November 2026 edition

Iowa quiz

Q4 / 50Opener15.0s
What is the capital of Iowa?
ACedar Rapids
BDavenport
CDes Moines
DIowa City
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about Iowa? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from corn and the State Fair to frontier treaties.

Iowa · November 2026 edition

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Q12 / 50Easy
Which river forms Iowa's eastern border?
AOhio River
BMississippi River
CColumbia River
DRio Grande

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerCorn, caucuses and state symbols
2EasyCities, universities and sports teams
3TrickySettlers, statehood and the Civil War
4HardManufacturing, biotech and wind power
5BrutalNative nations, treaties and civil rights
Iowa titlesout of 500
Blue ribbon50 / 50
Bumper crop350+
Tasseled out275+
Knee-high200+
Sprout100+
Seed corn1+
Hailstorm0

44 of 50 right · six short of Blue ribbon

You vs Katie BIowa · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Which country's flag is Iowa's flag patterned after?
Spain
Germany
France✓GBKB
Netherlands

Speed scores

Faster than a twister.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which river forms Iowa's eastern border? No time to dawdle.

The ramp

Smooth fields first, then rough ground.

Five rounds of ten. Each one gets steeper.

Titles

Reap what you know.

When you finish, your score earns a title. Score nothing and it's a Hailstorm; get every question right for a Blue ribbon.

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