Images from the August 2026 news quiz.
1: Which of the following is not part of Edgewood High’s planned athletic field upgrade?
A. A targeted sound system designed to reduce neighborhood noise
B. Bleachers to seat 1,200 people, three times the current number
C. A press box, coaching office and concession stand
D. Field lights for night games
2: What did the UW-Madison Police Department agree to stop doing?
A. Pulling over innocent white ladies who insist the light was yellow
B. Using Flock Safety license plate reader cameras on campus
C. Ticketing underage students for curfew violations
D. Trying to solve cold cases more than 50 years old
3: Which restaurant news item is not true?
A. Madistan Pakistani Indian Restaurant on Bassett Street seeks new location after its lease was not renewed
B. Forage Kitchen, a locally owned bowl and salad shop, plans to open a sixth Madison-area location
C. Hong Kong Cafe on Mills and Regent Streets closes its doors after 35 years
D. Culver’s announces plans for three new outlets in Dane County
4: Who recently stepped aside with this fond farewell: “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened”?
A. Former UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin
B. Former Wisconsin Public Radio host Larry Meiller
C. Former gubernatorial contender Sara Rodriguez
D. Former UW system president Jay Rothman
5: In what Madison theater was the very first Miss Madison, Dorothy Bernadine Seiler, chosen 100 years ago this month?
A. UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Union Theater
B. The Strand Theater
C. The Parkway Theater
D. The Capitol Theater
6: Match the Democratic candidate for Wisconsin governor with the point of distinction:
A. State Sen. Kelda Roys
B. State Rep. Francesca Hong
C. Former state agency head Joel Brennan
D. Milwaukee County Exec David Crowley
1. Only candidate on ballot who has never held elected office
2. Dropped out of race only to drop back in with Gov. Tony Evers’ endorsement
3. Only candidate on ballot who has run for governor before
4. At age 37 is the youngest Democrat in the race
ANSWERS:
1: D. The Catholic school’s past efforts to add lights led to a federal court ruling against it. The newly approved changes were made in consultation with the school’s neighbors.
2: B. Concerns about privacy and potential misuse led the department to not renew its contract with the company.
3: D. ‘Tis a pity.
4: B. Meiller last month ended his 59-year run at the network, offering an eclectic array of topics and guests. And yes, there were tears.
5: C. Seiler was awarded this title on Aug. 3, 1926, at the Parkway Theater, 10 W. Mifflin St., which was torn down in 1954. She died in 1996.
6: A3, B4, C1, D2. The top vote-getter in the Aug. 11 primary will face off against presumptive GOP nominee Rep. Tom Tiffany.
