Here is the multiple choice version of this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Pick well and good luck!
1. The leader of this nation backed off of words last week that communism didn’t work.
a. North Korea
b. China
c. Cuba
d. Venezuela
2. The U.S. recently concluded a $60 billion arms deal with this nation, the largest recorded arms deal ever.
a. Japan
b. Saudi Arabia
c. Colombia
d. Great Britain
3. Richard Daley, the mayor of this U.S. city, announced that he would not be running for re-election last week.
a. Chicago
b. Seattle
c. Washington D.C.
d. San Francisco
4. This African nation has temporarily suspended campaigning in its first ever democratic presidential election after violence over the weekend.
a. Niger
b. Chad
c. Guinea
d. Cameroon
5. The former prime minister of this nation faces a trial over the nation’s banking collapse.
a. Greece
b. Romania
c. Iceland
d. Ukraine
6. Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been given this position in Australia’s new government.
a. Foreign minister
b. Interior minister
c. Defense minister
d. Environmental minister
7. This U.S. state is bidding to host the 2020 World Expo.
a. New York
b. California
c. Virginia
d. Washington
8. Palestinians say they will quit peace talks if this issue is not settled.
a. The Gaza blockade
b. Imprisonment of Palestinian leaders
c. Status of Israel as a Jewish state
d. Israel’s settlements freeze
9. This nation voted on Sunday for constitutional reforms that covered gender bias, civil liberties, and workplace rights.
a. Iraq
b. Serbia
c. Turkey
d. Venezuela
10. A major gas line fire happened in this state, killing four people and destroying 37 homes.
a. California
b. New Mexico
c. Michigan
d. Florida