The Image of Iowa

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Which TV personality was NOT born in Iowa? Star Jones Harry Reasoner Kate Mulgrew Johnny Carson

2. What northeastern town is internationally known for its elaborate homage to Norwegian heritage known as Nordic Fest. Answer: (One Word)

3. Name Iowa's famous African-American opera singer. Answer: (first and last name)

4. How many Iowa towns begin with a "z"? 2 3 0 1

5. Which Broadway musical is set in Iowa? Cats State Fair Wicked West Side Story

6. What is the largest Iowa County? Adams Pottawatamie Kossuth Madison

7. Along the same line, what is the smallest county in Iowa? Humboldt Bremer Adair Keokuk

8. What feature film was NOT filmed at all in Iowa? Bridges of Madison County Field of Dreams O, Pioneers Twister

9. What Iowa River translates as "Potato River"? Wapsipinicon Ocheyedan Nishnibotna Maquoketa

10. What Iowa town shares its name with one of the world's oceans? Answer: (One Word)

11. Iowa has 100 counties. True False

12. What Iowa University mascot shares its name with the state's nickname? Iowa State University University of Northern Iowa Buena Vista University University of Iowa

13. What town is Indianapolis Colts' Tight End Dallas Clark from? Washington Livermore Cedar Rapids Dallas Center

14. What newspaper has the largest distribution in the state? "Fort Dodge Messenger" "Iowa City Times" "Waterloo Courier" "Des Moines Register"

15. What state and river form borders to Iowa? Answer: (One Word)

16. Which is NOT one of the Quad Cities? Rock Island Davenport Moline Clinton

17. What organization was interested in Fort Dodge's famous hoax, the Gypsum Giant? New York Historical Museum The Smithsonian Barnum and Bailey's Circus Ripley's Believe It or Not

18. First Ladies Mamie Eisenhower and Lou Hoover are from Iowa. True False

19. What city's court house is situated on an island? Cedar Rapids Council Bluffs Dubuque Ames

20. Which town was home to a World War II German POW camp? Woodward Algona Burlington Creston

21. What former president was also a radio announcer for Iowa's WHO radio station? Answer: (First and last names or just last name. He loved jelly beans.)

22. Which town has NEVER been a capital of Iowa? Davenport Burlington Des Moines Iowa City

23. What Iowa college is the only college in the nation to have the entire campus on the National Registry for Historic Places? Simpson Luther Cornell Wartburg

24. What town was once a fort, and the only one ever built in the United States to protect one Native American tribe from another? Answer: (Two Words)

25. What town claims Kate Shelley Bridge, the tallest double track bridge in the world? Boone Marshalltown Polk City Oskaloosa