Fort Madison
What is unique about Lee County?
It has 2 county seats
The World's Largest Concrete Gnome is located in what town?
A. Des Moines
B. Mason
C. Ames
C. Ames
The concrete gnome is 15 feet tall and 3,500 pounds.
How many points is a field goal worth in football?
3 points
The Great River Road is a scenic roadway that runs along most of the course of the river. What year was it created?
A. 1938
B. 1956
C. 1968
A. 1938
Austin serves as the capital for which state?
Texas
What is Fort Madison's Population?
A. 7,330
B. 9,200
C. 10,270
C. 10,270
What part of Iowa was first settled?
Southeast
How much does an NFL football weigh?
1 pound
What Minnesota Lake is the source of the Mississippi River?
A. Lake Blue
B. Lake Horn
C. Lake Itasca
C. Lake Itasca
What is the capital of Massachusetts?
Boston
What was Fort Madison's original name?
Fort Belle View
What is the nickname of Iowa's Arena League football team?
A. Barnstormers
C. Hawkeyes
C. Iowa Wild
A. Barnstormers
Which NFL team features a pirate flag on the players’ helmets?
A. Miami Dolphins
B. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
C. Denver Broncos
B. Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The river fuels a $____ shipping industry.
A. 12.6 Billion
B. 32 Billion
C. 47.7 Billion
A. 12.6 Billion
Which state’s capital is Dover?
Delaware
What year was Sheaffer Pen Company sold to BIC?
1997
What is unusual about the town of Sabula, Iowa?
The small town (population of about 700) of Sabula, Iowa is situated on a narrow island in the Mississippi River.
Which animals star in the half-time show of the annual Puppy Bowl, which airs on Super Bowl Sunday?
Kittens
Approximately __% of all North American species of fish call the Mississippi River home.
25%
Which state has the capital named after a president?
Madison, Wisconsin
The prison was commissioned in ___, 7 years before Iowa's statehood.
1839
Seven Iowa counties begin with the letter B. One is named after a heroic leader of his people who fought a war against the United States. The county seat is Waterloo. Which county is it?
Black Hawk
What Green Bay quarterback retired in 2008, then returned with the New York Jets and the Minnesota Vikings before finally retiring for good in 2011?
Brett Farve
In 2002, Martin Strel (a Slovenian distance swimmer) became the first person to swim the length of the Mississippi. He did so in only __ days.
66 Days
Which capital city is named after a biblical figure?
St. Paul, MN