Q: I was told in the past that sales of alcohol were not allowed at a 24/7 supermarket after midnight and were permitted again after 6 a.m. Is such a law still in force as well as the ban on Sunday sales?
-- Cuyler Warnell Brooks Jr., Lilburn
A: Hours and days of sale, other than Sunday package sales, are established by the local jurisdictions, according to the Georgia Department of Revenue. The Gwinnett County ordinance, for example, sets the hours of sale from 7 a.m. to midnight Mondays through Saturdays.
Q: In the NFL Scouting Combine, the timed test that was recently given -- apparently a written test -- what sorts of questions are given? There were five or so who scored in single digits.
-- Martha Hunt, Hoschton
A: The Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test, or Wonderlic for short, has been given to players attending the NFL Scouting Combine since the 1970s, according to USA Today. The IQ test consists of 50 questions, which must be answered in 12 minutes, and a perfect score is 50. Here are three example questions, according to USA Today:
1. Assume the first two statements are true. Is the final one: a) true, b) false, c) not certain?
The boy plays baseball. All baseball players wear hats. The boy wears a hat.
2. A boy is 17 years old and his sister is twice as old. When the boy is 23 years old, what will be the age of his sister?
3. When rope is selling at 10 cents a foot, how many feet can you buy for 60 cents?
(Answers: 1. a; 2. 40 years old; 3. 6 feet)
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