Iowa
Which famous movie features the quote, “If you build it, he will come,” and was filmed in Iowa?
A. Field of Dreams
B. The Natural
C. A League of Their Own
A. Field of Dreams ✅
Iowa became the ___ U.S. state.
A. 29th
B. 21st
C. 35th
A. 29th ✅
What large cycling event takes place across Iowa each summer?
A. Tour de Midwest
B. RAGBRAI
C. Pedal Palooza
B. RAGBRAI ✅
What is the largest university in Iowa by student enrollment?
A. Drake University
B. Iowa State University
C. Grinnell College
B. Iowa State University ✅
In 2020, Iowa’s state population was approximately…
A. 3 million
B. 10 million
C. 5.5 million
A. 3 million ✅
What is the state rock of Iowa?
A. Agate
B. Geode
C. Quartz
B. Geode ✅
Which Iowa city is home to the National Mississippi River Museum?
A. Council Bluffs
B. Dubuque
C. Sioux City
B. Dubuque ✅
What musical is based on a traveling salesman in River City, Iowa?
A. The Sound of Music
B. The Music Man
C. Oklahoma!
B. The Music Man ✅
Which of these authors was born in Sac County, Iowa?
A. Laura Ingalls Wilder
B. Louisa May Alcott
C. Harper Lee
A. Laura Ingalls Wilder ✅
What body of water is known as Iowa’s “Great Lake”?
A. Clear Lake
B. Lake Red Rock
C. Lake Okoboji
C. Lake Okoboji ✅
What is the state motto of Iowa?
A. Forward
B. Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain
C. In God We Trust
B. Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain ✅
Which famous cereal brand originated in Iowa?
A. Kellogg’s
B. Quaker Oats
C. Post
B. Quaker Oats ✅
The first female governor of Iowa was elected in what year?
A. 2017
B. 1998
C. 2006
A. 2017 ✅
Which of these animals is featured on the Iowa state quarter?
A. Bald eagle
B. Cow
C. Schoolhouse and children
C. Schoolhouse and children ✅
Which legendary musician performed at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, the night before he died in a plane crash?
A. Elvis Presley
B. Buddy Holly
C. Johnny Cash
B. Buddy Holly ✅
What museum can you visit at the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site?
A. Railroad Museum
B. Presidential Library
C. Art Institute
B. Presidential Library ✅
What is the tallest building in Iowa?
A. Principal Tower, Des Moines
B. Iowa State Capitol
C. Veterans Memorial Building, Cedar Rapids
A. Principal Tower, Des Moines ✅
What is the official state fair food most associated with Iowa?
A. Corn dog
B. Pork chop on a stick
C. Deep-fried Twinkie
B. Pork chop on a stick ✅
What sport is especially strong in Iowa high schools and colleges?
A. Wrestling
B. Tennis
C. Lacrosse
A. Wrestling ✅
The Iowa State Capitol building has a dome made of what material?
A. Copper
B. Gold
C. Tin
B. Gold ✅
Iowa is a leader in the production of what renewable energy source?
A. Solar
B. Wind
C. Hydroelectric
B. Wind ✅
What’s the name of the famous butter sculpture found at the Iowa State Fair?
A. The Butter Pig
B. The Butter Cow
C. The Dairy Duke
B. The Butter Cow ✅
Which Iowa town is known for its Dutch heritage and annual tulip festival?
A. Pella
B. Dubuque
C. Storm Lake
A. Pella ✅
What Des Moines event lights up the city with thousands of lights every December?
A. Winter WonderWalk
B. Holiday Lights Parade
C. Jolly Holiday Lights
C. Jolly Holiday Lights ✅
What famous Iowa-born artist is known for painting "American Gothic"?
A. Grant Wood
B. Norman Rockwell
C. Edward Hopper
A. Grant Wood ✅