The Smartest Iowan, #31 part 1

Two teams, E-Keepo (Ryan and Olivia) and the Dominators (Lee and Thomas) compete for this week's title of the Smartest Iowan.

Directed by Emily Ashenfelter
Graphics by Seth Camillo
Judging by Josh Goding

1. According to many additions to children's literature what animal goes "woof"?
dog

1. What object is at the center of our solar system?
the sun

2. Merci is thank you in what language?
french
de rien is your welcome

2. Gracias is thank you in what language?
spanish
de nada

3. Belly flop, cannonball, and jack knife are all associated with what sport/recreational activity?
diving, swimming

3. What sport involves teammates throwing a disc to one another with the goal of catching a pass in the defense team's endzone?
Ultimate frisbee

4. What is the southern most US state?
hawaii

4. Cape Horn of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago is considered the southern most portion of South America. What nation is this land part of?
Chile

5. Who is the current Secretary General of the United Nations?
Ban Ki-moon

5. Who is the US Speaker of the House of Representatives?
Nancy Pelosi
first female speaker, highest held office by a female

6. What book by Gaston Leroux involves the story a choir singer and "opera ghost" at the Paris Opera House?
phantom of the opera

6. What 1991 movie involves the story of Clarice, an FBI trainee who seeks assistance from a psychopath to help solve a serial killer case?
Silence of the lambs

7. In the human body, what vital organ produces bile?
liver

7. In what non-vital organ in the human body is bile stored?
gallbladder

8. Halloween is thought to have origins as the Samhain festival, recognizing the beginning of shorter days and longer nights of the year. In what European culture did the Samhain festival originate?
gaelic, celtic
sow-in

8. Around 700 CE the Catholic religion moved what holiday to November 1st to oppose the Samhain festival?
all saints day

9. What does HTTP stand for?
Hypertext transfer protocol

9. What does HTML stand for?
hyper-text markup language

10. A psychological condition where a patient describes the experience of pain
from illness or injury without the presence of a physical cause is categorized as what?
Somatoform Disorders


10. On what British South Atlantic island territory did Napoleon Bonaparte live in exile from 1815 - 1821?
Saint Helena

viewer question: who is the university of iowa football team playing this Saturday?
indiana

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[nickysmokey]

jezus,  i'm from Holland, i knew ALL the anwsers :P