Here is the multiple choice version of this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. I apologize that it was not posted sooner, but I had no Internet access until this evening.
1. This New york Congressmen announced his resignation last week and now alleges that he was pushed out over healthcare.
a. David Paterson
b. Eric Massa
c. Charlie Rangel
d. Elliot Spitzer
2. It has been reported that after the healthcare debate is finished President Obama plans to tackle this controversial social issue.
a. Reform of No Child Left Behind
b. Repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act
c. Immigration reform
d. Cap and trade
3. This film won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
a. Avatar
b. Up
c. Inglourious Basterds
d. The Hurt Locker
4. Some say Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to the Middle East will lead to him saying that this nation will be protected by America’s nuclear weapons.
a. Iraq
b. Israel
c. Egypt
d. Saudi Arabia
5. What was the turnout for the recent Iraqi elections (rounded down)?
a. 40%
b. 50%
c. 60%
d. 70%
6. The military junta that governs this nation announced last week that its election law has been completed.
a. Burma
b. Guinea
c. Fiji
d. Niger
7. It has been announced that two Florida lawmakers plan to introduce legislation before Congress to keep this active through 2011.
a. Unemployment insurance
b. Medicaid premiums to states
c. Solar panel research
d. The space shuttle
8. Last week Germany recommended that Greece sell this to pay off its debts.
a. Olive groves
b. The prime minister’s estate
c. Uninhabited islands
d. Prisons
9. Yvo de Boer resigned last week. He was executive secretary of what organization?
a. The International Criminal Court
b. The International Monetary Fund
c. UN Austerity and Finance Commission
d. UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
10. This Ukrainian leader lost a vote of confidence last week in the nation’s parliament.
a. Yulia Tymoshenko
b. Victor Yanukovich
c. Radovan Karadzic
d. Victor Yushenko