Iowa City History
Iowa City Fun Facts
Fun things to do
Organizations
Wild Card
100
Where is the Old Capitol?

On the Pentacrest (downtown)

100

Iowa City is known as the "City of _____"

Literature

100
Name three things to do at the Children's Museum

Miss Becca has never been there so she does not know the answers

100

What do the people at the Raptor Project do?

Possible answers:

help injured raptors

preserve their homes

teach people about raptors

100

Where is the best place to eat ice cream? (No wrong answers, I just want to know)

Possible answers:

Heyn's Icecream (Miss Becca's favorite)

Dairy Queen

Dane's Icecream

Yotopia

Aspen Leaf

200

What is the ped mall?

A space downtown where no cars can enter and people can walk around and shop

200

Which swimming stroke did the University of Iowa invent?

The Butterfly Stroke

200

Which one of these events does not happen in the summer in Iowa City?

a. Arts Festival

b. Pride Festival

c. Jazz Festival

d. Hawkeye Festival

e. Blues Festival

d. Hawkeye Festival

200

What are some things you can do at Hancher?

Possible answers:

watch a show

perform on the stage (recitals)

graduation

200

Where can you find Rusty the giant sloth?

University of Iowa Natural History Museum

300

How old are the rocks at the Fossil Gorge?

375 million years old

300

True or False: in Iowa, there are more pigs than people.

True

300

Name a lake in the Iowa City area

Possible answers:

Lake Macbride

Coralville Lake

Terry Trueblood lake

300

How many elementary schools are in the Iowa City School District?

21

300

True or False: In Iowa City, there used to be a law that men with mustaches were not allowed to kiss women in public.

True

400

When was Iowa City established?

1839

400

What is the total population of Iowa City?

75,849 people

400

Where can you go swimming in Iowa City?

Possible answers:

City Park Pool

Coralville Aquatic Center

Mercer Aquatic Center

Robert A Lee Aquatic Center

University of Iowa Campus Rec Pool

400

Name 5 things you can do at the Iowa City or Coralville Public Libraries

Possible answers:

check out books/movies/games

use the computers

Listen to stories and watch movies

Summer Reading Challenges

arts and crafts projects

yoga

400

Willowwind School created a scavenger hunt about WHAT in downtown Iowa City?

Murals

500

Who was the first governor of Iowa? (hint: his last name is an elementary school in Iowa City)

Robert Lucas

500

How many people can fit into Kinnick Stadium?

69,250 people!!

500
What happens every Saturday morning in downtown Iowa City?

Iowa City Farmer's Market

500
What is a co-op?

An business or organization that works with local farmers, artists, musicians, jewelry makers, etc. to sell their goods

500

Which restaurant in Iowa City has served President Regan, Clinton, and Obama?

Hamburg Inn No. 2

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