Idaho Facts
Name That "Tom"
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Decades
100

Idaho produces about one-third of the nation's supply of this starchy vegetable, making it the top producing state

What are Potatoes?

100

This Tom voiced Woody in the "Toy Story" films and won back-to-back Oscars in 1994 and 1995

Who is Tom Hanks?

100

This force, discovered by Isaac Newton, is what keeps your feet on the ground and the Moon orbiting Earth

What is Gravity?

100

This streaming giant, founded as a DVD rental service, gave us hits like "Stranger Things" and "Wednesday."

What is Netflix?

100

The iPad, Instagram, and this ride-sharing app Uber all launched during this decade of smartphones and social media

What are the 2010's?

200

Home to North America's longest gondola

Where is Silver Mountain Resort?

200

This Tom is known for his role as the character Ethan Hunt? 

Who is Tom Cruise?

200

This red planet is named after the Roman god of war and is home to the largest volcano in our solar system

What is Mars?

200

In this 2016 movie, which famous girl restores the heart of Te Fiti

Who is Moana

200

The World Wide Web, became publicly available in this decade, along with the first text message

What are the 1990's?

300

At 7,993 feet deep, this Idaho canyon is actually deeper than the Grand Canyon

What is Hell's Canyon?

300

This creamy Thai soup gets its name from "boiling"  with coconut milk, lemongrass, and often chicken.

What is Tom Kha?
300

This bone in the human body, is the most commonly broken bone

What is the collar bone or clavicle?

300

This HBO series based on a video game, starring Pedro Pascal, became a massive hit in 2023 with its post-apocalyptic fungal zombies.

What is "The Last Of Us"?

300

This personal computer, introduced by IBM and the compact disc both revolutionized technology in this decade.

What are the 1980's?

400

This gem, Idaho's state gem, is only found in one place on Earth—the Gem State itself.

What is a Star garnet?

400

This British Tom swung into the MCU as the third big-screen Spider-Man, starting with "Homecoming" in 2017.

Who is Tom Holland?

400

This type of bridge uses triangular structures for strength and is often recognized by its crisscross pattern of beams

What is a Truss Bridge?

400

Name the full titles that make up the original Star Wars Trilogy

  • Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977)
  • Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
  • Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)

The first film was originally released simply as "Star Wars" in 1977, and the "Episode IV – A New Hope" subtitle was added in the 1981 re-release.

400

This decade brought us the floppy disk, the pocket calculator, and this gaming console - the Atari 2600

What are the 1970's?

500

Idaho's capital building is the first capital to be heated in this unique way

What is Geothermal?

500

This green, unripe variety of a fruit is often fried in Southern cuisine or used in salsa verde.

What is a Tomatillo?

500

This programming language, named after a type of Indonesian coffee, powers billions of devices and uses the motto "Write Once, Run Anywhere."

What is Java?

500

Taylor Swift re-recorded her old albums to own her master recordings, marking them with this two-word phrase in parentheses

What is "Taylor's Version"

500

The handheld calculator, the computer mouse, and this recording format - the compact cassette tape - were all invented in this decade

What are the 1960's?

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