Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
Month: November 2022
1. Can Anwar Ibrahim heal the divisions that plague Malaysia?
2. Will growing protests force China’s government to abandon its zero COVID policy?
3. Is AMLO becoming another Hugo Chavez?
4. Will there be a negotiated settlement to end Venezuela’s political crisis?
5. Is Mali making a mistake distancing itself from France?
6. Has hosting the World Cup backfired on Qatar?
7. Is Somalia winning its struggle against al-Shabab?
8. Did COP27 err by classifying China as a “developing country”?
9. Is it a mistake to make Itamar Ben-Gvir Israel’s national security minister?
10. What are the goals of India’s foreign policy?
1. Should Disney pursue a merger with Apple?
2. What steps need to be taken to diversify America’s teaching workforce?
3. Who will win Georgia’s Senate runoff?
4. What impact would a U.S. rail worker strike have on the U.S. economy?
5. Would U.S. bison populations benefit from more Native American stewardship?
6. Will Kevin McCarthy be the next Speaker of the House?
7. Should local communities make short-term rentals pay local hotel taxes?
8. Would a new assault weapons ban lower gun violence in America?
9. How much political capital does President Biden have left?
10. Should the U.S. end energy subsidies?
1. How much opposition will Donald Trump face in a GOP presidential primary?
2. Should Hakeem Jeffries succeed Nancy Pelosi?
3. Did Senate Republicans make a mistake re-electing Mitch McConnell?
4. Does Senate action on same-sex marriage open the door to more bipartisan cooperation in the next Congress?
5. Would a new economic downturn hurt white collar workers more than blue collar workers?
6. What should be the priorities in the next National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)?
7. Will more U.S. cities embrace UBI programs by 2024?
8. What do growing layoffs in the tech sector signal about the health of the U.S. economy?
9. Is the appointment of Jack Smith as special counselor a bad sign for former President Trump?
10. What should the U.S. do if Russian missiles intended for Ukraine hit a NATO member country?
1. Will Lula’s social spending plan damage Brazil’s economy?
2. Is an Asian decline likelier than an Asian century?
3. Should the world quit paying attention to North Korea’s missile launches?
4. Is it in China’s best interest to have Russia continue the war in Ukraine?
5. Should EU members surrender control of their fiscal policy to Brussels?
6. Will climate financing to poor countries from richer ones be an effective tool to combat climate change?
7. Would Iran be making a mistake if it invaded Northern Iraq?
8. Is Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe right to prioritize economic reform over political reform?
9. Are populist forces losing political ground in Europe?
10. Should Egypt release Alaa Abd El Fattah?
Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
Note: Next week will not have a news quiz due to the Thanksgiving holiday. However, there will be new questions released on Monday, along with a write up of Glenbrooks and new National Points Race standings next week!
1. Can Rishi Sunak effectively “reset” Great Britain’s relationship with Ireland?
2. Is Russia’s withdrawal from Kherson significant?
3. What should Xi Jinping demand of Joe Biden in their upcoming summit?
4. Should Israel’s centrists back Netanyahu for prime minister?
5. What can be done to stop escalating violence in Myanmar?
6. Would a Chinese invasion of Taiwan turn Japan into a nuclear-armed state?
7. Why are global carbon dioxide emissions increasing?
8. Should the British government raise taxes?
9. Will the G20 meeting be a success?
10. Should Pakistan’s military intervene in the country’s ongoing political dispute?
1. Why did the “red wave” fail to materialize?
2. How will the results of the 2022 midterm elections affect the remaining two years of President Biden’s term?
3. Should the GOP abandon Trump and rally around DeSantis?
4. Which candidate is best positioned to win the Georgia Senate runoff?
5. Should states make modifications to voting by mail so that results can be reported faster?
6. What does the collapse of FTX mean for the future of cryptocurrency?
7. Should the U.S. Congress abolish the debt ceiling?
8. Will Elon Musk’s changes lead to the collapse of Twitter?
9. Should Mitch McConnell remain in his post as Senate Minority Leader?
10. What changes should the U.S. make to its national defense strategy?
Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
Two weekends ago, sixty-nine competitors descended on the University of Florida for the thirty-ninth annual Florida Blue Key. Only one was ranked in the National Points Race, which opened the door for new extempers to enter this year’s rankings.
In a final round that featured competitors from five states, Jack Ververis of Trinity Preparatory School (FL) eked out a one-rank win over Raghav Ramki of Plano East Senior High School (TX).
Five ranks behind was Brandon Cheng of Flintridge Preparatory School (CA), who finished third, and seven ranks behind Ververis was fourth place finisher Siddharth Sudhakar of Nova High School (FL).
Connor Hise of Denver East High School (CO) and Taylor Burris of the Potomac School (VA) tied for fifth place but Hise won a tiebreaker on reciprocals.
UK National Season Opener winner #6 Charlotte Reitman of the University School (FL) reached the semi-final round, just short of adding points to her National Points Race total.
Since Blue Key was a fifth tier tournament, the Ververis will receive forty points for his win. All finalists will recieve points and, since none were ranked, it will not lead to a sizeable shakeup in the rankings.
For Tournament of Champions (TOC) bids, Blue Key traditionally awards an Extemp TOC bid for all quarter-finalists, while the University of Kentucky TOC is awarding bids this season for all semi-finalists and finalists.
Here were the results of the 2022 Florida Blue Key (Click here for tab sheet):
1. How many more rate hikes can Americans expect from the Federal Reserve?
2. Should the U.S. end the Cuban embargo?
3. Has the U.S. education system become too bureaucratic?
4. Should the U.S. seat a delegate of the Cherokee Nation in the House of Representatives?
5. What is currently the best investment in the U.S. stock market?
6. How can Democrats regain their political credibility on crime?
7. What impact is “quiet quitting” having on the U.S. economy?
8. Will the results of the 2022 midterms bolster or weaken Eric Adams’ political prospects?
9. Who should lead House Democrats in the next Congress?
10. How can the U.S. lay the groundwork for diplomatic talks to resolve the Russo-Ukrainian War?
1. Will the coming global recession be worse than 2008?
2. Do North Korea, Russia, and Iran constitute the new “Axis of Evil?”?
3. What do the results of the Israeli election mean for the prospects of future peace negotiations with the Palestinians?
4. Was German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s trip to China a success?
5. Who won the Tigray War?
6. With regards to the climate change problem, has global diplomacy failed?
7. Should Lula da Silva make safeguarding the Amazon his top policy priority?
8. What is the biggest “megathreat” that the world is facing?
9. Is Kenya making a mistake by joining the Democratic Republic of Congo’s fight against M23 rebels?
10. What does the ascendance of Jordan Bardella mean for France’s National Rally?
Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!