HISTORY
SHOE TECH
GENERAL
IOWA
100

The first product that Brooks made

Bath Shoes

100

Best Selling Running Shoe of the 2010's

Ghost

100

Three Letters that Represent our Support Technology

GTS

100

"If you build it, they will come" is a quote from what movie, set in Iowa?

Field of Dreams

200

What year was Brooks founded?

1914

200

Features DNA Flash v3 and a PEBA Plate (NOT Carbon-Fiber)

Hyperion Max 2

200

What did "GTS" ORIGINALLY stand for in Brooks Running Shoes

Go-To-Shoe

200
What US President was born in Iowa, making him the first elect born West of the Mississippi?

Herbert Hoover

300

What year did Brooks transition from multiple sports to concentrating on strictly running/walking apparel and footwear?

2001

300

Our Carbon-Plated Racing shoe

Hyperion Elite 4

300

What is Brooks Running's Motto?

Run Happy :)

300

What standardized college prep test was spawned in Iowa?

The ACT

400

This Holding Group, based in Omaha, NE, is the owner of Brooks Sports

Berkshire Hathaway

400

This shoe features Brooks' premium-cushion Foam, their Support Technology and a Sock-Like Upper

Glycerin GTS Stealthfit 21

400

Where is Brooks currently Headquartered?

Seattle, WA

400

What year did Scheels firstopen its doors in Sioux City? (Original Location)

1981

500

Name of Brooks CEO that saved the company!

Jim Weber

500

Name two (of the three) distinct attributes that MAX models have within the Brooks lineup?

Higher Stack Height, Lower Heel to Toe Drop, Rocker Shape
500

The Transcend and Ravenna are the former names of what two current GTS Models?

Glycerin GTS, Launch GTS

500

In Mount Vernon, IA, you must obtain a permit to throw what building material object(s) into the highway?

Bricks!

Other Laws -

  • Horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants
  • Any hotel within city limits must have a water bucket and hitching post in front