remaining employees an intriguing offer. Should the workers voluntarily leave their jobs, the company will allow them:

   a. Cash payments based on their current salary and seniority level

   b. Extended health benefits

   c. As many office supplies as they can stuff down their pants

2. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal by officials to remove an area residence that serves as the home of the adult Web site VoyeurDorm. The justices turned down the case because:

   a. They felt the September ruling by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta allowing the site to stay put was fair

   b. Their court schedule is already filled with important cases

   c. They feared a conflict of interest with their own upcoming VoyeurSupreme Court site

3. Deborah Puryear pleaded guilty to fraud charges filed by her former employer, XO Communications. Puryear bilked the broadband provider by:

   a. Manipulating payroll services to collect salaries of terminated employees

   b. Funneling almost $200,000 into her husband's bank account

   c. Convincing executives that XO would be a really good name for a company

4. Gordon Matthews, the inventor of voice mail, died Feb. 23 at the age of 65. Matthews' tombstone will read:

   a. “Beloved husband and father”

   b. “Pioneering inventor”

   c. “Out of the office. Forever.”

The above quiz offers a combination of news and entertainment, and should not be mistaken for either.