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Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  Good luck!

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1. The Russian gas giant Gazprom acquired a loan from a bank in this country to avoid Western sanctions.

[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”]China. The Bank of China reportedly lent Gazprom $2.2 billion over the next five years.  The move will allow Gazprom to avoid European regulators and Western sanctions imposed on Russia after its seizure of the Crimea two years ago.[/toggle]

2. How does the awarding of delegates change in the Republican presidential race as of March 15?

[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”]The winner of contests on March 15 and states going forward will be on a “winner take all” model.  For example, if Donald Trump were to win Florida and Ohio he would win all of those state’s delegates.  Up to this point, contests have been based on proportionality although some states that have voted such as Texas and Tennessee have “winner take all” triggers if a candidate wins more than fifty or sixty-six percent of the vote.[/toggle]

3. Name the states and territories that Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio won last weekend.

[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”]In last week’s “Super Saturday” contests, Trump won Kentucky and Louisiana, while Cruz won Kansas and Maine.  Rubio won the Puerto Rico primary by a wide margin on Sunday.  Cruz nearly defeated Trump in Kentucky and Louisiana and his performance may signal that he’s becoming the best Trump alternative in the field.[/toggle]

4. What is the new U.S. unemployment rate?

[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”]4.9%.  According to estimates, payrolls in non-farm work increased by 242,000 in February, which was 50,000 more than economists expected.  However, pay is not increasing for workers as it declined 0.1% from February levels.[/toggle]

5. This Latin American nation recently brokered an agreement with some of its largest creditors.

[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”]Argentina.  The Argentinian government is still trying to resolve disputes with creditors over its 2001 default.  The government recently brokered a deal with four of its largest creditors and if successful it will allow the nation to resume borrowing through international credit markets.[/toggle]

6. Most of the EU’s $700 million in aid to accommodate migrants from the Middle East and North Africa is expected to go to this country.

[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”]Greece.  The country is swamped by refugees after Central European countries such as Austria have moved to clamp down on refugee arrivals.  Greece is trying to cooperate with Turkey to stem the flow of migrants.[/toggle]

7. What are some of the new sanctions that the United Nations recently imposed on North Korea due to its recent belligerence?

[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”]Ships going to North Korea must be inspected; small arms and light weapons cannot be traded with the country; exports of coal, iron, and iron ore that could be used for nuclear or ballistic missiles are prohibited; items that could hep North Korea’s armed forces (except for food and medicine); and no vessels or planes can be leased to North Korea.  Also, North Korean assets linked to nuclear and missile programs are frozen and foreign financial firms cannot open new offices in North Korea without prior approval.[/toggle]

8. How many days did U.S. astronaut Scott Kelly spend aboard the International Space Station?

[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”]340 days.  Scientists were assessing what impact prolonged space travel would have on Kelly’s health and are going to compare his height, DNA, and other characteristics with his twin brother Mark.[/toggle]

9. What is a superdelegate?

[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 superdelegate is an unelected delegate the Democratic National Convention that can support any candidate of their choosing.  Superdelegates are Democratic governors, members of Congress, and other distinguished members of the party.  They represent 20% of the delegates at the DNC.  This was put into place after the 1970s when insurgent candidates such as George McGovern and Jimmy Carter won their party’s nomination despite being opposed by more rank-and-file Democratic leaders.[/toggle]

10. This former GOP presidential nominee gave a speech urging party voters not to select Donald Trump as its nominee last week.

[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”]Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.  Romney argued that Trump does not share conservative values and he said his nomination would be a disaster for the party’s future.  He urged voters to cast ballots for candidates that had the best chance of defeating Trump in their local contests so that a brokered convention in the summer can give the nomination to someone else.[/toggle]