1. What does “Pella” mean?

1. What does “Pella” mean?
a. City of Dutchmen
b. City of Refuge
2. What town in Iowa is known as the birthplace
of the Iowa flag?
a. Iowa City
b. Knoxville
3. What type of car is associated with the
Knoxville Raceway?
a. Sprint Car
b. NASCAR
4. What river is Lake Red Rock located on?
a. Des Moines River
b. Skunk River
5. Who arrives in Pella on November 30th each
year?
a. Queen of the Netherlands
b. Sinterklaas
6. What does “Bos Landen” mean?
a. Land of Hazards
b. Land of Woods
7. What is the only institution for higher
education located in Marion County?
a. Molengracht Institute of Technology(MIT)
b. Central College
8. Where can you find a miniature Dutch
village?
a. Tiny Town Sculpture Gardens
b. Pella Historical Village
9. In Marion County over 500 of what type of
mines once operated?
a. Coal Mines
b. Diamond Mines
10. What is the color of the Pella tulip?
a. Crimson
c. Yellow
11. Which Marion County town shares its name
with a major motion picture released in 1998?
a. Gettysburg
b. Pleasantville
12. What Marion County town is known as the
birthplace of the zip code water tower?
a. Melcher-Dallas
b. Watertown
13. What Marion County resident was at Ford’s
Theatre in Washington, D.C. the evening
President Abraham Lincoln was shot?
a. Marion Lincoln
b. William Stone
14. In 1995, four __________ were constructed at
Cordova Park on the shores of Lake Red Rock?
a. Cliff Diving Platforms
b. Rental Cabins
15. How many VIP boxes are located at the
Knoxville Raceway?
a. 52
b.24
16. How many red bricks are used in the base of
the Dutch Windmill in Pella?
a. 29,969
b. 13,339
17. How tall is the Dutch Windmill in Pella?
a. 531 feet tall
b. 135 feet tall
18. What does Molengracht translate to?
a. “Canal by the Windmill”
b. Dutch version of Moulin Rouge
19.
How many times has Marion County
received honors as the top tourism county in
Iowa since 1995?
a. Five times
b. One time
20.
Where can the original design of the
Iowa flag be found on exhibit?
a. Iowa Capitol in Des Moines
b. Marion County Courthouse