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Answer
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Capital and Largest City
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Des Moines
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Largest County (Population)
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Polk
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Original Capital
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Iowa City
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Second Largest City
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Cedar Rapids
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Third Largest City and Largest Quad City
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Davenport
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Other Iowa Quad City
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Bettendorf
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Town Known for Dutch Heritage
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Pella
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Largest Suburb of the Capital
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Ankeny
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Former Largest Suburb of Capital
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West Des Moines
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Northwestern City named for a Native American Tribe
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Sioux City
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Location of Iowa’s Short Lived NBA Team
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Waterloo
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G-League Basketball Team
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Iowa Wolves
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Triple-A Minor League Baseball Team
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Iowa Cubs
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AHL Hockey Team
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Iowa Wild
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Indoor Football Team
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Iowa Barnstormers
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Largest University
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University of Iowa
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City the Above University is Located in
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Iowa City
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The Mascot of that University
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Hawkeyes
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That Universities Most Successful Sport (Historically)
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Wrestling
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Second Largest University
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Iowa State University
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City the Above University is Located in
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Ames
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The Mascot of that University
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Cyclones
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That Universities Most Successful Sport (Historically)
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Cross Country
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Third Largest University
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University of Northern Iowa
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City the Above University is Located in
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Cedar Falls
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The Mascot of that University
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Panthers
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Name for that University Between 1909-1961
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Iowa State Teachers College
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NFL Quarterback from this School that lead the Rams to the Super Bowl
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Kurt Warner
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State Flower
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Wild Rose
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State Bird
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Goldfinch
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State Rock
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Geode
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State Tree
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Oak
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Largest Lake
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Red Rock
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State Nickname
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Hawkeye State
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Largest Grocery Chain
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Hy-Vee
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Number of U.S. Representatives
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4
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Year Iowa was Admitted as a State
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1846
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Longest Serving Governor
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Terry Branstad
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After being Governor, he became Ambassador to this Country
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China
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Current Governor
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Kim Reynolds
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Only President from Iowa
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Herbert Hoover
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Only Vice President from Iowa
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Henry Wallace
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Iowa is the First to Hold these Elections Every Four Years
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Caucus
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Native American Tribe Iowa is Named After
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Ioway
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Major East/West Interstate
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80
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Major North/South Interstate
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35
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River that Marks Western Border
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Missouri
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River that Marks Eastern Border
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Mississippi
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State that is Directly North
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Minnesota
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State that is Directly South
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Missouri
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State that is Directly West
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Nebraska
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State that is Directly East
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Illinois
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State that is Northeast
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Wisconsin
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State that is Northwest
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South Dakota
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Most Common Livestock
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Chicken
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Leading Producer of this Livestock
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Pigs
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Most Common Crop and Leading Producer
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Corn
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Second Most Common Crop
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Soybeans
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Largest Trading Partner (Country)
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Canada
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Flag is Patterned after this Countries Flag
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France
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Controlled by this Country between 1763-1803
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Spain
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County Known for Covered Bridges
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Madison
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Heavy Metal Band Formed in the States Capital
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Slip Knot
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“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” Singer from Iowa
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Andy Williams
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Iowan Agricultural Scientist that Sparked the “Green Revolution”
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Norman Borlaug
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Iowan Host of NBC’s Tonight Show
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Johnny Carson
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Iowan Actor Famous for Acting in Western Movies
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John Wayne
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Iowan Actor that Starred in “That ‘70s Show”
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Ashton Kutcher
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Famous Iowan Opera Singer
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Simon Estes
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Iowa Women’s Basketball Star who led Iowa to the NCAA Championship in 2024
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Caitlin Clark
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Standardized Test of Basic Skills for Elementary, Middle School, and High School Students
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ISASP
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Test Created in Iowa to rival the SAT
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ACT
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Tallest Building
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801 Grand
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Traveler’s attraction off of I80 in Walcott, Iowa
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World’s Largest Truckstop
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Iowa has the Largest Sculpture Based off of this Fruit in the World
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Strawberry
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