Important People of Iowa
The only President to be from Iowa?
Herbert Hoover
Iowa’s State bird is the?
(American) Goldfinch
The first ever train robbery was in ________ Iowa.
Triple Points if correct!!!!!
Adair
Hogs outnumber humans by what ratio?
4 to 1
Iowa is the leader in the United States in? (Name 3)
Pork, Corn, Soy Beans, Eggs, or Beef.
Otto Fredrick Rohwedder invented what?
Iowa’s State rock is the?
Geode
Glaciers produced ________ Iowa Soil.
Rich
Iowa has _________ national historical parks.
27
The lowest point in Iowa is located in?
Keokuk
The first governor of the State of Iowa was?
Ansel Briggs
Iowa’s State flower is the?
(Wild) Prairie Rose
What was the first permanent settlement in Iowa.
Dubuque
Iowa became a state in what year?
1846
The highest point in Iowa is called?
Hawkeye Point
First Vice President of United States from Iowa?
Henry Agard Wallace
Iowa’s State tree is the?
Bur Oak
Double Jeopardy!!!!
Iowa had a population of _________ people in 1838.
22,242
Iowa has ______ state parks.
83
Iowa has 6 states that border it. They are?
400 for each correct answer
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota.
Native American leader during the Blackhawk War?
Chief Blackhawk
Iowa’s state soil is?
Tama
Iowa first school was established in _______?
1830
Des Moines became the capital in what year?
1857
The fertile and rich soil in Iowa is made up of two different types of grass. What are two grasses?
Loess grass and Prairie Grass