Here is the first Extemp Central news quiz for 2024. Good luck!
Month: January 2024
1. Are Xi Jinping’s purges of China’s senior military officers weakening the People’s Liberation Army?
2. What was the biggest global news story of 2023?
3. Is the UNIFIL failing to fulfill its mission in Lebanon?
4. What could long-term disruptions of shipping in the Red Sea do to the Egyptian economy?
5. Has Israel mismanaged its war against Hamas?
6. Will Germany’s coalition government survive 2024?
7. What strategic pivots should Ukraine make in its war with Russia?
8. Will the Democratic Republic of Congo’s recent presidential election worsen the country’s instability?
9. What should Chile do after the rejection of a second constitutional draft?
10. Has World War III already begun?
1. Will the Supreme Court overrule state decisions to keep Donald Trump off the presidential ballot for 2024?
2. Would the removal of Donald Trump from presidential ballots make the 2024 presidential election illegitimate?
3. Why was 2023 such a great year for the American stock market?
4. Is U.S. military spending too high to meet the new demands of 21st century warfare?
5. What was the biggest news story of 2023?
6. Will U.S. military operations to protect Red Sea trade expand the Israeli-Hamas war?
7. Should New York City and Chicago revoke their “sanctuary city” status?
8. Is Texas’ migrant arrest law unconstitutional?
9. Should Ron DeSantis end his presidential campaign?
10. What is the best way for the U.S. to build a charging infrastructure for electric vehicles?