Iowa State Fair History

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What year had the largest Iowa State Fair attendance?

2018

2005

2013

2000

2 / 10

When was the first Iowa State Fair held?

1954

2019

1854

1754

3 / 10

In what year did the Iowa State Fair attendance first top 1 million?

2002

2003

2000

2001

4 / 10

What was the hottest temperature recorded at the Iowa State Fair?

58 degrees

108 degrees

98 degrees

118 degrees

5 / 10

When was the first Iowa State Fair cookbook published?

1973

1983

1953

1963

6 / 10

What are 2019 Iowa State Fair dates?

Aug. 5-15

Aug. 8-18

Aug. 6-16

Aug. 7-18

7 / 10

How many bales of hay can fit into the Paul R. Knapp Animal Learning Center?

96,075 bales

2,314 bales

6 bales

1.23 million bales

8 / 10

When did the Iowa State Fair move to its current Fairgrounds at East 30th and East University?

1886

1876

2006

1896

9 / 10

Who holds the record for attracting the largest Iowa State Fair Grandstand crowd?

the Beach Boys in 1975

Chicago in 1974

Johnny Cash in 1970

Sonny and Cher in 1972

10 / 10

Who was Baby Mine?

the giant ram that weighed 507.5 pounds in 2014

a baby elephant purchased for the fair in 1929

a big board that weighed in at 1,335 pounds in 2012

the World Super Bull that weighed 3,404 pounds in 2009

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