home
Menu
Create
Random
0
0
0
thumbnail

Famous People from Iowa

Can you name these famous Iowans based on a short clue?
Includes one fictional character in blue
Quiz by Quizmaster
Rate:
Featured Quiz
Last updated: January 8, 2020
You have not attempted this quiz yet.
More quiz info >>
First submittedOctober 4, 2012
Times taken6,786
Average score42.9%
Rating3.71
Quiz and answer stats >>
Friends stats >>
4:00
Enter answer here:
0
 / 14 guessed
The quiz is paused. You have remaining.
Scoring
You scored / = %
This beats or equals % of test takers also scored 100%
The average score is
Your high score is
Your fastest time is
Keep scrolling down for answers and more stats ...
Clue
Hometown
Iowan
He starred as Frodo
Cedar Rapids
Elijah Wood
Dude, where's his car?
Cedar Rapids
Ashton Kutcher
President when the Great Depression started
West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Roseanne's ex-husband
Ottumwa
Tom Arnold
"Moon River" singer
Wall Lake
Andy Williams
Cleveland Indians pitcher called "Bullet Bob" and "Rapid Robert"
Van Meter
Bob Feller
U.S. Vice President 1941-1945 who also pioneered hybrid corn
Orient
Henry A. Wallace
Rams quarterback who was NFL MVP in 1999 and 2001
Cedar Rapids
Kurt Warner
Truly gritty actor known as "The Duke"
Winterset
John Wayne
"American Gothic" painter
Cedar Rapids
Grant Wood
"It's a Wonderful Life" actress and ideal 1950s housewife
Denison
Donna Reed
Newspaper advice columnist, birth name Eppie Lederer
Sioux City
Ann Landers
"Green Revolution" scientist credited with saving hundreds
of millions from starvation
Protivin
Norman Borlaug
Star Fleet captain
Riverside
James T. Kirk
Your Next Quiz
• US States Quiz
• Countries by Borders in 90 Seconds
• U.S. States or European Countries by Area
• Draw All US State Borders
29 Comments
mal
+2
Level 64
Oct 4, 2012
Didn't do very well on this quiz. Was wondering if you can change or accept the actors name for Star Fleet Captain as well or instead of the charater name as that was a little frustrating. Thanks
triviawayne
+2
Level 66
Jul 28, 2015
which actor would you want accepted?
IsleAuHaulte
+3
Level 91
Jul 30, 2018
You know that William Shatner was the actor on Star Trek, but don't know Captain Kirk? Then obviously you don't get the question right. Minor setback in life. Move on.
cornflakesfu
+2
Level 88
Mar 26, 2019
Can't accept Shatner because he's Canadian, not Iowan.
iowacub
+2
Level 85
Oct 5, 2012
Iowan here too....however I think we could add some others to the list. Kurt Warner, Superbowl and League MVP....Zach Johnson, Masters Champion.....Ron Livingston, Office Space actor, just to name a few.
Baltimorean
+2
Level 66
Dec 11, 2012
Bix Beiderbecke; Glenn Miller; John Wayne; Grant Wood.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Feb 23, 2015
Thanks for the help. I added Kurt Warner, John Wayne, and Grant Wood. I would have added Glenn Miller but he didn't do much in Iowa except get born.
buck1017
+3
Level 78
May 11, 2015
Probably should take off either Grant or Elijah Wood. Shouldn't have both.
Freestatebear
+2
Level 87
Jul 28, 2015
For Moon River, all I could think of was the original from the movie. :-(
joeythelemur
+2
Level 82
Apr 9, 2019
All I could think of was Fletch.
ander217
+2
Level 75
Jul 28, 2015
Other possibilities - Lara Flynn Boyle, Mamie Eisenhower, the Ringling Brothers, Buffalo Bill Cody, George Reeves (Superman), Cloris Leachman, Jerry Mathers (the Beaver), and Meredith Willson (composer The Music Man.)
walterwhite
+3
Level 48
Jul 28, 2015
Johnny Carson (Corning) and Glenn Miller (Clarinda) were both born in Iowa.
davemcarlson
+3
Level 55
Sep 13, 2015
Great quiz. I think Norman Borlaug is the most significant (and underappreciated) of these people, but a lot of great names.
brandybuck96
+3
Level 83
Nov 27, 2015
No Bill Bryson? (He's the only Iowan I can actually name...)
janick
+2
Level 19
Jul 13, 2017
Iowa without Everly Brothers is not Iowa
mf3
+2
Level 89
Dec 12, 2018
It would have been easier to guess Borlaug if you had his picture at the top :)
cornflakesfu
+2
Level 88
Mar 26, 2019
Would it? I don't think he has a particularly famous face.
cornflakesfu
+2
Level 88
Mar 26, 2019
I knew who the one fictional person would be before I started looking at the clues. The non-fictional ones were harder.
MaxStickies
+3
Level 80
Jan 18, 2020
Could add Slipknot or one of several of the members from Iowa.
Jeremy
+2
Level 76
Oct 9, 2020
Agreed, Corey Taylor would be a great addition.
JackintheBox
+2
Level 80
Feb 20, 2021
I got only got 1/14... (the third one). I had thought Truman was Vice President from 1941 to 1945.
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Mar 2, 2022
If Henry Wallace was US Vice President from 1941-1945, then how did Harry Truman succeed FDR in 1945?
JamesTKirk
+2
Level 72
Jun 1, 2023
There was an election in 1944.
WWEFan619
+1
Level 61
Oct 4, 2022
As an Iowan, it's only fitting that I get 100% on this quiz.
WWEFan619
+1
Level 61
Oct 14, 2022
May I suggest Seth Rollins, Harrison Barnes, and Jason Momoa?
Milo74
+1
Level 70
Feb 12, 2023
Superman actor Brandon Routh and World & Olympic Champion gymnast Shawn Johnson, please.
jm
+3
Level 87
Feb 18, 2024
If we are including fictional characters, one of the most famous has to be Cpl. Walter "Radar" O'Reilly from MASH. Ottumwa Iowa.
Shannanygans
+2
Level 67
Feb 19, 2024
I loveeee that you added James T Kirk as an Iowan. Live long and prosper, Quizmaster!
cledun2
+1
Level 93
Sep 22, 2024
Poor form to have two people surnamed Wood as I immediately got Grant when I guessed for Elijah which I wouldn't have known otherwise
Save Your Progress
Copyright H Brothers Inc, 2008–2025
Contact Us | Go To Top | View Mobile Site