PSA (POSTAL SERVICE

APTITUDE) TEST I

GAMES Magazine

April, 1998

Thomas L. Seibert

 

It's getting harder to get a job with the U.S. Postal Service. They have issued a new aptitude test for those seeking employment: A list of prominent cities with all the letters missing except the two letters that make up the postal abbreviation for the state in which the city is located. For example, in #1 below, AL is the postal abbreviation for Alabama, and the city in question is TUSCALOOSA. How many cities can you identify?

1. _ _ _ _ AL _ _ _ _

2. _ _ C _ A _ _ _ _ _

3. D _ _ E _

4. _ A _ _ _ _ _ K _ 

5. _ _ G _ _ _ A

6. HI _ _

7._ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ L _

8. I _ _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ _ _

9. _ _ _    _ _ L _ A _ _

10. M _ _ N _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Answers:

 

1. TUSCALOOSA

2. SACRAMENTO

3. DOVER

4. FAIRBANKS

5. AUGUSTA

6. HILO

7. SPRINGFIELD

8. INDIANAPOLIS

9. NEW ORLEANS

10. MINNEAPOLIS