Here are the answers to this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. We hope you did well!
1. This state elected an independent as its new governor last Tuesday.
a. Pennsylvania
b. Ohio
c. Minnesota
d. Rhode Island
2. This governor’s race was the center of controversy last week after a bag of uncounted ballots was found.
a. Maine
b. Connecticut
c. Florida
d. California
3. The Congressional Black Caucus has given this member their support in a bid to become the new House Minority Leader. (Note: This question should have been for House Minority Whip since Nancy Pelosi has decided that she wants to remain the leader of House Democrats and would occupy the Minority Leader position.)
a. Kendrick Meek
b. Jesse Jackson Jr.
c. Charlie Rangel
d. James Clyburn
4. The U.S. has said that it will drop this nation from the state sponsor of terrorism list if it complies with the terms of a peace treaty next month.
a. Sudan
b. Syria
c. Iran
d. North Korea
5. This party won local elections by a large margin in Greece, causing the prime minister to back off a pledge to hold national elections.
a. Popular Orthodox Rally
b. The Communist Party
c. The Socialist Party
d. New Democracy
6. President Obama criticized elections that were held in this country over the weekend.
a. Nicaragua
b. Nepal
c. Iran
d. Myanmar
7. The winners of these two Senate seats are to be seated for the lame duck session of Congress.
a. Florida and West Virginia
b. Illinois and West Virginia
c. Florida and Texas
d. Illinois and Texas
8. Which of the following Democratic-held Senate seats did not switch on Election Day?
a. Arkansas
b. Pennsylvania
c. Washington
d. North Dakota
9. President Obama made a trip to this Asian nation over the weekend.
a. India
b. China
c. Myanmar
d. Pakistan
10. How much money did the Federal Reserve pump into the economy last week?
a. $275 billion
b. $400 billion
c. $600 billion
d. $725 billion