Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of January 25th-29th, 2010 (Short Answer Version)

Here is the short answer version of this week’s news quiz.

Good luck!

1.  Joe Biden announced over the weekend that his son was not interested in seeking a run for this office.

2.  Which Nigerian city has been the home to several violent religious clashes?

3.  French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that he will be traveling this nation next month.  This is the first visit a French president will make to this nation since 1994.

4.  A bill pending before Congress would allow President Obama to nationalize what?

5.  This nation’s suggestion that it could launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against North Korea created a stir over the weekend.

6.  Two weeks ago, this nation became the second nation in the world to conduct a successful missile defense test.

7.  This individual claimed responsibility for the attempted airline bombing on Christmas.

8.  On Tuesday this nation will be having a presidential election.

9.  This state votes on Tuesday for a tax on high income residents so that public education can be paid for.

10.  This state is currently going through a political firestorm after hundreds of potentially violent inmates were given early release incorrectly.

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