The Image of Iowa Trivia Quiz

Answer: Star Jones

Actress Kate Mulgrew grew up in Dubuque. The late newsman Harry Reasoner from the show "60 Minutes" is from Humboldt. Late night host Johnny Carson came from Corning.

Answer: Decorah

Incidentally, Decorah also is home to the United States largest single ethic museum, the Vesterheim.

Answer: Simon Estes

More than just farmers!

Answer: 2

Zearing & Zwingle are the two.

Answer: State Fair

Another one set in Iowa is "The Pajama Game".

Answer: Kossuth

Kossuth was originally two counties that combined into one.

Answer: Humboldt

Humboldt used to be bigger. As a favor to Webster County, Humboldt County "gave" part of the southern portion of the County to their Southern neighbor. The agreement was to return ownership of the land to Humboldt after ten years when Fort Dodge could become Webster County's county seat.

After the ten years, the borrowed land was considered bu Humboldt officials to have been so economically and agriculturally damaged so the agreement was annulled and Webster County kept the borrowed land therefore making Humboldt Iowa's smallest county.

Answer: O, Pioneers

Field of Dreams - Dyersville
Bridges of Madison County - Winterset
Twister - Ames, Boone, Eldora, Rippey, and Whitten

Answer: Wapsipinicon

I have no idea why it is called the potato river, but it sure doesn't help the Idaho-Iowa misunderstandings!

Answer: Atlantic

Ironically the town was going to be named Pacific.

Answer: False

Iowa has 99 counties, though as stated earlier North and South Kossuth counties combined to create Kossuth county.

Answer: University of Iowa

Iowa is known as the Hawkeye State, so the Iowa Hawkeyes share the name. The rest are:
ISU - Cyclones
BV - Beavers
UNI - Panthers

Answer: Livermore

The town is so small that the school district of the area, Twin River Valley, uses 8-man football.

Answer: "Des Moines Register"

You can easily get the paper anywhere in the state.

Answer: Missouri

The state borders the south, the river is the western border.

Answer: Clinton

The Quad Cities actually occupy two states, Iowa and Illinois.

Answer: Barnum and Bailey's Circus

The Gypsum Giant was a gypsum sculpture designed by a Fort Doge native in order to make a quick buck. He had a life sized sculpture of a primitive looking man carved and buried in his field. After one year, the man decided to dig a well in the spot where the sculpture was buried.

After one year the giant looking significantly aged and the man claimed he had "discovered" a petrified giant. Of course it was a fraud carved from gypsum, but the man made a small fortune before this was discovered.

Answer: True

Lou Hoover's Presidential husband Herbert was also from Iowa.

Answer: Cedar Rapids

Even though Cedar Rapids is not near the mighty Mississippi, the court house is still on an island in the Cedar River. Which incidentally runs right through town.

Answer: Algona

Camp Algona was on the site where the Algona airport exists today. Along with Camp Clarinda, Camp Algona kept German POW's from WWII. Prisoner Eduard Kaib constructed a nearly life-size nativity scene out of wire and plaster. The nativity scene was an amazing achievement by prisoners in such a camp. Kaib's original nativity scene remains in the town of Algona to this day and visitors are able to view it every Christmas season. Ironically, Algona is also home to the world's largest Cheeto.

Answer: Ronald Reagan

Former President Reagan was the sports announcer for the Iowa Hawkeyes long before politics, or even his acting career.

Answer: Davenport

As Iowa's population grew, the capital kept moving to make it more centrally located.

Answer: Cornell

The other campuses also have buildings on the registry.

Answer: Fort Atkinson

Fort Atkinson is known now for its annual Renaissance Fair.

Answer: Boone

The bridge transverses an enormous valley and is named after a thirteen year old girl who saved a train load of people when the tracks were out.