Daniel and Doug face off on this week’s Smartest Iowan, Episode #63.
1. What direction does the sun rise?
east
1. What device is used to type letters and characters on a computer?
keyboard
2. What two wheeled vehicle was first introduced in Germany in 1817?
Bicycle
2. What three step children’s fire safety technique is used to extinguish a fire?
stop, drop, and roll
3. Xie xie is how you say thank you in what Asian langauge?
Mandarin chinese
Nín de huāyíng
3. Efcharisto is how you say thank you in what European language?
Greek
parakalo
4. Graphite and Diamonds are two different forms of what element?
Carbon
4. They’re the largest living reptiles. Unlike alligators, they have been known to be aggressive towards humans. What animal is it?
crocodile
5. Kiwifruit is native to what Asian country?
China
chinese gooseberry, until 1950 for marketing reasons
5. chanterelle, trompette, and matsutake are all types of what?
mushrooms
6. The earliest reference to this fictional island city is thought to be from Plato’s Timaeus and Critias. According to the legend the city sank in a single day. What city is it?
Atlantis
6. The earliest known reference to the character, Robin Hood is from a poem by Piers Plowman from the 1300′s. According to many additions of the folklore, where does Robin Hood live?
Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, Loxley
7. Who was the last U.S. President to wear a top hat to their inauguration?
John F. Kennedy
7. Pharmaceutical company, Bayer first marketed what drug in 1898, with a name derived from the German word for heroic?
Heroin
heroisch is heroic in german
8. How many shapes does the original game of Tetris have?
Five tetrominoes
8. In a sentence, the words Among, By, From, and Till are examples of what modifying function?
Preposition, it’s commonly said not to end sentences
9. An important trading post for centuries, this island nation, known as serendipity by ancient Arabs is 20 miles from the southern coast of India and is known for exporting cinnamon. What nation is it?
Sri Lanka
9. Dispersed across several islands, this nation is home to a variety of ethnic groups. It also has the largest Muslim population in the world. What nation is it?
Indonesia
10. The ZIP Code was introduced in 1963, what does it stand for?
Zoning Improvement Plan
10. What thorny fruit native to South East Asia is banned from some public places due to its pungent odor?
Durian
viewer question: In what event at 5:45 can you see floats and catch candy?
homecoming
1. What is the most common surname in the world?
A. Smith B. Chang C. Mister
Chang
2. What is the name of calendar system we use today?
A. Gregorian B. Julian C. Millenium
gregorian
3. What is the least common blood type?
A. O B. A C. AB
ab
4. Which of the following images is actress, Zoey Deschanel?
A
5. What does the word Aposiopesis mean?
A. ending a sentence before its finished B. an unofficial beginning C. singing out of key
A. ending a sentence before its finished
6. Spell the word apartheid
7. What is Pi R^2 when R=2?
12.56
8. Draw a hedgehog
looks like a porcupine only spines are not poisonous
9. trh
10. What movie is this scene from?
a. Coraline b. Nightmare Before Christmas C. Alice in Wonderland
a. Coraline
1. What Iowa university is located in Cedar Falls?
northen iowa
1. What Iowa university is located in Ames?
ISU
2. There is a single marsupial species native to Iowa. What is it?
opossum
2. On occasion, elk, moose, mule deer, and antelope are spotted in Iowa. However, what is the most common ungulate native to the state?
white tail
3. What National Monument in Allamakee County and Clayton County involves shapes of mammals, birds, and reptiles?
effigy mounds
3. The official Iowa State Quarter from 2004 features what?
a one-room schoolhouse with a teacher and students planting a tree, and the inscriptions “Foundation in Education” and “Grant Wood.” The design is based on “Arbor Day,” a painting by Grant Wood
4. What is Iowa’s largest community college?
Des Moines Area Community College
4. Jean Nicolet was the first to use what Native American tribal name in 1640? Today it is also the name of an Iowa city.
Souix
5. In what city did President Obama hold a backyard Q&A session at the home of Jeff and Sandy Hatfield Clubb today?
des moines
5. What Iowa community that began as “Die Gemeinde der wahren Inspiration” is hosting it’s Oktoberfest this weekend?
Amana
12:30am The Velvet Underground
