Here is this week’s multiple choice Extemp Central news quiz. Pick well and good luck!
1. A statue of this important American was commemorated at the National Mall last week.
a. George Washington
b. Frederick Douglass
c. Harriet Tubman
d. Martin Luther King, Jr.
2. President Obama has recently committed one hundred U.S. troops to this region.
a. Northwest Territory
b. South America
c. Oceania
d. Central Africa
3. This country is experiencing its worst flooding in more than half a century.
a. Burma
b. Mozambique
c. Bangladesh
d. Thailand
4. This city hosted the latest Republican presidential debate.
a. Memphis
b. Concord
c. Las Vegas
d. San Diego
5. How many Palestinians (rounded) were recently freed for one Israeli soldier?
a. 10
b. 100
c. 1,000
d. 10,000
6. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with the temporary leader of this country last week.
a. Mongolia
b. Nepal
c. Libya
d. Siam
7. This country was rocked by a deadly earthquake over the weekend, which registered as a 7.2.
a. Chile
b. Turkey
c. Australia
d. Japan
8. Voters in this country recently voted for an assembly that will draft a new national constitution.
a. Egypt
b. Tunisia
c. South Sudan
d. Kosovo
9. The sitting president of this country was re-elected in a landslide over the weekend.
a. Argentina
b. France
c. Burma
d. Russia
10. Their heir apparent to this country’s monarchy passed away over the weekend.
a. Jordan
b. Belgium
c. Saudi Arabia
d. Great Britain