Month: May 2012

Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of May 14th-20th, 2012 (Short Answer Version)

Here is the short answer version of this week’s news quiz. Good luck!

Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of May 14th-20th, 2012 (Multiple Choice Version)

Here is the multiple choice version of this week’s news quiz. Pick well and good luck!

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 8th-14th, 2012

1. What steps can be taken to stop sex-selective abortions?
2. How can Josefine Mota catch Enrique Nieto?
3. Why is Evo Morales falling out of favor?
4. Will the proposed Zimbabwe constitution remedy the political and economic problems it faces?
5. Is the UN looking like the League of Nations of old when it comes to Syria?
6. Will Serbia stick to its pro-EU course after recent elections?
7. Is Al-Jazeera striking a significant blow against Chinese censorship efforts?
8. What impact will Israel’s new unity government have on its foreign policy?
9. Will Greece need another election to form a government?
10. Why did Sarkozy lose?

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Extemp Central News Quiz Answers for the Week of May 7th-13th, 2012

Here are the answers to this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of May 8th-14th, 2012

1. Can Amazon conquer the high-end clothing market?
2. Will the military tribunals in Gitmo prove effective at dealing with terror suspects?
3. How can states provide more funding to their university systems?
4. Would it be unwise for Indiana Republicans to ditch Richard Lugar?
5. Does America need to invest more in social spending or defense spending over the next five years?
6. Is Joe Biden’s endorsement of gay marriage counterproductive to President Obama’s re-election campaign?
7. Will the John Edwards trial come into play in the 2012 presidential election?
8. How will Chen Guangcheng impact U.S.-Chinese relations in the long-term?
9. Are the new unemployment numbers masking serious structural problems in the U.S. economy?
10. Can Gary Johnson finally put the Libertarian Party on the Electoral College map?

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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of May 7th-13th, 2012 (Short Answer Version)

Here is this week’s short answer Extemp Central news quiz.  Good luck!

Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of May 7th-13th, 2012 (Multiple Choice Version)

Here is this week’s multiple choice Extemp Central news quiz.  Pick well and good luck!

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of May 1st-7th, 2012

1. Will capital punishment be abolished within the United States within the next decade?
2. How long will it takes America’s housing market to recover?
3. What is the best way to keep the Postal Service as a viable entity?
4. How would a socialist victory in the French presidential election impact America’s ties to the French government?
5. Is Delta making a shrewd business decision in buying its own oil refinery?
6. Will the U.S. hand over Chen Guangcheng?
7. Should Ron Paul drop out of the GOP presidential race?
8. What reforms, if any, should Florida make to its Stand Your Ground Law?
9. Would Kelly Ayotte make a good VP pick?
10. Did President Obama err in his attack on Mitt Romney on the anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden?

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Extemp Central News Quiz Answers for the Week of April 30th-May 6th, 2012

Here are the answers to this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of May 1st-7th, 2012

1. What steps must be taken to avoid a famine in Yemen?
2. How should foreign peacekeepers in Haiti be held accountable?
3. Has EU membership been good for Romania and Bulgaria?
4. What is responsible for lengthy delays at Heathrow?
5. Can anything be done to stop North Korea’s pattern of prevocative action?
6. What reforms does Israel need to make to its prison system?
7. Why have Egypt’s Islamists chosen to back Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh?
8. Can the EU free Yulia Tymoshenko?
9. How should China handle the escape of Chen Guangcheng?
10. Will Gaddafi ties doom Sarkozy’s attempt at winning the second round of the French presidential election?

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