Iowa History
The capital of Iowa
What is Des Moines, Iowa?
This card game is commonly played alone with one deck of playing cards and is considered one of the most popular card games in the world.
What is solitaire? (Or Patience)
This region in the central U.S. is known for frequent funnel clouds between May and June.
What is Tornado Alley?
This is the name of the type of flower which returns each year without replanting.
What is annual?
This hand gesture is used as a way to greet people, say goodbye, or acknowledge somebody.
What is waving?
The current governor of Iowa
Who is Kim Reynolds?
The goal of this card game is for each hand to equal 21. (Answer is not 21)
What is Blackjack?
This is the stage in the water cycle in which clouds release rain, snow, or hail.
What is precipitation?
This flower is synonymous with the Greek word for Rainbows and is also part of the eye
What is Iris?
This component of recipes is often used to thicken sauces and consists of butter and flour.
What is a roux?
The state flower
What is the Wild Rose?
This popular children's card game involves creating pairs and telling your opponents to do this title action
What is Go Fish?
This is the chemical formula for water.
What is H2O?
This tough spring flower is often associated with a play called "Steel _____"
What is Magnolia?
This famous scientist was known for coming up with the theory of general relativity and the famous equation E=mc^2 which started the golden age of Modern Physics.
Who is Albert Einstein?
The number of representatives for Iowa
What is four?
This variation of Poker involves players having a hand of two cards with stages of the game such as the Flop, the Turn, and the River.
What is Texas Hold'em Poker?
This weather event is marked by heavy rains which can submerge dry areas such as roadways in a matter of minutes.
What is a flash flood?
This flower is native to Northern Europe and is known for its toughness. It is also a popular women's name and the name of a musical from the late eighties.
What is Heather
This 19th century German philosopher is known for creating books such as "The Communist Manifesto" and "Das Kapital" which challenged the ideas of capitalism.
Who is Karl Marx?
This Iowa city was home to the infamous plane crash that killed the 1950s rock icons Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper
What is Clear Lake, Iowa?
This trading card become popular in 2003 and involved players fighting one another using cards with little monsters printed on them. The catch phrase of this game was "Gotta catch them all!"
What is Pokemon?
This chief meteorologist at KCRG-TV9 has a seasonal surname.
Who is Joe Winters?
This purple flower is known for its strong fragrance and large bushes.
What are Lilacs?
This 18th century economist is known as "The father of capitalism." He also wrote "The Wealth of Nations"
Who is Adam Smith?