Quiz 11

How much do you know about
Iowa's history?

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The following quiz questions were provided by the Iowa Sesquicentennial Commission.

1. How many states share a border with Iowa?

a. Four

b. Five

c. Six

d. Seven

2. Iowa became a state on

a. June 7, 1822

b. August, 3 1846

c. December 28, 1846

d. March 8, 1860

3. The root of the word "Iowa" derives from what language?

a. French

b. Algonquin

c. Dakotan

d. All of the above

4. Iowa's first territorial capitol was located in

a. Burlington

b. Muscatine

c. Iowa City

d. Dubuque

5. Iowa's first state capitol was located in

a. Des Moines

b. Davenport

c. Iowa City

d. Dubuque

6. Iowa's oldest city is

a. Dubuque

b. Burlington

c. Cedar Rapids

d. Des Moines

7. The largest Amish settlement west of the Mississippi River is located at

a. Ames

b. Kimballton

c. Middle Amana

d. Kalona

8. The approximate population of Iowa is

a. 1.4 million

b. 2.7 million

c. 3.9 million

d. 4.2 million

9. Iowa's state flower is the

a. tulip

b. violet

c. iris

d. wild prairie rose

10. Iowa's state bird is the

a. red-winged black bird

b. cardinal

c. chickadee

d. eastern goldfinch

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