Landmarks
This kitschy landmark is a giant version of a coin, located nearby in Johnson County, Iowa.
What is World's Largest Wooden Nickel?
What are the official toppings on a Chicago style hot dog?
Yellow mustard, white onions, sweet pickle relish, dill pickle spears, and tomato slices (NO KETCHUP)
What year was U Iowa founded?
1847
It is specifically illegal to throw this animal at another person in Ohio
Snakes
Which Midwestern state was the first to be founded?
Ohio in 1803
Which city is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a museum celebrating the evolution of modern music?
Cleveland, Ohio
Set in River City, Iowa, this 1962 film follows a charming and manipulative con man named Harold Hill
The Music Man
Who created Herky the Hawk?
Richard Spencer III
In Omaha, Nebraska, it is supposedly illegal for men to walk around shirtless only if ______
Their chest is shaved
Which Midwestern state has the most U.S. presidents from it?
Ohio with 7 (Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, and Warren G. Harding)
Which Missouri City hosts writer Mark Twain's childhood home?
Hannibal
Started by a famous metal band hailing from Iowa, this music festival is now a worldwide annual event for bands in the genre.
Slipknot's Knotfest
Quadrangle Hall
In this Iowa town, it is illegal to have a snowball fight
Davenport
This Ohio college was the first to admit women alongside male students (first co-ed university)
Oberlin (though University of Iowa was the first PUBLIC university to become co-educational)
Sandwiched between North Dakota and the Canadian province of Manitoba, this landmark is a symbol of harmony and unity.
International Peace Garden
The Big Ten Sports Conference began in which Midwestern City?
Chicago, Illinois
Who was the first U Iowa Big Ten coach?
John Griffith (football team of 1909)
In 2015, Minnesota tried to limit nursing homes from hosting Bingo games more than __ times a week (though the notion was denied)
2
The Model T car was first manufactured in this Midwestern city
Detroit, Michigan
Which obscure Guinness World Record did the town of Alexandria, Indiana win in 2004?
World's Largest Ball of Paint
University of Iowa was the first Midwestern college to have an intercollegiate team of this sport in 1911
Wrestling
Approximately, how many Pulitzer Prize winners are/were affiliated with the university?
Number may vary depending on criteria, but generally 46
Supposedly, you must always proceed George Washington's name with "Blessed Be His Name" in Kansas City or else you'll be charged a fine of this amount
what is 50 cents
Which Midwestern state are the most serial killers from?
Illinois with 37