Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of January 23rd-29th, 2012 (Short Answer Version)

Here is this week’s short answer Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!


1. The governor of this U.S. state has been under fire for pardoning a record number of prisoners.

2. This GOP presidential candidate was Stephen Colbert’s “surrogate” in South Carolina’s primary.

3. Sunday was the 39 year anniversary of what landmark Supreme Court case?

4. What is the next state that will vote in the GOP primary?

5. How many intifadas have the Palestinians had against Israel?

6. The owner of this onlyine site was arrested on piracy charges last week.

7. This Eastern European country voted to join the EU in a referendum over the weekend.

8. Islamic militants left more than 150 dead in this African country over the weekend.

9. Gabrielle Giffords announced this weekend that she will be doing this with her political future.

10. Who won this weekend’s South Carolina primary?

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