Here is your multiple choice Extemp Central news quiz for this week. Pick well and good luck!
1. Violent protests in this country broke out because of Florida pastor Terry Jones burning a Quran.
a. Egypt
b. Indonesia
c. Saudi Arabia
d. Afghanistan
2. This airline had a scare last week when a crack appeared in a jet mid-flight.
a. Delta
b. U.S. Airlines
c. Southwest
d. American
3. A new exhibition in Berlin marks 50 years since this Nazi war criminal went on trial.
a. Rudolph Hess
b. Hermann Goering
c. Albert Speer
d. Adolf Eichmann
4. This Virginia politician announced Tuesday that he will run against George Allen for Virginia’s Senate seat.
a. Bobby Scott
b. Brian Walsh
c. Tim Kaine
d. Jim Webb
5. This member of Moammar Gaddafi’s government defected last week.
a. Social minister
b. Interior minister
c. Defense minister
d. Foreign minister
6. Aside from Libya, France sent troops to this African country this weekend.
a. Algeria
b. Sudan
c. Democratic Republic of the Congo
d. Ivory Coast
7. This Latin American nation expelled an ambassador from the United States because of the WikiLeaks fiasco.
a. Ecuador
b. Paraguay
c. Argentina
d. Uruguay
8. This company is under fire for not paying any federal income taxes last year. The head of this company is President Obama’s head of the Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.
a. Hewlett-Packard
b. Bank of America
c. General Electric
d. Wal-Mart
9. A political leader in this country said on Monday that his country would declare war on Israel if it attacked Gaza.
a. Lebanon
b. Egypt
c. Jordan
d. Syria
10. According to the federal government, what is the new unemployment rate?
a. 8.0%
b. 8.4%
c. 8.8%
d. 9.2%