Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of March 29th-April 4th, 2010 (Short Answer Version)

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

1.  The head of UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo said that a new strategy was needed to prevent massacres by this group.

2.  The sinking of a naval vessel from this nation ramped up international tensions in East Asia last week.

3.  This European nation saw regional elections last week.

4.  British MP’s over the weekend called for a rethink of Great Britain’s relations with this nation.

5.  Israel claims that the Obama administration is hardening its stance on this disputed area of the Middle East.

6.  President Obama put this figure on the National Labor Relations Board via recess appointment when the Senate filibustered his nomination earlier this year.

7.  Legalizing this will be on the ballot for California voters later this year.

8.  On Friday, Major General Robert Harding withdrew from an appt. to head this agency.

9.  The FBI recently raided a Christian militia group in this state.

10.  A massive tea party protest was recently held in this state over the weekend.

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