National & World
State & Local
Sports
Entertainment
Odds & Ends
100
Last Friday marked the 20-year anniversary of this deadly hurricane.
Hurricane Katrina
100
Iowa, like many other states, is struggling to find professionals to fill this job.
Teachers
100
The Iowa Hawkeyes defeated this FCS opponent 34-7 to open their season with a win on Saturday.
Albany Great Danes
100
This famous pop star and NFL champion recently got engaged.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce
100
This major space exploration company recently was able to achieved a successful test launch and test landing on its third try.
SpaceX
200
Students in this major city in Pennsylvania are struggling to get to school as budget cuts are causing major delays with public transit.
Philadelphia
200
This local bank recently donated to plant trees in community parks.
Rolling Hills Bank and Trust
200
The Dallas Cowboys shocked the NFL by trading away this defensive star for Kenny Atkinson and two future first-round picks. (#100 points if you can say which number he selected)
Micah Parsons (1)
200
This fictional pro golfer made his return to the big screen this summer alongside a star-studded list of professional athletes.
Happy Gilmore
200
The CAM HS football team faced off against this team on Friday night. (+100 if you can tell me the theme)
Fremont-Mills
300
A woman who was jogging was recently attacked by a bear in this U.S. State
Alaska
300
What was the theme of last Thursday's Produce in the Park?
Salsa Night
300
The Iowa State Cyclones defeated USD 55-7 on Saturday. Not only were fans excited about the win, but they were also excited about the return of this sideline vehicle.
The Helmet Cart
300
This Disney Sequel starring Jaime Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan recently released on Disney+.
Freakier Friday
300
This library will be hosting a cooking class.
Anita Public Library.
400
This U.S. State is bracing for more potential flooding on Labor Day, just a month after a deadly floods killed 135 people.
Texas
400
Schools in Iowa are starting to use this technology in classrooms, trying to teach students how to use it appropriately.
AI
400
The Texas Longhorns lost to this team on Saturday in a potential College Football Playoff Matchup.
Ohio State
400
This popular English singer, songwriter, and founder of Black Sabbath, passed away this summer. He was known as the "Prince of Darkness" (This story happened just outside of 30 days)
Ozzy Osbourne
400
Iowa State opened up the season with a top 25 win at the Aer Lingus Classic in Dublin Ireland against this conference opponent.
K-State
500
This state is currently struggling to contain wildfires that have burned through thousands of acres of land.
California
500
The Anita Health and Wellness Center will be hosting this after-school program for kids starting in September
Flag Football
500
This MLB player recently became the 21st player to ever hit 4 home runs in a game, and just the fourth player to ever have a chance at hitting a fifth home run.
Kyle Schwarber
500
Ice Cube stars in this Rich Lee movie that recently released on Amazon Prime Video (It is a remake of a 2005 Steven Spielberg film/H.G. Wells Novel)
War of the Worlds
500
One of the final survivors of this major allied invasion during WWII passed away recently.
D-Day (Normandy)
600
Nearly 100 Salmonella cases nationally have been tied to this recalled food product.
Eggs
600
This food won the 2025 best new fair food. (This food stand has won the contest two years in a row)
Chicken Bacon Ranch Egg Roll
600
NASCAR recently announced that it will host their first-ever race on a naval base in this U.S. state.
California
600
This Netflix series, that stars Jenna Ortega, recently came out with a season 2.
Wednesday
600
The Iowa DNR says 15 Iowa beaches received "no swim warnings" over Labor Day weekend for this reason.
High E-Coli Levels
700
A homeowner in Georgia recently had this item fall from the atmosphere and break through the roof, ceiling and floor.
A Meteorite
700
The city of Anita celebrated 150 years of being a town this summer with this celebration.
Sesquicentennial.
700
This college's mascot lost his head over the weekend and went racing back into the locker room.
Oregon Ducks
700
Season 4 chapter 6 of fortnite collaborated with this popular 90's television series.
Power Rangers
700
This famous meteorologist is going on tour and will make stops in Des Moines and Kansas City.
Reed Timmer
800
This Rhode Island judge, famous for his role in the tv show, Caught in Providence, recently passed away at the age of 88.
Frank Caprio
800
Why did Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds order flags to be flown at half-staff last week?
To respect to the victims of the Minnesota shooting.
800
These two college football teams faced off in the long-awaited return of the "Catholics vs. Convicts" rivalry.
Notre Dame vs. Miami
800
Universal Pictures recently announced that this animatronics movie sequel will be released in December 2025.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
800
The Louisiana Attorney General is suing this online game for " allowing cyberbullying" amongst other things.
Roblox
900
Protests over controversial perks and low wages have turned deadly in this Southeast Asian country.
Indonesia
900
The CAM HS Volleyball team traveled to this school for a tournament over the weekend.
AHSTW
900
These two college teams recently faced off in a Thursday night game at Arrowhead Stadium.
Cincinnati vs. Nebraska
900
This metal band, which formed in 1983 after their frontman departed from Metallica, recently announced that they will be retiring after their farewell album and tour.
Megadeth
900
August 9th marked this national day that bibliomaniacs love to celebrate.
National Book Lovers Day
1000
Mount Etna recently erupted in this european country over the weekend.
Italy (Sicily)
1000
St. Benedict's, an Eastern Iowa Catholic School, cancelled classes on Friday for this reason.
A Fire
1000
This legendary football commentator and host of College Game Day recently hosted his final show. (+100 points if you can also tell me who he picked for his final and first game.)
Lee Corso (Ohio State)
1000
This popular crime-fighting movie was re-released in August in honor of their 35th anniversary.
TNMT
1000
This superhero recently made an appearance at Atlantic Schools on students' first day back, courtesy of the "Iowa League of Heroes".
Batman!
1100
Residents of California, in the Lake Tahoe Area, recently tested positive for this disease after being bitten by an infected flea. (#1,100 points if you can tell me the name of the Bacterium)
The Bubonic Plague (Yersinia Pesis)
1100
This Iowa Senator recently announced that she will not be seeking a third term.
Joni Ernst
1100
This Formula 1 race was held in Budapest in early August. (+800 if you can tell me who won)
The Hungarian Grand Prix
Lando Norris
1100
This movie, about a girl who discovers a talent for growing giant pumpkins, will release on October 3rd.
Grow
1100
This county in Iowa is trying to find who is responsible for placing caltrops (spikes) on roads.
Guthrie County
1200
Scientists recently discovered the strange fossil of a spiky dinosaur that belongs to the group of ankylosaurs. What is the nickname they gave this fossil?
Punk Rocker
1200
This Iowa College is launching a campaign to celebrate and update its 100 year old Stadium.
Drake
1200
This professional golfer recently won the PGA Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Course in Atlanta.
Tommy Fleetwood
1200
This documentary movie, about sharing culture recently released on August 29th. The movie is currently available to stream on Cinemark, and will become available on Netflix and other major streaming services soon.
Sharing Aloha
1200
A dangerous dust storm recently hit this US city.
Phoenix
1300
A student from this prestigious technology institute recently created an AI program to fix some of the world's oldest paintings.
MIT
1300
August 6th marked 80 years since the first atomic bomb was dropped on this Japanese City.
Hiroshima
1300
The world's oldest living woman, Ethel Caterham, turned how old on August 21st?
116