Climate change comes to the basements and crawl spaces of Iowa homes. Where once we might have a gully washer every decade or so we now have several a year. Where once the ground would be thirsty for the water of a gully washer, now it is saturated with the water from a train of storms. Here’s hoping you stay dry. Here’s some sympathy and empathy if you don’t.

Were you paying attention?

1) Hillary Clinton gave a kickoff address at Roosevelt Park yesterday. Which Roosevelt was this park named for?

2) A crowd of one later swelled to 4 to see what presidential candidate in Hamlin, Iowa?

3) Folk singer Ronnie Gilbert died last week. She and Pete Seeger were members of what 1950s folksinging quartet?

4) Today is Flag Day. How far back does the celebration of Flag Day go?

5) What if you gave a party and no one showed up? What major presidential campaign event was canceled Friday when little interest was shown by the various campaigns?

6) The G7 nations, meeting in Bavaria, agreed to phase out what by the year 2100?

7) The FDA approved human clinical trials for a vaccine for what disease that affects the body’s ability to handle sugar and starches?

8) After a bomb scare Tuesday, what nerve center of Washington, DC news was evacuated?

9) Eric Casebolt resigned as a police officer in McKinney, Texas Tuesday. He became famous on the internet last weekend for his actions in responding to a complaint about what?

10) Drivers in Iowa will now be able to renew their drivers licenses where?

11) Radio host Diane Rehm asked what presidential candidate about his non-existent dual citizenship of Israel and the US?

12) South Korea is is being super aggressive in combating what contagious disease?

13) The judge in the case against what former major politician admitted to donating to his campaigns in the past?

14) It was reported last week that what now notorious family was in the headlines again for refusing a probe by child welfare services?

15) The Iowa Utilities Board issued a schedule for the conclusion of the Bakken pipeline decision. When is this decision scheduled to be made?

16) Republicans from what early primary state have asked Fox to change their debate format?

17) What major leader in the news business announced he would be stepping down as CEO?

18) Tomorrow is birthday #800 for what cornerstone document of modern democracies?

19) On June 16, 1963 what Russian became the first woman in space?

20) Shell Oil vessel Arctic Challenger is in transit to what area to resume oil and gas exploration?

Quote of the week:
“The problem is not that I don’t understand the global banking system. The problem for these guys is that I fully understand the system and I understand how they make their money. And that’s what they don’t like about me.” — Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Jamie Dimon’s recent comments “mansplaining” banking to her

Answers:

1) Franklin D.

2) Rick Santorum

3) The Weavers

4) June 14, 1777

5) The Republican Ames Straw Poll

6) use of fossil fuels.

7) type 1 diabetes

8) the White House Briefing Room

9) a pool party with mixed race attendees.

10) 24 computerized kiosks around the state set up in libraries and 24 hour retail businesses.

11) Bernie Sanders. Rehm was asking about an unsubstantiated internet rumor.

12) MERS (middle east respiratory syndrome)

13) Dennis Hastert

14) the Duggars

15) December 2015 or January 2016

16) New Hampshire. They want everyone included.

17) Ruppert Murdoch

18) the Magna Carta

19) Valentina Tereshkova – she is still alive

20) the Arctic