Iowa Sports Quiz

Ok, you might know that Dan Gable is an amazing wrestler from the state of Iowa. You might know Nile Kinnick is the only Heisman Trophy winner to compete in an Iowa school. You might know that Don Bosco dominates wrestling in Iowa on a consistant basis. But how well do you really know Iowa sports?

Do you think you know Iowa sports very well? Try doing great on this test, even if you need to cheat. Let's see how well you can impress me. Take this.

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1. In 1958, Iowa was awarded National Champions in football, the only one to date. Who coached the 1958 Hawkeyes to that title?
Alfred E. Bull
Alden Knipe
Howard Jones
Forest Evashevski
Hayden Fry
Kirk Ferentz
2. Out of the colleges In Iowa, which one was the first to win the NCAA Championships in wrestling?
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
Cornell College
University of Northern Iowa
Wartburg
Upper Iowa University
3. What position did Jack Trice play for Iowa State, which Iowa State's football stadium is named after?
Running Back
Safety
Wide Receiver
Linebacker
Center
Tackle
4. 1973, 1997, and 2004 are the only years the Iowa Cubs have made it to the finals, How many of those were they National Champions?
None of them
1
2
All of them
5. When was the last time the Iowa Barnstormers made it to the Arena Bowl?
1995
1996
1997
2005
2006
2007
6. How many Clark Cup Championship (USHL National Championship) has the Des Moines Buccaneers won?
None
1
2
3
4
5+
7. What was the nickname given to the 1939 Iowa Hawkeye football team, which featured Heisman winner Nile Kinnick.
The Golden Boys
The Farmers
The Depressors
The Ironmen
They had many nicknames
They didn't have any nicknames
8. This player was one of the first superstars in Major League Baseball and the first to have 3,000 hits. His father was the founder of the Iowa town "Marshalltown."
Ty Cobb
Albert Spalding
Ross Barnes
Cap Anson
Babe Ruth
Jeff Clement
9. Which Humbolt native was the first American to be World Champion in wrestling?
"Farmer" Martin Burns
Frank Gotch
Cael Sanderson
Dan Gable
Tom Brands
None of the above
10. Adolf Rupp, Hall of Fame basketball coach for Kentucky, was the head coach for Marshalltown High School when they won the State Championship in 1926. What sport was he the coach for?
Football
Wrestling
Basketball
Track and Field
Baseball
Golf
11. From 1999-2002, Marshalltown's Jeff Clement broke the National High School baseball record for career home runs. How many did he hit?
60
65
70
75
80
a 70's # that is not mentioned
12. This high school team has has the most state boys basketbal titles, runner ups, and finals appearances.
Assumption, Davenport
Valley, WDM
Iowa City West
Pella Christian
Davenport Central
Ames
13. Iowa State Cyclones have been to 10 bowl games. How many have they won?
1
3
5
7
9
none
14. With Iowa, ISU, UNI, and Drake being the 4 teams from the state of Iowa in D-1 basketball, which has made it to the Final Four the most times?
Iowa
Iowa State
Northern Iowa
Drake
Iowa and Iowa State tie
None of them have made the Final Four
15. What school has the most state titles in softball?
Woodward-Granger
Clear Creek-Amana
Lisbon
Roland-Story
Cedar Rapids-Prairie
Ankeny
16. Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Feller was born and raised in what Iowa town?
Marshalltown
Decorah
Van Meter
Dubuque
Keokuk
Davenport
17. Out of these 6 wrestlers, there is only 1 loss. 5 of them had undefeated completed careers. Which one had one loss?
Dan Gable, Waterloo West (1964-1966) 64 wins
Jeff Kerber, Emmetsburg (1976-1979) 126 wins
Dan Knight, Clinton (1984-1987) 128 wins
Jeff McGinness, Iowa City, City High (1990-1993) 172 wins
Eric Juergens, Maquoketa (1993-1996) 144 wins
Jay Borschel, Linn-Mar (2001-2005) 163 wins
18. Who is the only coach to coach an Iowa state high school football title team and win a major bowl game (today's BCS bowl game)?
Kirk Ferentz
Hayden Fry
Barry Alvarez
Jim Tressel
Bill Snyder
Bob Stoops
19. Who is not one of the four NFL starters who had played under the late great Ed Thomas, Aplington-Parkersburg football coach for 37 years?
OL Casey Wiegmann
WR/Returner Tim Dwight
DE Jared DeVries
DE/LB Aaron Kampman
C Brad Meester

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