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100

People gather around a cooked turkey and each take turns pulling on the two ends of this part of the turkey.

What is the wishbone?

100

This magical school trains young witches and wizards in subjects like Potions and Defense Against the Dark Arts.

What is Hogwarts?

100

This Iowa-born president served as the 31st president of the United States and was known for his work in engineering and public service.

Who is Herbert Hoover?

100

This mode of transportation made its first successful flight in 1903, thanks to the Wright brothers.

What is an airplane?

100

It's the title of a Black Sabbath song, or, a Robert Downey Jr. movie.

What is Iron Man?

200

The Mayflower landed in this town in 1620.

What is Plymouth, Massachusetts?

200

This mythical creature is known for guarding its pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

What is a leprechaun?

200

This iconic sculpture at the Iowa State Fair, first created in 1911, uses about 600 pounds of butter and could butter more than 19,000 slices of toast.

What is the butter cow?

200

This luxury train service, famously featured in Agatha Christie’s novel, travels between Europe’s major cities and was once known as the “king of trains.”

What is the Orient Express?

200

In 2023, she spilled her guts on her second album.

Who is Olivia Rodrigo?

300

This U.S. city is home to the oldest Thanksgiving Day parade, which began in 1920.

What is Philadelphia?

300

This legendary sword could only be pulled from the stone by the rightful King of Britain.

What is Excalibur?

300

This Iowa city is known for being the birthplace of the "American Gothic" painting by Grant Wood.

What is Eldon?

300

This supersonic passenger plane, which was retired in 2003, could fly from New York to London in under four hours.

What is the Concorde?

300

The Harlem Globetrotters were founded in this city famous for its blues & its fire.

What is Chicago?

400

This U.S. President was the first to formally pardon a turkey.

Who is George H.W. Bush?

400

In J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, this creature is known for hoarding gold and living in the Lonely Mountain.

Who is Smaug?

400

This month is when cyclists typically ride across Iowa during RAGBRAI, the largest noncompetitive bike race in the world.

What is July?

400

This legendary American railroad tycoon, known for expanding the New York Central Railroad, was one of the richest men of the 19th century.

Who is Cornelius Vanderbilt?

400

This Game of Thrones prequel opens 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen.

What is House of the Dragon?

500

The Pilgrims celebrated the first Thanksgiving with this Native American tribe.

Who are the Wampanoag?

500

This trickster god in Norse mythology, known for his shapeshifting abilities and chaotic nature, is responsible for the death of Baldr.

Who is Loki?

500

These three rock 'n' roll legends tragically died in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, on what became known as "the day the music died."

Who are Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson?

500

This famous London train station is where the Hogwarts Express departs for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter series.

What is King's Cross Station?

500

Anya-Taylor Joy helped make this miniseries one of streaming TV's most successful.

What is the Queen's Gambit?

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