Here is this week’s multiple choice Extemp Central news quiz. Pick well and good luck!
Month: September 2011
Results are in from the 2011 Wake Forest National Early Bird Tournament, which is the first tournament in the 2011-2012 Extemp Central National Points Race. The final round featured six extempers from four different states. Jason Singh of Green Valley High School in Nevada was the winner, earning his first national circuit victory. Singh will be the first leader of this year’s National Points Race, who’s breakdown and standings will be updated near the end of this week. Joseph Calder of Cary Academy in North Carolina placed second. Defending champion Isabelle Taft of Henry W. Grady High School in Georgia placed third. All elimination round participants earned a qualification leg for the 2012 Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions.
Here are the final round results, provided to us by Ben Constine:
Here are the answers to this week’s multiple choice Extemp Central news quiz.
1. Is China’s recent announcement that it will tighten arms sales political posturing?
2. Does the euro debt crisis give Russia a new foreign policy opportunity?
3. Would Afghanistan benefit from a return of the country’s monarchy?
4. How would an increased Turkish naval presence in the Mediterranean impact Israeli security policy?
5. Should African nations be wary of China?
6. Is political unity possible in Zimbabwe as long as Robert Mugabe is alive?
7. Would the fall of the Merkel government trigger the collapse of the euro?
8. Is Hosni Mubarak’s trial in Egypt pure political theatre?
9. What should the international community due to secure Libya’s weapons stockpile?
10. Is it in Pakistan’s best interest to distance itself from the United States?
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1. Could Libya turn into a U.S. foreign policy disaster?
2. Should organized labor move to the political center?
3. What should be done to save the U.S. Postal Service?
4. Who will be in this year’s Super Bowl?
5. Should the federal government aggressively prosecute the heads of major banks for causing the 2008 financial meltdown?
6. Is it too late for Sarah Palin to launch a presidential campaign?
7. Would a trillion dollar stimulus package increase employment?
8. Will the GOP sweep the 2011 gubernatorial elections?
9. Is Mitt Romney “too establishment” to win the GOP primary?
10. What should President Obama say in his upcoming address on the economy?
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Here is this week’s short answer Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
Here is this week’s multiple choice Extemp Central news quiz. Pick well and good luck!