News Quiz Answers for September 21st-25th, 2009

It’s time for the answers to this week’s extemp news quiz.

Before the answers are released, here is a quick recap of the quiz this week:

1. Barack Obama changed plans for what type of defense system last week?
2. Which two countries were supposed to house this defense system?
3. Which politician cried last week when warning the U.S. public about the possiblity of political violence?
4. Which city, that experienced violence in the 1970s, did this politician reference?
5. Noordin Top was the most wanted terrorist in which country, where he was killed last week?
6. Afghan election alphabet soup: what do the IEC and ECC stand for?
7. Which European country re-elected a centre-left government last week and likely killed a possible EU bid in the process?
8. Last week, Congress moved to cut off funding for which community organizing group?
9. President Obama recently decided to impose a 35% tariff on what Chinese produced good?
10. Which Latin American nation is pushing forward a media bill called the Audio-Visual Communication Law? Its creators say it is needed for increasing voices in the media, while critics say it is trying to shut down criticism of this nation’s government.

ANSWERS:

1. Barack Obama changed plans for what type of defense system last week? Missile Defense System

2. Which two countries were supposed to house this defense system? Poland and the Czech Republic

3. Which politician cried last week when warning the U.S. public about the possiblity of political violence? Nancy Pelosi

4. Which city, that experienced violence in the 1970s, did this politician reference? San Francisco

5. Noordin Top was the most wanted terrorist in which country, where he was killed last week? Indonesia

6. Afghan election alphabet soup: what do the IEC and ECC stand for? Independent Election Commission and Electoral Complaints Commission

7. Which European country re-elected a centre-left government last week and likely killed a possible EU bid in the process? Norway

8. Last week, Congress moved to cut off funding for which community organizing group? ACORN

9. President Obama recently decided to impose a 35% tariff on what Chinese produced good? Tires

10. Which Latin American nation is pushing forward a media bill called the Audio-Visual Communication Law? Its creators say it is needed for increasing voices in the media, while critics say it is trying to shut down criticism of this nation’s government. Argentina