Here are the answers for this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Check back next week for a new one.
1. The head of UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said that a new strategy was needed to prevent massacres by this group.
a. Justice and Equality Movement
b. Lord’s Resistance Army
c. Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
d. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
2. The sinking of a naval vessel from this nation ramped up international tensions in East Asia last week.
a. North Korea
b. China
c. Japan
d. South Korea
3. This European nation saw regional elections last week.
a. Italy
b. France
c. Portugal
d. Germany
4. British MP’s over the weekend called for a rethink of Great Britain’s relations with this nation.
a. Saudi Arabia
b. France
c. Canada
d. The United States
5. Israel claims that the Obama administration is hardening its stance on this disputed area of the Middle East.
a. East Jerusalem
b. Golan Heights
c. Gaza Strip
d. West Bank
6. President Obama put this figure on the National Labor Relations Board via recess appointment when the Senate filibustered his nomination earlier this year.
a. Richard Trumpka
b. Arlene Baker
c. Lamar Alexander
d. Craig Becker
7. Legalizing this will be on the ballot for California voters later this year.
a. Prostitution
b. Marijuana
c. Gambling
d. Methamphetamines
8. On Friday, Major General Robert Harding withdrew from an appt. to head this agency.
a. Agency for Marketing Science
b. Transportation Security Administration
c. Missile Defense Agency
d. Defense Intelligence Agency
9. The FBI recently raided a Christian militia group in this state.
a. Michigan
b. Mississippi
c. West Virginia
d. Washington
10. A massive tea party protest was recently held in this state over the weekend.
a. Minnesota
b. Texas
c. Nevada
d. California