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Iowa History Trivia
100
The Iowa territory was originally part of what territory?
The Wisconsin Territory
100
Des Moines is known as the _____________ Capital of North America
Insurance
100
In the 19th Century older boys stayed out of school to help their fathers with what?
Farm Work
100
The location of Iowa's first capital city
Iowa City
200
"Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain" is Iowa's what?
State motto
200
What Iowa native is the new co-star of "Two and Half Men"?
Ashton Kuchar
200
The first schools in Iowa were known as what?
Subscription Schools
200
This is the only player to win the Heisman trophy from the state of Iowa.
Nile Kinnick.
300
The population in Iowa increased dramatically from 1846-1856 due to reports of what?
Fertile Soil
300
The monument in Sioux City was created for this man (Hint: The only man to die during the Lewis and Clark expedition)
Sergeant Floyd
300
The first state university in Iowa was what institution?
University of Iowa
300
What is the oldest city in the state? (hint: it starts with the letter D, and lies on the Mississippi River)
Dubuque
400
What was the location of Iowa's first capital city?
Iowa City
400
What river creates the entire EASTERN border of Iowa?
Mississippi River
400
Before this year, most school boards required their students to provide their own textbooks
1900
400
Who was the only U.S. President who was born in Iowa?
Herbert Hoover
500
What were the two parts of Iowa's Legislature?
The council and House of Representatives
500
What were the two former names of Des Moines?
Fort Raccoon and Fort Des Moines
500
The _______________ was usually a wooden board painted black
The Blackboard
500
What are the states that border Iowa?
Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri
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