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Quiz about IowaThe Hawkeye State
Quiz about IowaThe Hawkeye State

Iowa--The Hawkeye State Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Morrigan716
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
107,966
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
10 / 15
Plays
2051
Last 3 plays: Guest 188 (9/15), Guest 166 (12/15), crossesq (10/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. The name Iowa means "beautiful land"?


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Question 2 of 15
2. The state motto is "Our Liberties We Prize and Maintain"?


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Question 3 of 15
3. What is Iowa's state bird? Hint


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4. What is the state flower? Hint


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5. What is the state tree? Hint


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6. What is Iowa's state rock? Hint


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7. What is Iowa's state song? Hint


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8. Where is Iowa's geographic center? Hint


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Question 9 of 15
9. In what county is Iowa's highest point? Hint


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Question 10 of 15
10. Where is Iowa's state fair held? Hint


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11. What is the average temperature in July? Hint


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Question 12 of 15
12. What is the average temperature in January? Hint


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Question 13 of 15
13. Red Delicious apples were developed in Iowa?


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Question 14 of 15
14. Jerry Mathers, Johnny Carson, and John Wayne were all born in Iowa.


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Question 15 of 15
15. What is often said to be Iowa's most important crop?

Answer: (It's a grain)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. The name Iowa means "beautiful land"?

Answer: True

It is from an Indian word that can also be translated as "one who puts to sleep".
2. The state motto is "Our Liberties We Prize and Maintain"?

Answer: False

It is actually "Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain".
3. What is Iowa's state bird?

Answer: Eastern Goldfinch

 The eastern goldfinch eats the seeds of a variety of plants. It became the state bird in 1933.
4. What is the state flower?

Answer: Wild Rose

 The wild rose became the state flower in 1897. The same year, the wild rose was a decoration of the silver service the state gave to the U.S.S. Iowa.
5. What is the state tree?

Answer: Oak

 At least one type of oak tree can be found in every area of Iowa. It was adopted as the official state tree in 1961.
6. What is Iowa's state rock?

Answer: Geode

 Geodes are found in limestone, and are spherical stones lined with beautiful mineral crystals. It became the state rock in 1967.
7. What is Iowa's state song?

Answer: Song of Iowa

 While S.H.M Byers was imprisoned by the Confederate army during the Civil War, he often heard the Southern song "My Maryland" sung to the tune of "Die Tannenbaum". He composed his own words to the song in 1897.
8. Where is Iowa's geographic center?

Answer: Story City

 Story City is located in Story County and is five miles northeast of Ames.
9. In what county is Iowa's highest point?

Answer: Osceola

 It is in Osceola County and is 1,672 feet.
10. Where is Iowa's state fair held?

Answer: Des Moines

 The state fair is held in Des Moines in mid-August.
11. What is the average temperature in July?

Answer: 75 degrees F

 Iowa generally has hot, muggy summers.
12. What is the average temperature in January?

Answer: 19 degrees F

 Iowans say that if you don't like the weather, just wait a minute.
13. Red Delicious apples were developed in Iowa?

Answer: True

In the 1880s, on a farm near East Peru, Jesse Hiatt noticed shoots coming from a wild apple tree stump. They produced a fruit he had never tasted before, so he nurtured the tree and entered the apples in a contest in 1895. His apple, which he called the Hawkeye, won the contest. It is now the best-selling apple in the United States.
14. Jerry Mathers, Johnny Carson, and John Wayne were all born in Iowa.

Answer: True

Jerry Mathers (Beaver Cleaver) was born in Sioux City in 1948, Johnny Carson was born in Corning in 1925, and John Wayne was born in Winterset in 1907.
15. What is often said to be Iowa's most important crop?

Answer: corn

 Iowa is a leading producer of corn, beef, and pork.
Source: Author Morrigan716

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