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Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
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1. Why was California’s death penalty recently found unconstitutional?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Federal District Court Judge Cormac J. Carney ruled last week that California’s death penalty violated the Eighth Amendment because lengthy delays in executing inmates constituted “cruel and unusual punishment.” Carney’s decision is likely to be appealed.[/toggle]
2. What recently caused McDonald’s and KFC to suffer a significant public relations setback in China?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]A Shanghai television station reported on Monday that McDonald’s and KFC purchased expired beef and chicken from Husi, a Chinese food provider. Analysts argue that this latest food safety controversy will damage the business of both brands, KFC in particular, since a December 2013 food safety investigation found that some chicken providers were violating drug rules.[/toggle]
3. This tobacco company was recently ordered to pay $23.6 billion to the wife of a smoker who died of lung cancer.
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]RJ Reynolds Tobacco Company. The court found that RJ Reynolds was negligent of informing consumers of the dangers of using tobacco. RJ Reynolds has vowed to appeal the decision.[/toggle]
4. How much is Rupert Murdoch offering per share for Time Warner Inc.?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Murdoch, CEO of 21st Century Fox, is reportedly offering $85-a-share for Time Warner. For now, Time Warner is refusing Murdoch’s takeover bid.[/toggle]
5. The Netherlands was recently found liable for this 1995 massacre.
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Srebrenica. In July 1995, more than 300 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were massacred by Bosnian Serbs after seeking shelter at a United Nations compound in Srebrenica, which was protected by Dutch peacekeepers. The Netherlands argues that the ruling could harm future peacekeeping efforts if nations are held legally liable for the actions of their forces.[/toggle]
6. On Sunday, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation allowing children and adults with this medical condition to use marijuana.
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Epilepsy. The law will take effect in January. Children will be able to use non-smokeable forms of marijuana with permission from a parent.[/toggle]
7. How long has Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen held power?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]29 years. Hun Sen came to power in January 1985 and has occupied the role of prime since that time. His authoritarian rule over Cambodia has been criticized by Western nations and has produced political gridlock in recent years.[/toggle]
8. When does British Prime Minister David Cameron wish to hold a referendum on Great Britain’s European Union (EU) membership?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]2017. Cameron has promised a referendum on Great Britain’s EU membership if his government is re-elected next year. On Sunday, British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond warned that British voters may elect to leave the EU if the country is not given significant concessions.[/toggle]
9. South Korea has argued that the possible deployment of a U.S. missile defense system on its soil is meant to thwart a missile attack from this nation.
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]North Korea. South Korea argues that the missile defense system will help it detect missile launches from North Korea. China opposes the installment of the missile defense system and warns that it will heighten military tensions in East Asia.[/toggle]
10. In what year did Israel proclaim its independence?
[toggle title_open=”Close Me” title_closed=”Open Me” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]1948. On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion, chairman of the Jewish Agency for Palestine, declared the establishment of Israel. This led to the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, also referred to as the Israeli War of Independence, where Israeli forces defeated the armies of the Arab League.[/toggle]