Here is this week’s Extemp Central short answer news quiz. Good luck!
1. This Latin American country has no army.
2. This bookseller is in the final stages of preparing a bankruptcy filing.
3. Who did the Chicago Tea Party endorse for mayor?
4. A referendum to discontinue the practice of allowing civilians to keep army-issue weapons at home was defeated in this country last week.
5. NYSE Euronext may be acquired by this larger rival.
6. Tunisian immigrants are flooding into which European country, who called for sending its own police to stop the phenomenon.
7. Which of the following did Egypt’s military NOT do last Sunday?
a. Suspend the country’s constitution
b. Dissolve the country’s parliament
c. Impose martial law
d. Schedule new elections
8. President Obama’s new budget cutting proposal plans to cut the deficit by how much over the next ten years?
9. When was the last time a GOP Congressman joined the Congressional Black Caucus?
10. Who won the CPAC straw poll?