Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of February 22nd-26th, 2010 (Short Answer Version)

Here is this week’s more challenging, short answer version of the Extemp Central news quiz.  Good luck!

1.  Who won the CPAC straw poll last week?

2.  Argentina is creating a new international incident by attempting what amounts to a blockade of what?

3.  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad are being criticized for their alleged authorization of a Hamas commander in what location?

4.  NATO’s offensive against the Taliban in Helman Province is concentrated in what city?

5.  These two states are challenging the EPA’s determination that greenhouses gases are a danger to public health.

6.  Which opposition figure in Burma was released last week before the nation was visited by a UN envoy?

7.  Pilots for this airline launched a four day strike over their job security at the beginning of this week.

8.  This former Secretary of State passed away over the weekend.

9.  This European nation saw its government collapse over the fighting in Afghanistan.

10. Which insurance company provoked outrage by increasing premiums by 39 percent in California?

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