Iowa Trivia [Paperback]

Janice Beck Stock (Author), Alan Beck (Author), Ken Beck (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1996

What is Iowa's only town on an island? What legendary film star was born in Winterset in 1907? What popular ice cream treat was invented in the town of Onawa in 1920? (Sabula; John Wayne; Eskimo Pie) Iowa is a state known for its farms and corn production. But there is much more to discover about the Hawkeye State, which celebrates its 155th anniversary in 2001.

The questions and answers in Iowa Trivia range from the fairly obvious to the slighty more difficult to the totally obscure. They are divided into six fun categories that enable the book to be used with trivia board games: geography, entertainment, history, art/literature, sports/leisure, and science/nature. Iowa Trivia is a great gift for people who think they know it all about Iowa-or anyone who would like to.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (April 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558533966
• ISBN-13: 978-1558533967
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,639,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, June 16, 2006

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This review is from: Iowa Trivia, Revised Edition (Paperback)

Although there are a few nifty little tidbits here and there, much of this "trivia" is either obvious such as: what are the two biggest crops? (hint-not plum tomatoes and arugula),is already pretty well known, or is as dry and uninteresting as a winter cornfield. It would take a truly hardcore Iowa buff to know the record average bushel per acre yield for corn and soybeans. The book is divided into different catagories, some far more interesting than others. An editor could have pared this down to about half its size, sparing the reader the chore of searching for the fun stuff.