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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of November 16th-20th, 2009 (Multiple Choice Version)

quiz-01Here is the multiple choice version of this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  See how closely you were paying attention to the news last week on domestic and international issues.

Also, this quiz is a good way to brush up on some general knowledge prior to the Glenbrooks which is taking place this weekend in Illinois.  Good luck to those that are attending.

Finally, starting today the beginning of the second edition of the Ex Files will unveiled.  Look for Stacey Chen’s preview of the Glenbrooks tournament, an editor’s corner column on significance statements, an update on the National Points Race, and a topic brief on the healthcare debate.

Extemp Central News Quiz Answers for the Week of November 9th-13th, 2009

Here are the answers for this week’s news quiz.  As always, the answers are placed in bold and are shown in the multiple choice versionquiz-01 format of this week’s quiz.

Check back next week for more R&D, more United States/International questions, and the unveiling of the Glenbrooks Ex Files edition which includes a topic brief on U.S. healthcare, a detailed description of this year’s National Points Race, a preview of the tournament written by last year’s champion Stacey Chen, and more.

Is there anything you would like to see on Extemp Central that is not being offered?  Do you like the new features on the site?  We want to hear from you so comment here or on our facebook group page.  Good luck in draw this weekend!

Extemp News Quiz for the Week of November 9th-13th, 2009 (Short Answer Version)

quiz-01For those who are up to the challenge, here is your weekly Extemp Central news quiz over last week’s major domestic and international events in a short answer format. Good luck!

Extemp News Quiz for the Week of November 9th-13th, 2009 (Multiple Choice Version)

quiz-01Welcome back for another exciting week of information at Extemp Central. To start your week off right, here is your multiple choice weekly news quiz covering last week’s major International and United States news events. Good luck!

News Quiz Answers for the Week of November 2nd-6th, 2009

Here are the answers to this week’s news quiz.quiz-01

Extemp Central wishes everyone competing this weekend the best of luck.  We would also love to post your local tournament results, so if you have them feel free to post there in the comments section here or e-mail them to me at logan.scisco@wku.edu.

In other site news, the next edition of the Ex Files will be released in two weeks and the National Points race will be updated very late this evening to reflect the St. Mark’s results.  So check back tonight for that update.

Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of November 2nd-November 6, 2009 (Short Answer Version)

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Hopefully everyone had a good weekend (or a good tournament to those who were competing).  With the Glenbrooks only a few weeks away it is important to be on top of current news events.  To help in that, here is the short answer version of the Extemp Central news quiz, which is the first news quiz released in November.

Answers, as always, will be posted Friday.  Good luck!

And don’t forget, if you have any predictions for tomorrow’s elections in New Jersey, New York, or Virginia go to our facebook page and post them.  They will be put here tomorrow morning right as the polls open!

Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of November 2nd-6th, 2009 (Multiple Choice Version)

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Hopefully everyone had a good weekend (or a good tournament to those who were competing).  With the Glenbrooks only a few weeks away it is important to be on top of current news events.  To help in that, here is the multiple choice version of the Extemp Central news quiz, which is the first news quiz released in November.

Answers, as always, will be posted Friday.  Good luck!

And don’t forget, if you have any predictions for tomorrow’s elections in New Jersey, New York, or Virginia go to our facebook page and post them.  They will be put here tomorrow morning right as the polls open!

News Quiz Answers for the Week of October 26th-30th, 2009

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Here are the answers to this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  Remember, next week starts a new rollout of content on Extemp Central, so come back Monday for a new news quiz!

Also, post how you did this week and go to our facebook page and comment on your 2009 election projections for New Jersey, Virginia, and NY-23!  We’ll post those predictions to the site on Monday and see how close the extemp community can come to the actual results on Tuesday.

News Quiz for the Week of October 26th-30th, 2009 (Short Answer Version)

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Here is the short answer version of this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  Answers, as always, will be released on Friday morning so you can see how you did.

Also, if you have any feedback on how to make our news quizzes better for you or your team, please let us know by commenting here.

Good luck!

News Quiz for the Week of October 26th-30th, 2009 (Multiple Choice Version)

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Here is the multiple choice version of this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  Answers, as always, will be released on Friday morning so you can see how you did.

Also, if you have any feedback on how to make our news quizzes better for you or your team, please let us know by commenting here.

Good luck!

Extemp News Quiz Answers for the Week of October 19th-23rd, 2009

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Here are the answers to this week’s news quiz.

The answers are found in the multiple choice format and are bolded.

News Quiz for the Week of October 19th-23rd, 2009 (Short Answer Version)

Here is the multiple choice version of this week’s news quiz.  This week sees a heavy focus on International issues as thequiz-01 domestic scene was quite dry (unless you liked following hoaxes about kids abandoning their homes in makeshift hot air balloons). However, one question is not multiple choice due to the number of answers required for it.

Good luck on this week’s quiz.  Answers will be posted on Friday.

1. What is the name of the territory that is disputed between Armenia and Azerbajan that could threaten an agreement between Armenia and Turkey?

2. Which of the following is NOT one of the three conditions Gordon Brown has set for sending 500 more British troops to Afghanistan

3. Who is the Republican who joined Democrats in pushing the Senate Finance Committee’s bill out of committee?

4. The Pakistani Taliban have ties with which ethnic group that straddles Pakistan and Afghanistan?

5. China raised concerns last week after it signed a oil and mineral deal for billions of dollars with which African nation?

6. Name the four states who currently allow gay marriage.

7. Who is the president of Chile?

8. What is the unemployment rate in the U.S. last month?

9. Louisiana was in the news last week after a justice of the peace refused to do what?

10. Japan’s government recently said they would no longer do what for the NATO mission in Afghanistan?

News Quiz for the Week of October 19th-23rd, 2009 (Multiple Choice Version)

Here is the multiple choice version of this week’s news quiz.  This week sees a heavy focus on Internationalquiz-01 issues as the domestic scene was quite dry (unless you liked following hoaxes about kids abandoning their homes in makeshift hot air balloons). However, one question is not multiple choice due to the number of answers required for it.

Good luck on this week’s quiz.  Answers will be posted on Friday.

News Quiz Answers for the Week of October 12th-16th, 2009

Here are the answers for this week’s news quiz.  The hardest questions for extempers were likely #8 and #9, which dealtquiz-01 with homeland security and the Indonesian political system.

How many did you get right this week?

The new news quiz will be released on Monday morning.  Also, since local tournaments are starting up, if you have local extemp results, e-mail them to me at logan.scisco@wku.edu and we will post them to the site.


News Quiz for the Week of October 12th-16th, 2009 (Short Answer Version)

Here is the short answer version of this week’s news quiz, with a heavy focus this week on international issues.quiz-01

 

 

 

 

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