Here are the answers for this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. We apologize for not posting these on Wednesday, when they usually go up.
1. The president of this European country blamed an excess of democracy for causing a deadly bombing in a subway station in his country last week.
a. Hungary
b. Belarus
c. Ukraine
d. Tajikistan
2. WikiLeaks latest disclosure concerns this issue.
a. Oil company deliberations
b. Information on President Obama’s birth certificate
c. Gitmo detainees
d. US aid to Libya
3. This state recently passed the country’s most extensive school voucher bill that would create scholarships to private schools for families of four that make less than $60,000 per year.
a. Indiana
b. Missouri
c. Virginia
d. Wisconsin
4. This Republican Senator got in a battle with the Club for Growth after he said that he would accept higher taxes if they came from comprehensive tax reform.
a. John Thune
b. Marco Rubio
c. John McCain
d. Tom Coburn
5. Australia met with this country today concerning economic relations and said that it would like to have free trade ties established with this country by the end of the year.
a. Thailand
b. South Korea
c. Vietnam
d. Indonesia
6. 100 Taliban militants broke out of a jail in this Afghan city. Analysts are calling this a “security disaster.”
a. Jalalabad
b. Kabul
c. Herat
d. Kandahar
7. This U.S. Senator has called for the bombing of Tripoli to oust Moammar Gaddafi.
a. Lindsey Graham
b. Rand Paul
c. Jim Webb
d. Chuck Schumer
8. The IMF has announced that China’s economy will surpass the United States as the world’s largest in this year.
a. 2016
b. 2024
c. 2032
d. 2040
9. Which of the following people WAS invited to Prince William’s wedding this week?
a. Tony Blair
b. Margaret Thatcher
c. Gordon Brown
d. Barack Obama
10. A beating of a transgendered woman at this fast food establishment in Maryland has created an uproar.
a. A&W
b. Burger King
c. Wendy’s
d. McDonald’s