Here is this week’s multiple choice Extemp Central news quiz. Pick well and good luck!
1. This Senator has emerged as the leading candidate to take charge of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for 2012.
a. Patty Murray
b. Harry Reid
c. Robert Menendez
d. Joe Manchin
2. FBI agents recently nabbed a suspected terrorist in this state.
a. Michigan
b. Oregon
c. Oklahoma
d. New Jersey
3. This nation’s constitutional court is reviewing whether payments for the bailout of Greece were constitutional.
a. Germany
b. The Netherlands
c. Great Britain
d. Spain
4. This Republican figure was convicted of illegally funneling money to political candidates in 2002.
a. Newt Gingrich
b. Jack Ryan
c. Tom DeLay
d. Jack Abramoff
5. A hunger strike has been launched against this Republican Senator to try to get them to vote for the DREAM Act.
a. Susan Collins
b. Lindsey Graham
c. Kay Bailey Hutchinson
d. Olympia Snowe
6. What is the name of Egypt’s ruling party?
a. The Muslim Brotherhood
b. Middle Socialist Party
c. The Social Justice Party
d. National Democratic Party
7. How many candidates ran for the Haitian presidency on Sunday?
a. 15
b. 19
c. 21
d. 24
8. What is the name of the island that was shelled by North Korea last week?
a. Daecheong
b. Silmido
c. Jindo
d. Yeopyeong
9. This European nation approved a plan to automatically expel foreign residents convicted of serious crimes over the weekend.
a. Switzerland
b. Austria
c. France
d. Italy
10. According to the latest WikiLeaks dump, this European nation was told to take a terror prisoner if they wanted to meet with President Obama.
a. Moldova
b. Slovenia
c. Greece
d. Romania