Images from the September 2026 news quiz.
1: Wisconsin has the nation’s second-highest rate of what?
A. Lactose intolerance
B. Drunken driving
C. Brain drain
D. Obesity
2: Wisconsin has the nation’s second-lowest percentage of what?
A. Chicago Bears fans
B. Verified cases of election fraud
C. Voting-age adults who can name even a single state legislator
D. Kindergarteners who are up-to-date on measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations
3: Which of the following finalists for the renaming of Madison’s Elvehjem, Lindbergh and Chavez elementary schools was among those selected?
A. DeJope Elementary
B. Sandhill Crane Elementary
C. Roberto G. Sánchez Elementary
D. Stephanie A. Bernard Elementary
4: What world record did the Madison Mallards baseball team last month try, unsuccessfully, to break?
A. Shortest nine-inning game
B. Largest-ever euchre tournament
C. Most utterances of the word “weiner”
D. Highest number of opposing players to be hit by a pitch
5: What speaker appearing at the Cap Times Idea Fest later this month has recently published a book that begins, “I do not love America, and never have, especially now.”?
A. Jonathan Capehart
B. Eddie Glaude Jr.
C. Susan Glasser
D. Ro Khanna
6: Which of the following new allocations are included in the Universities of Wisconsin’s proposed 2027-29 biennial budget?
A. $190 million to offset the cost of a two-year freeze in-state undergraduate tuition
B. $108 million over four years to provide financial aid to low-income students working career-focused jobs, on or off campus
C. $330 million for workforce development, including technology and healthcare training
D. $70 million to hike the salaries of academic and university staff
E. $45 million to develop AI resources and infrastructure in an “ethical manner”
F. All of the above
G. None of the above
7: Which of the following development proposals for the Dane County village of DeForest has been definitely shot down?
A. A $12 billion, 1,600-acre QTS Data Centers campus
B. A 74,000-square-foot Buc-ee’s mega-convenience store and 120-pump fueling station
C. A 218,000-square-foot Amazon distribution center
D. A dedicated mountain bike park on 16 acres near Sunfish Pond
ANSWERS:
1: C. The state trails only North Dakota in its gap between college-educated residents who leave for other states and those who move in (about 60% to 45%), according to a recent Wisconsin Policy Forum report.
2: D. For the 2025-26 school year, government data show, Wisconsin’s rate was 85.1%, lower than any state except Idaho.
3: C. The school board, against advice from many community members, decided to name all three after individuals, in hopes that they will withstand future scrutiny. Elvehjem is now Ada Deer Elementary, Lindbergh is Jeffrey Clay Erlanger Elementary and Chavez is Sánchez.
4: B. The effort, according to the Mallards, drew around 1,600 registrants, short of the record 2,000+ players set by New York City in 1898.
5: B. Glaude’s quote goes on to say, “It seems to me misplaced or dangerous to love something so abstract and morally dubious.”
6: F. The requested allocations will be taken up by the state Legislature next year, when Democrats could be in charge.
7: A. The village rejected the data center early this year. The Buc-ee’s proposal is up in the air and the Amazon and bike trail projects appear on-track.
