Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of November 15th-19th, 2010 (Short Answer Version)

Here is your short answer news quiz for this week.  Good luck!


1.  This state legalized medical marijuana in its latest elections.

2.  This Sinn Fein leader has said that he’s leaving Northern Ireland politics to run for parliament in Ireland.
 
3.  David Cameron was asked to remove a poppy from his suit when he visited this nation last week.

4.  This lawmaker’s ethics trial will open Congress’s lame duck session.

5.  Reports suggest that this terror suspect is unlikely to get a trial.

6.  Nicaragua had a border spat with this Latin American nation last week.

7.  Which of the following government positions did NOT change in France’s latest government shakeup.
a. Defense Minister
b. Prime Minister
c. Justice Minister
d. Foreign Minister

8.  This nation is rumored to be seeking an EU bailout.

9.  What is the name of the Burmese democractic activist who was released last week?

10.  Australia is having a problem with these insects, which constitute the worst plague the nation has experienced in 30 years.

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