Here is the short answer version of this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
1. Two Congressional candidates in this state went on a hunger strike because the incumbent candidate they are facing this November will not debate them until late October.
2. Which of the following nations was NOT invited for a Middle East peace summit on September 2nd?
3. This former leading Republican threatened lawmakers with challenges fromthe tea party if they did not sign Paul Ryan’s balanced budget plan.
4. A ship from this country was supposed to depart to break the Gaza blockade but postponed its departure.
5. Which of the following has NOT been mentioned by Rod Blagojevich as a possible witness if he is brought to trial a second time?
6. A salmonella outbreak has caused half a billion of these to be recalled.
7. Who is the new Israeli Defense Forces chief of staff?
8. The WHO called for monitoring of NDM-1 after it spread from South Asia to this nation.
9. This city has attracted national scrutiny for requiring bloggers to pay a $300 business licensing fee.
10. Which party won more seats in the Australian parliamentary elections?