Here are the answers to this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.
1. A massive group of people are in New York City protesting this.
a. High taxes
b. Wall Street
c. President Obama
d. Police brutality
2. The SDO system is taking X-Rays of this in our solar system.
a. Mars
b. The moon
c. The sun
d. Neptune
3. Last week marked the ten year anniversary of when this chemical was sent to several prominent government officials and some news organizations in the mail.
a. Plague
b. Smallpox
c. Anthrax
d. Botulism
4. Denmark is instituting this type of tax in order to encourage people to live healthier.
a. Flat tax
b. Carbon tax
c. Consumption tax
d. Fat tax
5. According to the media, this Republican presidential candidate has given the most aggressive remarks towards the protests in New York (which is the answer to question #1).
a. Mitt Romney
b. Newt Gingrich
c. Herman Cain
d. Ron Paul
6. California has banned minors from participating in this activity.
a. Eating Fatty Foods
b. Recycling
c. Tanning
d. Surfing
7. This OPEC nation recently announced that it was unlikely to raise oil output because Iraq and Brazil will be expanding their oil fields enough to satisfy global demand.
a. Jordan
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Yemen
d. Libya
8. This global leader has slammed the “horrible repression” of U.S. protests happening in New York.
a. Bashar al-Assad
b. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
c. Fidel Castro
d. Hugo Chavez
9. Al Davis passed away over the weekend. He was the influential owner of which NFL franchise.
a. New England Patriots
b. New York Giants
c. Oakland Raiders
d. St. Louis Rams
10. This Obama cabinet official is on the hot seat over the “Fast and Furious” gun controversy.
a. Eric Holder
b. Hilly Clinton
c. Timothy Geithner
d. Leon Panetta