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Iowa--The Hawkeye State Trivia Quiz

Welcome to Iowa--The Hawkeye State!

A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Morrigan716

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
107,966

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
2030

Last 3 plays: Guest 165 (12/15), Guest 66 (13/15), Guest 50 (7/15).

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1. The name Iowa means "beautiful land"?

True

False

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

True

False

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3. What is Iowa's state bird? Hint

Eastern Goldfinch

Mourning Dove

Red-Tailed Hawk

Wood Thrush

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4. What is the state flower? Hint

Wild Rose

White Clover

Red Maid

Mountain Sunflower

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5. What is the state tree? Hint

Elm

Oak

Hickory

Pine

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6. What is Iowa's state rock? Hint

Geode

Marble

Granite

Quartz

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7. What is Iowa's state song? Hint

Beautiful Iowa

Song of Iowa

Iowa

Oh Iowa

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8. Where is Iowa's geographic center? Hint

Des Moines

Davenport

Sioux City

Story City

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

Osceola

Adair

Pocahontas

Ringgold

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

Sioux City

Cedar Rapids

Waterloo

Des Moines

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11. What is the average temperature in July? Hint

85 degrees F

95 degrees F

65 degrees F

75 degrees F

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12. What is the average temperature in January? Hint

29 degrees F

19 degrees F

39 degrees F

9 degrees F

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13. Red Delicious apples were developed in Iowa?

True

False

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

True

False

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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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