Spring
What are the spring months in Australia?
a. December to February
b. September to November
c. June to August
b. September to November
What Navy ship was named after a city in Iowa?
a. USS Lincoln
b. USS Nile
c. USS Sioux City
c. USS Sioux City
What's the most stolen grocery item?
a. Cheese
b. Milk
c. Eggs
a. Cheese
According to federal statistics, how many teachers are there in the US public school system?
a. 1.5 million
b. 3.2 million
c. 10 million
b. 3.2 million
What genre of music saw a significant rise in popularity in the 1940s?
a. Blues
b. Jazz
c. Rock
b. Jazz, specifically BeBop
a. Hawaii
b. Amazon Rainforest
c. Congo
a. Hawaii
What most-circulated paper in Iowa sponsors a namesake annual bike ride across the state?
a. The Gazette
b. Des Moines Register
c. Press Citizen
b. Des Moines Register
What is the only fruit with seeds on the outside?
a. Strawberries
b. Kiwi
c. Papaya
a. Strawberries
What percentage of teachers are women?
a. 50%
b. 85%
c. 77%
c. 77%
Which song, first recorded in 1944, became a Christmas classic and was performed by Bing Crosby?
a. White Christmas
b. Nature Boy
c. You Are My Sunshine
a. White Christmas
Which first lady is credited with sponsoring the first annual Easter egg roll on the White House lawn?
a. Eleanor Roosevelt
b. Mary Todd Lincoln
c. Lucy Hayes
c. Lucy Hayes
What city was Herbert Hoover born in?
a. Iowa City
b. Davenport
c. West Branch
c. West Branch
True or false: Storing tomatoes upside down will make them last longer
True
a. Nile Kinnick
b. Aristotle
c. Horace Mann
c. Horace Mann
Name the iconic 1940s song that became the unofficial anthem of World War II for British and American troops?
a. Blue Skies
b. We'll Meet Again
c. Flying Home
During spring, the Japanese celebrate the blossoming of which trees?
a. Maple
b. Cherry
c. Peach
In 1869, Arabella Mansfield of Iowa became the first woman in America to be licensed to practice what profession?
a. Law
b. Mathematics
c. Astrophysics
a. Law
How many hamburgers does McDonalds sell each day on average?
a. 3 million
b. 500,000
c. 6.5 million
c. 6.5 million
In what year was the first public school established?
a. 1500
b. 1635
c. 1800
c. 1635 in Boston, MA. Was also only for boys.
What was the 1940s radio program that was instrumental in promoting country music?
a. Opera
b. Hancher
c. Grand Ole Opry
c. Grand Ole Opry
In Roman mythology, which goddess is associated with flowering of plants and arrival of spring?
a. Flora
b. Venus
c. Diana
a. Flora
"If you build it, they will come," is from what movie?
a. Field of Dreams
b. The Sandlot
c. Grease
a. Field of Dreams
Which fruit is known as the "king of fruits" and has a strong smell?
a. Apricots
b. Bananas
c. Durian
c. Durian
When was the first all girls school founded?
a. 1675
b. 1742
c. 1902
What was the title of Frank Sinatra’s first album released in 1946?
a. The Voice of Frank Sinatra
b. The Life of Frank Sinatra
c. The First Album