Here is this week’s news quiz. Good luck!
Month: March 2024
1. Is a bubble building in India’s equities markets?
2. How can the West best support democratic efforts in Russia?
3. Has the Palestinian Authority outlived its purpose?
4. What should the Dominican Republic do about the unrest in Haiti?
5. Are concerns about Chinese espionage in Australia overblown?
6. Will Abdelmajid Tebboune win re-election?
7. Was ISIS’ recent attack in Russia a sign of the group’s reviving power or increased desperation?
8. Will other nations follow Canada’s arm exports ban to Israel?
9. Can Corina Yoris mount a successful challenge to Nicolas Maduro?
10. Are global drug decriminalization efforts stalling?
1. What impact will President Biden’s EV mandate have on the U.S. auto industry?
2. Should graduation rates be scrapped as a measure of school accountability?
3. Are Republicans heading for a 1964-like wipeout in the 2024 elections?
4. Should Sonia Sotomayor retire before the end of President Biden’s first term?
5. Will third party support rise or fall as November draws closer?
6. Should the U.S. withdraw from the UN Refugee Treaty?
7. Does the U.S. need to better enforce the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act?
8. Has President Biden’s engagement policy with Venezuela failed?
9. Due to continued resignations and Republican Party turmoil, could Democrats gain control of the House before the 2024 midterms?
10. Would a personal bankruptcy or criminal conviction do the worst damage to the Trump presidential campaign?
Here is this week’s news quiz. Good luck!
1. How should the U.S. handle an anticipated influx of Haitian refugees?
2. Are American airlines headed the way of the American auto industry?
3. A U.S. Supreme Court without term limits: Friend or foe to the American people?
4. What can be done to make rents affordable again?
5. Will France’s solidification of the rights to an abortion affect the issue in the United States?
6. What’s the skinny on the safety of the new weight loss drugs?
7. Is the U.S. federal government justified in taking action against TikTok?
8. Do school book bans violate the First Amendment?
9. Should U.S. states adopt age verification systems for users to access adult material?
10. Will Boeing’s problems become problems for the wider U.S. economy?
1. Should seized Russian assets be donated to the Ukrainian war effort?
2. Will Henry’s resignation further destabilize Haiti?
3. Is Volodymyr Zelenskyy still Ukraine’s best bet for peace?
4. Due to ongoing tensions with Russia, is it wise to the European Union to continue accession talks with Balkan nations?
5. Could Israel survive as a pariah state?
6. Should the EU scrap its mandate to abolish fossil fuel-powered vehicles by 2035?
7. How will Jacob Zuma’s MK Party affect the outcome of South Africa’s elections?
8. Will the Liberal Democrats benefit from internal problems in the British Conservative Party?
9. Have anti-corruption campaigns in Latin America failed?
10. What does Niger’s decision to suspend military cooperation with the United States mean for anti-jihadist efforts in the Sahel?
Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz!
1. What role, if any, should the Palestinian Authority play in post-war Gaza?
2. How should India respond to China’s new strategic partnership with the Maldives?
3. Is Nigeria’s economy too dependent on oil?
4. How will Swedish membership change NATO?
5. Is Milei’s austerity cure killing the patient?
6. Can a joint junta force in West Africa rid the region of its jihadist threat?
7. Why is gang violence becoming a significant national security concern in Haiti?
8. Should Russia put a nuclear weapon in space?
9. Why did the Irish constitutional referendum fail?
10. Will the crypto industry propel a new wave of economic growth across Africa?
1. Have ongoing legal battles strengthened or weakened Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy?
2. Will No Labels end up fielding a presidential candidate?
3. Should U.S. colleges reverse their test-optional policies?
4. Has the Israel-Hamas war done significant damage to America’s position in the Middle East?
5. Does the U.S. need a policy “reset” on Haiti?
6. Should Nikki Haley have ended her presidential campaign sooner?
7. Is Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s decision to not run for re-election a boost for Gallego or Lake?
8. Can a more populist economic agenda get the Biden presidential campaign back on track?
9. Should Kroger’s merger with Albertsons be blocked?
10. How can the U.S. fight a better war against fetanyl?
Updated standings for the 2023-2024 Extemp Central National Points Race have been released. Check them out by clicking here or the “Natl Points Race” tab above.
The new standings are the final ones for the regular season stage of this year’s competition, reflecting the results of the Harvard Speech & Debate Tournament and the California Invitational.
The National Points Race will take a month and a half off as states hold their post-season tournaments. The next competition will kick off the post-season stage of the Race, which will be at the University of Kentucky for its annual Tournament of Champions (TOC). The UK TOC will be a third tier event, awarding 100 points to its winner and giving points to all finalists, semi-finalists, and quarter-finalists.
Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
1. Will the Republican Party be unified behind Donald Trump this November?
2. What should the U.S. do if Israel conducts its Rafah offensive?
3. Is America’s teaching shortage hitting an inflection point?
4. What lessons can the U.S. states learn from the “war on drugs” to launch a better effort against fetanyl?
5. Should surge pricing be allowed?
6. Who should be the next leader of Senate Republicans?
7. Is a federal ban on bump stocks constitutional?
8. How should the U.S. respond to Vladimir Putin’s recent nuclear threats?
9. Should the Biden administration withdraw U.S. forces from Syria?
10. Are religious liberty laws unconstitutional?
1. Is India becoming an emerging power player in the Middle East?
2. Would an ANC-EFF coalition be good for the future health of the South African economy?
3. Is China becoming too insular?
4. What should Egypt do if Israel conducts its Rafah offensive?
5. Does the world need a “new globalization”?
6. How should Nigeria handle the Anglophone insurgency?
7. What is to blame for a collapse in support for democracy across the world?
8. Should Ariel Henry step down?
9. Will Britain’s Conservative Party become a vehicle for the far-right after the next British general election?
10. How can Xochitl Galvez win the Mexican presidency?