Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.

1. Who did California Governor Gavin Newsom challenge to a debate last week?

Spoiler
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Newsom issued the challenge on Twitter and said that CNN could be a possible venue for the debate. Both men are seen as possible 2024 presidential candidates and each are facing re-election battles this year in their respective states.

2. Why is the European Commission proposing a suspension of 7.5 billion euros in funding to Hungary?

Spoiler
The Commission argues that Hungary is sliding away from democratic safeguards and has also mismanaged past aid from the European Union. To suspend the aid, a “qualified majority” of 55% of the EU’s 27 members that represent 65% of the total EU population must support the decision.

3. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis made news last week by sending fifty Venezuelan migrants to which place?

Spoiler
Martha’s Vineyard. Along with Texas Governor Greg Abbott, DeSantis has been sending migrants to liberal, sanctuary areas in an effort to change the national debate over illegal immigration.

4. What is the name of the hurricane that hit Puerto Rico over the weekend?

Spoiler
Fiona. The storm was carrying maximum winds of 130 kilometers per hour and knocked out power to more than 500,000 customers on the island. Two-thirds of the island was also cut off from water service. It was the first big hurricane to hit the island since Hurricane Maria, a Category 4 storm, devastated the U.S. territory in 2017, killing nearly 3,000 people.

5. There are concerns that which country is entering Ethiopia’s war with Tigray?

Spoiler
Eritrea. The Associated Press reported on Sunday that Eritrea was mobilizing its armed forces and appears poised to send them back into Tigray, which has been fighting against Ethiopia’s government since November 2020. Eritrea’s entry is concerning to human rights groups since its soldiers were accused of massive human rights violations when they participated in the early stages of the conflict with Ethiopia.

6. Who is the Secretary General of the United Nations?

Spoiler
Antonio Guterres. Guterres has held the job since 2017. Prior to coming to the UN, Guterres was the head of the Portuguese Socialist Party and served as Portugal’s prime minister from 1995-2002. He also served as the UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees from 2005-2015.

7. Which U.S. city is suing the U.S. Census Bureau over its population count in the 2020 Census?

Spoiler
Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau’s report last year said that Detroit lost 7,100 residents. The lawsuit alleges that the Bureau’s refusal to consider incorrect data is racially biased and hurts the city’s reputation. If Detroit’s challenge fails, it stands to lose tens of millions of dollars in federal funding.

8. In a recent referral to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the death of Shireen Abu Akleh, a coalition of lawyers and advocacy groups accuse Israel of what?

Spoiler
Intentionally targeting and killing Akleh, a fifty-one-year-old journalist. Akleh was killed last May in the West Bank, territory that is occupied by Israel and claimed by Palestinians as part of their homeland. Critics argue that Israel deliberately targeted her, while Israel argues that the shooting was accidental.

9. Which Bosnian Serb politician has Russian President Vladimir Putin recently lent his support to?

Spoiler
Milorad Doik, who is a Bosnian Serb separatist leader. Dodik recently endorsed Putin’s war in Ukraine and visited Putin in Moscow. He seeks the Bosnian presidency in elections that are scheduled for early October. Dodik advocates for Bosnian Serbs to break away from Bosnians and Croats in Bosnia and link up with Serbia, an aim that the Russian government has supported for years.

10. In response to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine, which three nearby countries recently closed their borders to Russian citizens?

Spoiler
Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, otherwise known as the Baltic countries. All three have said that they will refuse entry to Russians, even if they have European Union approved Schengen passports in order to protect national security. Exceptions to the ban exist for humanitarian reasons, for the families of EU citizens, diplomats and transportation employees, Russians with resident permits, and those who are dissenting from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s policies.