Here are the answers to this week’s multiple choice Extemp Central news quiz.
1. What is the current U.S. unemployment rate?
a. 8.9%
b. 9%
c. 9.1%
d. 9.2%
2. This state was hit by a 5.7 magnitude earthquake last week.
a. Arkansas
b. Texas
c. Oklahoma
d. Louisiana
3. Astronauts from Russia participated in a fake mission to this planetary body.
a. The sun
b. Venus
c. Mars
d. Jupiter
4. FEMA and the federal government held a disaster test on what day this week?
a. Monday
b. Tuesday
c. Wednesday
d. Thursday
5. Who won the Kentucky governor’s election last week?
a. Steve Beshear
b. David Williams
c. Gatewood Galbraith
d. Jack Conway
6. Last week, this state’s attempt at eliminating public workers ability to collectively bargain was overturned by voters.
a. Wisconsin
b. Iowa
c. Ohio
d. Michigan
7. This country jettisoned its prime minister over the weekend in order to fight off a financial meltdown.
a. Sweden
b. Bulgaria
c. Italy
d. Portugal
8. This GOP presidential candidate vaulted into second in some polls after some stumbles by other GOP frontrunners in recent weeks.
a. Rick Perry
b. Newt Gingrich
c. Ron Paul
d. Jon Huntsman
9. This economic move by Argentina has alarmed some investors and caused some critics to say that Argentina is going to way of Venezuela.
a. Price controls
b. Nationalization of the oil and gas industries
c. A substantial increase in the national minimum wage
d. Currency controls
10. This Middle Eastern country joined Saudi Arabia in denouncing attacks on their diplomatic missions in Syria after the Arab League voted to suspend it.
a. Qatar
b. Bahrain
c. Lebanon
d. Iran