The Image of Iowa

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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

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"? 1 0 2 3

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

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

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

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

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

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? Dallas Center Washington Livermore Cedar Rapids

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

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? Dubuque Ames Council Bluffs Cedar Rapids

20. Which town was home to a World War II German POW camp? Algona Burlington Woodward 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? Iowa City Des Moines Davenport Burlington

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