The Iowa Pathfinder

Mr. Macksey

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  1. The name Iowa comes from Ioway, the French word for the Bah-kho-je Indian tribe that lived in the area.

    2. Links to reference material:
    The Origin of the Iowa name

    Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  2. What was the name of the village that was south of Davenport?

    3. Links to reference material:
    Odd facts about Scott County

    Your answer:

  3. Our state is led by a senator, whose name is Tom Vilsack.

    4. Links to reference material:
    The Executive Branch in Iowa

    Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  4. Several Native American tribes had settled in Iowa. Which European Americans first visited Iowa in the late 1600's?

    5. Links to reference material:
    The First Visitors to Iowa

    Your answer:
    Lewis and Clark
    Marquette and Joliet
    Laurel and Hardy
    Abbot and Costello

  5. Who was the 31st President of the United States?

    6. Links to reference material:
    The "Iowa" President

    Your answer:
    John F. Kennedy
    Herbert Hoover
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    Abraham Lincoln

  6. About how long ago did Native Americans begin to bury their dead in mounds? (Use a number for your answer)

    7. Links to reference material:
    The Ancient Burial Mounds of Iowa

    Your answer:

  7. Horace Mann set up the first school in Iowa.

    8. Links to reference material:
    Who Taught "The first school in Iowa, and when and Where ?"

    Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  8. The first houses in Iowa were constructed of:

    9. Links to reference material:
    The First Houses in Iowa

    Your answer:
    Bricks
    Concrete
    Wood
    Sod

  9. Name the city Herbert Hoover was born in.

    10. Links to reference material:
    Hoover's birthplace

    Your answer:

  10. The eastern goldfinch is Iowa's state bird.

    11. Links to reference material:
    State symbols

    Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  11. Newton Scott was killed in the Civil War.

    12. Links to reference material:
    A Civil War Veteran

    Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  12. Which of these do not border Iowa?

    13. Links to reference material:
    Border States

    Your answer:
    Wisconsin
    Colorado
    Missouri
    Illinois

  13. When did the Red Ocher Mounds begin to appear?

    14. Links to reference material:
    The Red Ocher Mounds

    Your answer:
    1492
    3000 B.C.
    2000 B.C.
    1000 B.C.

  14. The steamwheeler was the first boat to appear on the Mississippi River.

    15. Links to reference material:
    Modes of transportation on the Mississippi

    Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  15. In only 10 years, the speed of the steamboats almost doubled!

    16. Links to reference material:
    Look at that boat go!

    Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  16. Bryson Ackerly and Miss Ambrose were married in Port Byron.

    17. Links to reference material:
    Who is getting married?

    Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  17. How old was Hazel Gadd?

    18. Links to reference material:
    Life in 1895 Scott County

    Your answer:

  18. After entering the search term "Iowa" at the card catalog, there are 87 items in our collection.

    19. Links to reference material:
    Iowa resources in the Lincoln IMC

    Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  19. The Irish were the first colonizers of the place we call Iowa.

    20. Links to reference material:
    Settling Iowa

    Your answer:
    TrueFalse

  20. Camp Roberts, near where the Oakdale Cemetary is now, became what landmark?

    21. Links to reference material:
    Military Camps in Scott County

    Your answer:
    Duck Creek Park
    Davenport Orphan's home
    Washington Elementary
    A New HyVee store

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