Here are the answers for this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Coming in a few weeks will be a topic area analysis for CFL Nationals (with an NFL Nationals analysis also coming in a month for USX and IX). Also, thank you to everyone who has sent in District qualifying information. If you still have state champion/qualifying information that you would like to have posted on the site e-mail me at [email protected].
1. Who is the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party in Great Britain?
a. Menzies Campbell
b. Nick Clegg
c. Vincent Cable
d. Dominique de Villepin
2. Last week, the media reported that Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal are targeting the audience of this paper in the “last great newspaper war.”
a. Boston Globe
b. New York Times
c. Detroit Free Press
d. Los Angeles Times
3. The recent oil spill that has taken place in the Gulf of Mexico is close to which state?
a. Louisiana
b. Texas
c. Florida
d. Mississippi
4. This nation was the biggest beneficiary of the World Bank’s recent revamping of its voting structure.
a. India
b. Brazil
c. South Africa
d. China
5. Europe’s far right fared poorly in this nation’s recent presidential election.
a. France
b. Austria
c. Czech Republic
d. Poland
6. This important U.S. political figure will release their memoir on November 9th.
a. John McCain
b. Newt Gingrich
c. Hillary Clinton
d. George W. Bush
7. State representatives in this state are calling for the National Guard to be used to quell crime.
a. Illinois
b. Arizona
c. California
d. Michigan
8. This state has failed to overhaul its Medicaid system because of differences between its legislative and executive branches.
a. New York
b. Florida
c. New Jersey
d. Virginia
9. This retail outlet suffered a major blow when a U.S. court held that over one million women can collectively sue on the basis of sex discrimination.
a. Kroger
b. Home Depot
c. Best Buy
d. Wal-Mart
10. Talks between Continental Airlines and this airline have hit a major snag.
a. Northwest
b. Southwest
c. United
d. Delta