Here are the answers to the first Extemp Central news quiz of 2011.
1. The head of this oil company said gas prices could top $5 a gallon nationwide by 2012.
a. Chevron
b. Citgo
c. Shell
d. BP
2. American Airlines and this other airline have decided to pull fares off of some travel sites.
a. Frontier
b. U.S. Airlines
c. Delta
d. Southwest
3. The recently elected governor of this state has announced that they will seek a one year salary freeze for state workers.
a. Oregon
b. Hawaii
c. New York
d. Kentucky
4. Which Republican will take over the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform?
a. Lamar Smith
b. Steve King
c. Darrell Issa
d. Eric Cantor
5. This European country imposed a smoking ban yesterday.
a. Spain
b. Czech Republic
c. Denmark
d. Ireland
6. Which Pakistani party left the country’s governing coalition yesterday?
a. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement
b. Pakistan Muslim League
c. Awami National Party
d. Pakistan Peoples Party
7. A bombing during a Coptic Christian mass in this country sparked protests against its government over the weekend.
a. Turkey
b. Egypt
c. Nigeria
d. Morocco
8. A senator in this state came under fire after writing the family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan and getting the soldier’s name wrong.
a. Maine
b. Wisconsin
c. Washington
d. Mississippi
9. How many airports have switched to private security companies for airport security since 2002?
a. 7
b. 16
c. 29
d. 48
10. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a “friendly” chat with this Latin American leader at the inauguration of Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff despite a recent spat over ambassadors.
a. Ricardo Martinelli
b. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
c. Juan Manuel Santos
d. Hugo Chavez