News Quizzes

News Quiz: Relationship between Iowa and China

Gov. Terry Branstad said in a summer IowaWatch interview that Iowa needs to maintain trade relationships with China and get good business deals with partners in that country. Iowa has built significant economic and diplomatic relationships with China since the 1980s. Find out in this news quiz how m

By IowaWatch

/ 26 Aug 2016

News Quiz: Relationship between Iowa and China

News Quiz: Scams Targeting The Elderly

A recent IowaWatch report reveals that many elderly people have become scammers’ easy targets and lost billions of dollars in the past several years. Take this news quiz and find out how much you know about financial scams that target seniors, and how to deal with them.

By IowaWatch

/ 5 Aug 2016

News Quiz: Managing Iowa's Landfills

Iowans dumped 2.7 million tons of garbage into landfills last year. One method the Iowa Department of Natural Resources promotes to reduce the negative influence of dumping all that garbage has on the environment is called the Environmental Management System, but many Iowa landfill operators are rel

By IowaWatch

/ 22 Jul 2016

News Quiz: Iowa Pulitzer Prize Winners for Journalism

Each year, the Pulitzer Prize [http://www.pulitzer.org/page/frequently-asked-questions] administration gives out 21 awards for American journalism, literature, drama and music. Prizes are offered in 14 journalistic categories, including public service reporting, investigative reporting, feature writ

By IowaWatch

/ 3 Jun 2016

News Quiz: Iowa Pulitzer Prize Winners for Journalism

News Quiz: Native American History in Iowa

An estimated 17 different Native American tribes have lived in Iowa, according to Iowa’s Official Register, a 2011 document by the State Library of Iowa. How familiar are you with the history surrounding the tribes that lived in Iowa?

By IowaWatch

/ 20 May 2016

News Quiz: Native American History in Iowa

News Quiz: Perspectives on Climate Change

According to a Pew Research Center survey, 22 percent of U.S. adults say climate change is due to natural patterns and one-quarter believe there is no solid evidence Earth is getting warmer, despite a large consensus in the scientific community. A recent national survey and an informal state survey

By IowaWatch

/ 22 Apr 2016

News Quiz: Perspectives on Climate Change

News Quiz: Becoming Iowa's City Of Literature

On Nov. 20, 2008, UNESCO named Iowa City, Iowa its third City of Literature, after Edinburgh, Scotland and Melbourne, Australia. Test your knowledge on Iowa's City of Literature and learn more about its literary identity and tradition.

By IowaWatch

/ 8 Apr 2016

News Quiz: Becoming Iowa's City Of Literature

News Quiz: Impact of Iowa Caucuses on State's Registered Voters

Recent data on Iowa’s registered voters revealed shifts among their party affiliations in the months before, during and following the state’s 2008, 2012 and 2016 presidential precinct caucuses. Taking a closer look at in those caucuses, IowaWatch discovered intriguing trends. Do you have the knowled

By IowaWatch

/ 25 Mar 2016

News Quiz: Impact of Iowa Caucuses on State's Registered Voters

News Quiz: What Is An Opioid And What Makes It Dangerous?

Opioid abuse, in the form of prescription painkillers and heroin, has contributed to a growing number of Iowa emergency room visits and overdose deaths in the past decade. Although some efforts are underway to counteract the trend, IowaWatch recently examined one life-saving measure — bills providin

By IowaWatch

/ 12 Feb 2016

News Quiz: What Is An Opioid And What Makes It Dangerous?

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Of Iowa Newspaper History

For as long as Iowa has existed newspapers have recorded the events and people shaping communities, informing current residents but also leaving a history for future generations. But you might not be aware of a few things found in the history of Iowa newspapers.

By IowaWatch

/ 5 Feb 2016

News Quiz: Test Your Knowledge Of Iowa Newspaper History

News Quiz: Why All The Fuss About The Iowa Caucuses?

Candidates spent this week trying to get in the last word before Iowans head to the caucuses on Monday — the first time voters get to weigh in on the nomination process. These three questions should help you understand Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses.

By IowaWatch

/ 29 Jan 2016

News Quiz: Why All The Fuss About The Iowa Caucuses?

News Quiz: Long Tradition of Thanksgiving Football

Thanksgiving weekend football has become as much a part of the holiday festivities as the turkey. When the Hawkeyes go up against the University of Nebraska and the Cyclones face West Virginia on Thanksgiving weekend, they will participate in long-standing traditions. Just how long-standing? Find ou

By IowaWatch

/ 23 Nov 2015