Here is the short answer version of this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
1. What is the current U.S. unemployment rate?
2. This state fired its commissioner of education after messing up its Race to the Top application.
3. Government agencies are looking to remove this animal from the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes despite questions about the animal’s endangered status.
4. Last week a mufti in this Middle East nation slammed Mahmoud Ahmadjinejad’s comments about wiping Israel off the map, saying that it would also eliminate Palestinians.
5. Who is the GOP’s House Minority whip, who some say could challenge John Boehner for Speaker of the House if the Republicans win control of the chamber in the midterm elections?
6. This Caucasus republic was home to a suicide attack that killed three Russian soldiers over the weekend.
7. The governor of this state has announced that they don’t want another debate with their opponent this November after blanking out during their first debate.
8. A terrorist group in this European nation declared a ceasefire over the weekend.
9. A 7.1 magnitude earthquake in this area over the weekend created a state of emergency and potentially billions of dollars in damage.
10. This official went to China last weekend for a series of meetings over China’s economic practices.