1. Glenn Miller, famous World War II-era big band director, was born in
a) Creston;
b) Clarinda;
c) Council Bluffs.
2. Originally named Marion Michael Morrison, this legendary actor of the silver screen was
born in Winterset.
a) Clark Gable;
b) Jimmy Stewart;
c) John Wayne.
3. Actress Donna Reed was born in
a) Red Oak;
b) Shenandoah;
c) Denison.
4. What late-night talk show host was born in Corning?
a) Dick Cavett;
b) Jack Paar;
c) Johnny Carson.
5. Crooner Andy Williams was born in
a) Spirit Lake;
b) Lake Mills;
c) Wall Lake.
6. Meredith Willson, affectionately known as the Music Man, was born in
a) Iowa City;
b) Mason City;
c) Riverside.
7. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, was born in
a) Chariton;
b) Lucas;
c) Keosauqua.
8. Buffalo Bill Cody, frontiersman and Wild West showman, was born in
a) Davenport;
b) Le Claire;
c) Oelwein.
9. Carrie Chapman Catt, founder of the League of Women Voters, was raised on a farm near
a) Ottumwa;
b) Charles City;
c) Vinton.
10. Christian Nelson of Onawa came up with the idea, then teamed with Russell Stover to produce this ice cream treat.
a) Fudgsicle;
b) Eskimo Pie;
c) Coco Puffs.
11. Governor of Iowa during the Civil War was
a) Robert Lucas;
b) Cyrus Carpenter;
c) Samuel Kirkwood.
12. The first governor of the state of Iowa was
a) Ansel Briggs;
b) Robert Lucas;
c) James Grimes.
13. What Iowa governor was elected while a member of the Whig Party and re-elected while a
member of the Republican Party?
a) Harold Hughes;
b) James Grimes;
c) Francis Drake.
14.This Iowa governor served only 16 days as the state's chief executive.
a) Bourke Hickenlooper;
b) Robert Blue;
c) Robert Fulton.
15. The first native-born Iowa governor was
a) Terry Branstad;
b) Beryl Carroll;
c) Harold Hughes.
16. Which one of the following did not serve as a governor of the Territory of Iowa?
a) Samuel Kirkwood;
b) Robert Lucas;
c) John Chambers.
17. The first woman elected to statewide partisan office in Iowa was elected to the position
of superintendent of public instruction in 1992. Who was she?
a) Mamie Doud;
b) Lou Henry;
c) May Francis.
18. This U.S. president once lived and worked in Iowa as a radio sports announcer.
a) Woodrow Wilson;
b) Ronald Reagan;
c) Herbert Hoover.
19. This U.S. president was stationed at a U.S. naval air base in Ottumwa for a time during
World War II.
a) Jimmy Carter;
b) Gerald Ford;
c) Richard Nixon.
20. Born in West Branch, this man is Iowa's only native son to be elected president of the
United States.
a) Ronald Reagan;
b) Herbert Hoover;
c) William McKinley.
21. Born in Waterloo, this woman later became a first lady of the United States.
a) Mamie Doud;
b) Lou Henry;
c) Martha Vineyard.
22. Born in Boone, this woman later became a first lady of the United States.
a) Mamie Doud;
b) Lou Henry;
c) Martha Vineyard.
23. Iowa's oldest city is
a) Dubuque;
b) Davenport;
c) Waukon.
24. The state tree is the
a) oak;
b) elm;
c) flowering crab.
25. The Field of Dreams was filmed near
a) Mason City;
b) Manchester;
c) Dyersville.
26. Iowa's most famous twins, Abigail Van Buren and Ann Landers, were raised in
a) Des Moines;
b) Council Bluffs;
c) Sioux City.
27. The first Delicious apple tree was grown in
a) Linn County;
b) Woodbury County;
c) Madison County.
28. The Sgt. Floyd Monument near Sioux City honors
a) the first Iowan to die in World War I;
b) Iowa's first settler from Norway;
c) the only man to die on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
29. The Iowa Constitution has been amended 42 times. What was the intent of the first five amendments, adopted in 1960?
a) Establish Iowa as a separate nation;
b) eliminate discriminatory language in Iowa's laws;
c) increase the number of congressional districts.
30. In 1912, eight people were killed by an ax murderer as they slept in a home at
a) West Branch;
b) Ottumwa;
c) Villisca.
31. Settlers of predominately Dutch heritage settled in
a) Amana Colonies;
b) Oelwein;
c) Pella.
32. This breakfast cereal was developed in the early 1960s in Cedar Rapids.
a) Fruit Loops;
b) Apple Jacks;
c) Cap'n Crunch.
33. The five Waterloo brothers killed when their ship came under attack in World War II were
a) the Murphys;
b) the O'Henrys;
c) the Sullivans.
34. To honor Iowa's sesquicentennial, the U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp that adapts a scene in a painting by Iowa-born artist
a) Marvin Cone;
b) Grant Wood;
c) Grandma Moses.
35. Iowa's state flower is
a) the flowering crab;
b) dandelion;
c) wild rose.
36. Iowa's state rock is
a) concrete;
b) sandstone;
c) geode.
37. The only native Iowan to be elected vice president of the United States was
a) Fred Maytag;
b) Nile Kinnick;
c) Henry Wallace.
38. Iowa's governor lives in a mansion in Des Moines known as
a) Old Capitol;
b) Terrace Hill;
c) Terrace Place.
39. The approximate population of Iowa is
a) 4.2 million;
b) 3.8 million;
c) 2.7 million.
40. How many capitol buildings has Iowa had since achieving statehood in 1946?
a) 2;
b) 4;
c) 3.
41. The first Iowa city to be the official home of the government of the Territory of Iowa was
a) Burlington;
b) Iowa City;
c) Dubuque.
42. What is the combined weight of the gold leaf covering the dome of the State Capitol in Des Moines?
a) 500 ounces;
b) 100 ounces;
c) 1,000 ounces.
43. The first newspaper in Iowa was
a) Burlington Hawk Eye;
b) Dubuque Visitor;
c) Marion Sentinel.
44. How many seats does Iowa have in the U.S. House of Representatives?
a) 5;
b) 6;
c) 7.
45. The first Iowan to serve in a president's Cabinet was
a) Henry Wallace;
b) James Wilson;
c) James Harlan.
46. American Indians who lived on the plains of Iowa in the 1700s were called
a) Ioway;
b) Hopi;
c) Dakota.
47. In the summer of 1673, French explorers Louis Joilet and Father Jacques Marquette traveled down this river past the land that was to become the state of Iowa.
a) Des Moines River;
b) Missouri River;
c) Mississippi River.
48. Before being purchased by the United States in 1803, the Louisiana Territory, which included the area of Iowa, was claimed by
a) France;
b) Spain;
c) Portugal.
49. The lure of this mineral deposit drew settlers to the Dubuque area in the 1830s.
a) Iron ore;
b) lead;
c) sodium.
50. The first railroad to lay tracks to the interior of Iowa was
a) Chicago & Rock Island;
b) Minneapolis & St. Paul;
c) Mississippi & Missouri.
Last IG Trivia Question: There was a time when The Hawkettes won the championship in the Girls state Basketball Tourny 2 years in a row. Can anyone remember what years one of these times were????
??????
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CORRECT RESPONSES FOR MONTH ENDING:
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(10/23/99--11/17/99)
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{{Jeff Hultgren & Janet {Elias} Gillhouse}}
(8/29/99--9/21/99)
{{Tappy Hultgren}}
(???--8/29/99)
{{Jay Schonts, Jeff Hultgren}}
(2/9/99--4/24/99)
{{00}}
(12/26/98--2/9/99)
Sharon Martin, Allen Hilker, Steve Merrill,Mae Belle Powell,Tappy Hultgren & Kevin Christy.
(12/3--12/25/98)
Sharon Martin, Allen Hilker, Marilyn Lovett.
(11/12--12/3/98)
MaeBell Powell, Allen Hilker, Lon Schluter.
(10/30--11/12/98)
Tappy Hultgren, Lon Schluter.
(10/18--10/29/98)
Tappy Hultgren, Ron & Mary Johnson, Allen Hilker, Corey Rector, Jeff Hultgren, Lon Schluter.
(9/12--10/18/98)
Tappy Hultgren, Ron & Mary Johnson.
(9/21--10/6/98)
-Allen Hilker, Lon Schluter, Jeff Hultgren. Corey Rector, Ron & Mary Johnson.
(9/13--9/20/98)
-Allen Hilker, Lon Schluter, June Pfleeger
(9/6--9/13/98)
-Allen Hilker, Tappy Hultgren, Lon Schluter, Corey Rector, Jeff Hultgren
(8/30--9/6/98)
-Allen Hilker, Tappy Hultgren, Lon Schluter And They all Got the Bonus correct
(8/23--8/30/98)
-Allen Hilker, Mike Corbin, Jeff Hultgren, Kathy Rogers, Mary Rohlk, Tappy Hultgren
(8/9--8/23/98)
-Allen Hilker, Marsha Kjar, Larry Hultgren, Lon Schluter, Jeff Hultgren
Please send responses to the questions, even if it's just a guess. It is fun to hear from everyone but if we do not get answers e-mailed in it is not much fun to continue to update the page. I love doing this and hoped to get more people coming here not less!! Hope to hear from more of you soon.
Rick
Mail us some more answers! GUESS!
All thru the 60's On Sat. afternoon the week before Cristmas what did almost all the kids in Ida Grove do????
I wrote the question wrong here for the bonus question so I will leave it up another month. Should have read>>>
Bonus Question!! The morning after the 1971 Girls state tourny first round one of our hawkette FANS was featured on the front page of the Des Moines Register. Can anyone tell me her name??
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to:
1. Glenn Miller, famous World War II-era big band director, was born in
a) Creston;
b) Clarinda;
c) Council Bluffs.
2. Originally named Marion Michael Morrison, this legendary actor of the silver screen was
born in Winterset.
a) Clark Gable;
b) Jimmy Stewart;
c) John Wayne.
3. Actress Donna Reed was born in
a) Red Oak;
b) Shenandoah;
c) Denison.
4. What late-night talk show host was born in Corning?
a) Dick Cavett;
b) Jack Paar;
c) Johnny Carson.
5. Crooner Andy Williams was born in
a) Spirit Lake;
b) Lake Mills;
c) Wall Lake.
6. Meredith Willson, affectionately known as the Music Man, was born in
a) Iowa City;
b) Mason City;
c) Riverside.
7. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, was born in
a) Chariton;
b) Lucas;
c) Keosauqua.
8. Buffalo Bill Cody, frontiersman and Wild West showman, was born in
a) Davenport;
b) Le Claire;
c) Oelwein.
9. Carrie Chapman Catt, founder of the League of Women Voters, was raised on a farm near
a) Ottumwa;
b) Charles City;
c) Vinton.
10. Christian Nelson of Onawa came up with the idea, then teamed with Russell Stover to produce this ice cream treat.
a) Fudgsicle;
b) Eskimo Pie;
c) Coco Puffs.
11. Governor of Iowa during the Civil War was
a) Robert Lucas;
b) Cyrus Carpenter;
c) Samuel Kirkwood.
12. The first governor of the state of Iowa was
a) Ansel Briggs;
b) Robert Lucas;
c) James Grimes.
13. What Iowa governor was elected while a member of the Whig Party and re-elected while a
member of the Republican Party?
a) Harold Hughes;
b) James Grimes;
c) Francis Drake.
14.This Iowa governor served only 16 days as the state's chief executive.
a) Bourke Hickenlooper;
b) Robert Blue;
c) Robert Fulton.
15. The first native-born Iowa governor was
a) Terry Branstad;
b) Beryl Carroll;
c) Harold Hughes.
16. Which one of the following did not serve as a governor of the Territory of Iowa?
a) Samuel Kirkwood;
b) Robert Lucas;
c) John Chambers.
17. The first woman elected to statewide partisan office in Iowa was elected to the position
of superintendent of public instruction in 1992. Who was she?
a) Mamie Doud;
b) Lou Henry;
c) May Francis.
18. This U.S. president once lived and worked in Iowa as a radio sports announcer.
a) Woodrow Wilson;
b) Ronald Reagan;
c) Herbert Hoover.
19. This U.S. president was stationed at a U.S. naval air base in Ottumwa for a time during
World War II.
a) Jimmy Carter;
b) Gerald Ford;
c) Richard Nixon.
20. Born in West Branch, this man is Iowa's only native son to be elected president of the
United States.
a) Ronald Reagan;
b) Herbert Hoover;
c) William McKinley.
21. Born in Waterloo, this woman later became a first lady of the United States.
a) Mamie Doud;
b) Lou Henry;
c) Martha Vineyard.
22. Born in Boone, this woman later became a first lady of the United States.
a) Mamie Doud;
b) Lou Henry;
c) Martha Vineyard.
23. Iowa's oldest city is
a) Dubuque;
b) Davenport;
c) Waukon.
24. The state tree is the
a) oak;
b) elm;
c) flowering crab.
25. The Field of Dreams was filmed near
a) Mason City;
b) Manchester;
c) Dyersville.
26. Iowa's most famous twins, Abigail Van Buren and Ann Landers, were raised in
a) Des Moines;
b) Council Bluffs;
c) Sioux City.
27. The first Delicious apple tree was grown in
a) Linn County;
b) Woodbury County;
c) Madison County.
28. The Sgt. Floyd Monument near Sioux City honors
a) the first Iowan to die in World War I;
b) Iowa's first settler from Norway;
c) the only man to die on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
29. The Iowa Constitution has been amended 42 times. What was the intent of the first five amendments, adopted in 1960?
a) Establish Iowa as a separate nation;
b) eliminate discriminatory language in Iowa's laws;
c) increase the number of congressional districts.
30. In 1912, eight people were killed by an ax murderer as they slept in a home at
a) West Branch;
b) Ottumwa;
c) Villisca.
31. Settlers of predominately Dutch heritage settled in
a) Amana Colonies;
b) Oelwein;
c) Pella.
32. This breakfast cereal was developed in the early 1960s in Cedar Rapids.
a) Fruit Loops;
b) Apple Jacks;
c) Cap'n Crunch.
33. The five Waterloo brothers killed when their ship came under attack in World War II were
a) the Murphys;
b) the O'Henrys;
c) the Sullivans.
34. To honor Iowa's sesquicentennial, the U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp that adapts a scene in a painting by Iowa-born artist
a) Marvin Cone;
b) Grant Wood;
c) Grandma Moses.
35. Iowa's state flower is
a) the flowering crab;
b) dandelion;
c) wild rose.
36. Iowa's state rock is
a) concrete;
b) sandstone;
c) geode.
37. The only native Iowan to be elected vice president of the United States was
a) Fred Maytag;
b) Nile Kinnick;
c) Henry Wallace.
38. Iowa's governor lives in a mansion in Des Moines known as
a) Old Capitol;
b) Terrace Hill;
c) Terrace Place.
39. The approximate population of Iowa is
a) 4.2 million;
b) 3.8 million;
c) 2.7 million.
40. How many capitol buildings has Iowa had since achieving statehood in 1946?
a) 2;
b) 4;
c) 3.
41. The first Iowa city to be the official home of the government of the Territory of Iowa was
a) Burlington;
b) Iowa City;
c) Dubuque.
42. What is the combined weight of the gold leaf covering the dome of the State Capitol in Des Moines?
a) 500 ounces;
b) 100 ounces;
c) 1,000 ounces.
43. The first newspaper in Iowa was
a) Burlington Hawk Eye;
b) Dubuque Visitor;
c) Marion Sentinel.
44. How many seats does Iowa have in the U.S. House of Representatives?
a) 5;
b) 6;
c) 7.
45. The first Iowan to serve in a president's Cabinet was
a) Henry Wallace;
b) James Wilson;
c) James Harlan.
46. American Indians who lived on the plains of Iowa in the 1700s were called
a) Ioway;
b) Hopi;
c) Dakota.
47. In the summer of 1673, French explorers Louis Joilet and Father Jacques Marquette traveled down this river past the land that was to become the state of Iowa.
a) Des Moines River;
b) Missouri River;
c) Mississippi River.
48. Before being purchased by the United States in 1803, the Louisiana Territory, which included the area of Iowa, was claimed by
a) France;
b) Spain;
c) Portugal.
49. The lure of this mineral deposit drew settlers to the Dubuque area in the 1830s.
a) Iron ore;
b) lead;
c) sodium.
50. The first railroad to lay tracks to the interior of Iowa was
a) Chicago & Rock Island;
b) Minneapolis & St. Paul;
c) Mississippi & Missouri.
