Here is the multiple choice version of this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Pick well and good luck!
1. This European nation claims that it has put together the longest tunnel in the world.
a. Switzerland
b. Great Britain
c. Finland
d. Lithuania
2. Although Social Security recipients are not going to get a cost of living adjustment this year, Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing for payments in this amount to Social Security recipients.
a. $100
b. $250
c. $400
d. $650
3. This nation was where an aluminum plant spilt millions of litres of toxic sludge into the Danube basin.
a. Bulgaria
b. Serbia
c. Romania
d. Hungary
4. This nation’s bid for a rotating seat on the UN Security Council ended in a humiliating withdrawal last week.
a. Canada
b. Portugal
c. Colombia
d. The Netherlands
5. This celebrity is calling attention to the possibility of a renewed civil war in Sudan.
a. Mel Gibson
b. Brad Pitt
c. George Clooney
d. Danny Glover
6. This issue, which dominated a Brazilian presidential debate between Dilma Rousseff and Jose Serra, has eroded Rousseff’s support.
a. Abortion
b. Offshore oil drilling
c. Welfare
d. Healthcare reform
7. A trial for this murdered Washington intern kicks off this week.
a. Lori Klasutis
b. Mary Mahoney
c. Scott Silvey
d. Chandra Levy
8. This pharmacy chain has agreed to pay $75 million for the unlawful sale of pseudoephedrine at stores in California and Nevada. Pseudophedrine is a meth ingredient.
a. CVS
b. Good Neighbor Pharmacy
c. Walgreens
d. Rite Aid
9. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said that this had failed over the weekend.
a. Free markets
b. Pension reform
c. Multiculturalism
d. Tax reform
10. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for Israel’s destruction over the weekend a few kilometers from the Israeli border in this nation.
a. Syria
b. Lebanon
c. Jordan
d. Saudi Arabia