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Iowa
100
In golf, this term describes a score of one stroke under par on a hole.
Birdie
100
Farmers rotate corn with this common Iowa crop to help improve soil health.
Soybeans
100
This empire was ruled by Julius Caesar and later Augustus.
Roman Empire
100
This household item was commonly used to remove wrinkles before steam irons became standard.
Dry iron
100
This famous trail near Decorah was once a railroad line and is now used for biking and hiking.
Trout Run Trail
100
This TV family lived on a ranch called the Ponderosa.
Bonanza
100
This river begins in Minnesota and flows southeast across Iowa before joining the Mississippi.
Des Moines River
200
This Olympic event involves both cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
Biathlon
200
This layer of dark, nutrient-rich soil makes much of Iowa excellent for farming.
Topsoil
200
This U.S. president issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Abraham Lincoln
200
Kerosene heater
200
This Decorah High School girls sport won a state championship in 2024.
Wrestling
200
This actor starred as Rick Blaine in Casablanca.
Humphrey Bogart
200
This Iowa city is known as the “Dutch Letter Capital” because of its Dutch heritage.
Pella
300
This Olympic sprinter holds the record for fastest 100-meter dash time.
Usain Bolt
300
This fuel made from corn became a major part of Iowa agriculture and energy production.
Ethanol
300
This event in 1969 marked the first time humans landed on the Moon.
Apollo 11 Moon Landing
300
This item was placed on top of a stove burner to brew coffee slowly through a metal filter basket.
Percolator
300
This famous one-room limestone building near Decorah was used in pioneer days.
Fort Atkinson State Preserve
300
This movie musical features Julie Andrews as Maria in Austria.
The Sound of Music
300
This Native American leader inspired Iowa’s nickname, “The Hawkeye State.”
Black Hawk
400
In baseball, this pitch type is thrown with minimal spin, causing unpredictable movement.
Knuckleball
400
This type of agriculture uses satellites, GPS, and data mapping to improve efficiency.
Precision agriculture
400
This pandemic in the early 1900s killed tens of millions worldwide, including many young adults.
Spanish flu
400
This device allowed families to watch movies at home using 8mm or 16mm film and a spinning light source.
Film projector
400
This type of musical instrument is commonly heard in Scandinavian folk music.
fiddle
400
This Western film stars John Wayne as a cattle driver leading a long trail drive.
Red River
400
This lake on Iowa’s northern border is the state’s largest natural lake.
Spirit Lake
500
This baseball stadium in Chicago is famous for its ivy-covered outfield walls.
Wrigley Field
500
This federal agricultural research center is headquartered in Ames, Iowa.
United States Department of Agriculture> National Animal Disease Center
500
This U.S. war (1775–1783) resulted in independence from Britain.
American Revolution
500
This kitchen item was used to manually squeeze citrus fruits for juice before electric juicers became common.
Citrus reamer
500
This famous Iowa author lived in nearby Burr Oak as a child.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
500
This actress starred as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind.
Vivien Leigh
500
This 1847 treaty forced the remaining Sauk and Meskwaki people to leave Iowa.
Treaty of 1842
600
This country hosted the first modern Winter Olympics in 1924.
France
600
This plant disease caused the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s.
Potato blight
600
This ancient civilization in the Andes built Machu Picchu.
Inca Empire
600
Reusable shopping list
600
This type of stone was commonly used in many old Decorah buildings and foundations.
Limestone
600
This 1961 film stars Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
600
Iowa became the 29th state in the United States in this year.
1846
700
This NFL quarterback holds the record for most career passing yards.
Tom Brady
700
This Iowa-born inventor created one of the first successful gasoline-powered tractors.
John Froelich
700
This 1863 battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War.
Battle of Gettysburg
700
This household appliance used a dial and antenna to tune into AM radio stations for news and music.
Radio receiver
700
This Norwegian-style hard cheese is often associated with Scandinavian heritage.
Jarlsberg
700
This 1964 musical film features magical nanny adventures in London.
Mary Poppins
700
Before moving to Tennessee, this NFL team played in Iowa during the 1930s.
Davenport Blue Sox