Here is your short answer version of this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
1. According to Election Data Services, which of the following states is NOT going to lose a House seat in 2012? [Good article on this study found here]
a. Utah
b. New Jersey
c. Louisiana
d. Michigan
2. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said that he wants a peaceful division of this area.
3. The FDA has heard arguments about genetic modifications to this animal.
4. Carl Paladino is a controversial gubernatorial candidate in which state?
5. Last Saturday was the anniversary of which famous presidential debate?
6. This week, the Senate will hold a test vote on a bill concerning which economic issue?
7. Environmental protesters were arrested in Australia over the weekend. These environmentalists were protesting what natural resource?
8. Last week, comedian Stephen Colbert testified on Capitol Hill about what issue?
9. Who is the new leader of Britain’s Labour Party?
10. The international community fears that if the southern part of this African nation isn’t allowed to vote for independence that it could soon descend into civil war.