
View of Jefferson City, Iowa, United States of America, illustration from the magazine The Illustrated London News, volume LV, October 9, 1869.
What year did Iowa become a state?
- 1846
- 1833
- 1852
- 1861
The world’s first electronic digital computer was built at which Iowa college in the 1930s?
- Iowa State University
- University of Iowa
- University of Northern Iowa
- Grinnell College
Who was the first governor of Iowa?
- Samuel J. Kirkwood
- James Clarke
- Stephen P. Hempstead
- Ansel Briggs
Which rock and roll musician did NOT tragically lose their life in a plane crash over Cerro Gordo County?
- Waylon Jennings
- “The Big Bopper” J.P. Richardson
- Buddy Holly
- Ritchie Valens
True or False:
<p>The United States gained control over the land that is now Iowa as part of the Louisiana Purchase.</p>
- True
- False
What year was the first woman elected to the Iowa legislature?
- 1928
- 1934
- 1946
- 1950
What Iowa town was Herbert Hoover, the only US president from Iowa, born in?
- West Branch
- West Liberty
- Iowa City
- Tiffin
True or False:
<p>An Iowan was aboard Apollo 7, the first crewed flight in NASA’s Apollo program.</p>
- True
- False
Which famous suffragette was raised in Iowa?
- Carrie Chapman Catt
- Susan B. Anthony
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- Alice Paul

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