Since I am at the National Forensic Association national tournament with the Western Kentucky University forensics team this week, I was unable to update the answers for this week’s news quiz.  I apologize for the delay.  Here are the answers for this week’s news quiz.

1.  It has been reported that British author Richard Dawkins is looking into having this public figure arrested when they visit Britain later this year for crimes against humanity.
a.  Hugo Chavez
b.  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
c.  Benjamin Netanyahu
d.  Pope Benedict XVI

2.  The governor of this state defended Bob McDonnell’s initial omission of slavery in a proclamation for Virginia’s Confederate History Month last week.
a.  Georgia
b.  Mississippi
c.  Texas
d.  South Carolina

3.  U.S. Senator Charles Schumer has said that he will see if the federal government can prohibit airlines from charging for this.
a.  Checked baggage
b.  In flight snacks
c.  Carry-on baggage
d.  Obesity

4.  This currency saw overseas investors bet on its appreciation last week.
a.  The peso
b.  The yuan
c.  The yen
d.  The dollar

5.  An upcoming vote in the Senate on this issue could serve as the flashpoint for Republican and Democratic tensions over the budget.
a.  The introduction of a value added tax
b.  An increase in America’s defense budget
c.  A bid to renew the Bush tax cuts
d.  An extension of unemployment benefits

6.  Fidesz, a center-right party, defeated the ruling Socialists in parliamentary elections in this nation over the weekend.
a.  Hungary
b.  Bulgaria
c.  Finland
d.  Czech Republic

7.  This Central Asian nation saw its president forced to flee last week and the establishment of an interim government.
a.  Kyrgyzstan
b.  Kazakhstan
c.  Turkmenistan
d.  Uzbekistan

8.  President Obama is hosting a summit this week to deal with what issue.
a.  High oil prices
b.  The Israeli-Palestinian peace process
c.  The global recession
d.  Nuclear security

9.  This GOP hopeful won the Southern Republican Leadership Conference’s presidential straw poll over the weekend.
a.  Ron Paul
b.  Mitt Romney
c.  Mike Huckabee
d.  Sarah Palin

10.  The president of this nation was killed in a plane crash over the weekend.
a.  Poland
b.  Nigeria
c.  Panama
d.  Georgia