Here is your Extemp Central short answer news quiz for this week. Good luck!


1. After elections in Ireland over the weekend, who is likely to become prime minister?

2. Which film won the Academy Award for Best Picture?

3. Markets responded positively last week after this Middle Eastern country said it would increase production to make up for Libya.

4. It has been speculated that this Republican will announce his intentions about running for president within the next two weeks.

5. A Congressman from this state has come under fire for his eratic behavior and some have called for him to resign.

6. On Sunday, Mike Huckabee and this Republican leader defended Michelle Obama’s anti-obesity push.

7. Turkish Prime Minister Tayeep Erdogan blasted this European country over its treatment of Turkish immigrants.

8. Soldiers of this African country repelled an attack on a presidential residence, which left seven dead.

9. This official in Nicolas Sarkozy’s cabinet resigned after taking a vacation in Tunisia.

10. What is the capital of Libya?