Here is this week’s short answer Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
1. A statue of this important American was commemorated at the National Mall last week.
2. President Obama has recently committed one hundred U.S. troops to this region.
3. This country is experiencing its worst flooding in more than half a century.
4. This city hosted the latest Republican presidential debate.
5. How many Palestinians (rounded) were recently freed for one Israeli soldier?
6. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with the temporary leader of this country last week.
7. This country was rocked by a deadly earthquake over the weekend, which registered as a 7.2.
8. Voters in this country recently voted for an assembly that will draft a new national constitution.
9. The sitting president of this country was re-elected in a landslide over the weekend.
10. Their heir apparent to this country’s monarchy passed away over the weekend.