1. What Iowa town holds the annual National Skillet Throwing contest where you have to throw a cast iron skillet 30 feet and knock the head off a dummy without hitting its body?
Macksburg, Iowa and the annual event occurs on June 17, 2023 at 12:00 pm in the city park.
2. Where is the statute of President Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad Lincoln, thought to be the only statute of a U.S. President in a family setting located?
On the West side the Iowa State Capitol Building. It was dedicated on November 19, 1961, to celebrate the 100th anniversary or the Gettysburg Address.
3. Where did the police once find the famous American criminal couple Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow before a shootout ensued?
On July 24, 1933 the Barrow Gang were found in an abandoned amusement park named Dexfield Park near Dexter, Iowa. A shootout ensued and Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow escaped on foot.