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 conducted by IowaWatch, working with the Cedar Falls High School Tiger Hi-Line, show this conflict also plays out in the classroom. Check your knowledge of recent research on climate change and how climate change is taught.
hate groups
News Quiz: Hate Group, Or Similar Activity In Iowa History
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Four registered hate groups were listed on the Southern Poverty Law Center Hate Map as operating from Iowa in late July 2018. They are called the Daily Stormer, Gallows Tree Wontansvolk Alliance, ACT for America and Great Millstone. Four hate groups is a relatively low amount when compared to other U.S. states. During the 1920’s the Ku Klux Klan was present in Iowa, making its way into the state shortly after World War I. During this time the Klan experienced a national rebirth and membership was soaring to new highs across America. However, as time went on its numbers dwindled.
bipartisan politics
News Quiz: Iowa’s Governors
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Former Iowa Gov. Robert Ray died July 8 at the age of 89. Ray, a Republican, was respected by people in his party and Democrats because of his bipartisan approach to governing. Test your knowledge on some of the other chief executives who have served the state during its history.
Denison Review
News Quiz With Something About Iowa Newspapers You Might Not Know
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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.
Blackhawk
Iowa’s Diverse Native History, In A News Quiz
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An estimated 17 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?
College football in Iowa
Know Your Thanksgiving Weekend College Football In Iowa? Try This News Quiz
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Each Thanksgiving we like to bring out this news quiz about Thanksgiving weekend football at Iowa colleges, given that the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, University of Northern Iowa and Wartburg College football teams are on the schedule this year. The state of Iowa’s history of Thanksgiving football goes back quite a few years. How far? Find out in this IowaWatch news quiz.
News Quizzes
News Quiz: Iowa’s History-Making Governors
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Kim Reynolds has made history as Iowa’s first female governor. Test your knowledge of other chief executives in Iowa’s history.
U.S.-China relations
Three Questions That Explain Iowa’s, and Terry Branstad’s, Tie To China
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Iowa, and in particular, Gov. Terry Branstad, have built significant economic and diplomatic relationships with China since the 1980s. Learn more in this news quiz about Iowa-Chinese relations.
College football in Iowa
News Quiz: Thanksgiving Football In Iowa Has A History
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The state of Iowa’s history of Thanksgiving football goes back quite a few years. How far? Find out in this IowaWatch news quiz.
agriculture
News Quiz: Relationship between Iowa and China
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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 much you know about Iowa-Chinese relations.
Elder Scams
News Quiz: Scams Targeting The Elderly
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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.