TD 352 - Vision Iowa (Final results)

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TD 352 - Vision Iowa (Final results)

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The theme of this TD is "Vision Iowa". Each question is based on a TV show or movie that has some connection to the Hawkeye state.

Rules/Notes
1) Lowest point total wins; your score for each question is equal to the total number of players submitting that same answer
2) You may use one drop and take zero points for that question
3) You may elect to take the sheep answer for two questions
4) There will be a BONUS of (-4) for anyone who gives 10 correct answers and does not use their "drop" or a "sheep"
5) Wrong responses are the higher of either +10 points or the "sheep" answer +3
6) All answers are due by 11 PM CDT on Monday, August 21, 2017.
7) Submit answers via this Google form or PM

1. Bridges of Madison County: The Clint Eastwood / Meryl Streep movie took place in an Iowa county that shares its name with a US president's surname. Name another county in the state which fits that description. [12 possible answers]

2. Twister: Although the movie was set in Oklahoma, some scenes were shot in Iowa. Name any 2-digit interstate found in Iowa, Oklahoma or in the one state that they both border. [12 possible answers]

3. Cedar Rapids: The plot of this movie revolves around an insurance conference held in Iowa's second largest city. Imagine that there actually was such an event and name any city from which attendees could obtain a non-stop flight to Cedar Rapids. [13 possible answers]

4. Field of Dreams: Perhaps the movie most associated with Iowa, but this question concerns music and not baseball. Choose one of the listed songs with "dream" in the title and name the artist. (Give response as letter followed by artist's name.) {Hint: Artist's initials (not in answer order)--BJ, CD, CH, DH, EB, GD, GW, JHJ, KP, TM}

A. All I Have To Do Is Dream (1958)
B. Daydream Believer (1967)
C. Dream Weaver (1976)
D. I Can Dream About You (1984)
E. Don't Dream It's Over (1987)
F. Shattered Dreams (1988)
G. Just Another Dream (1990)
H. River of Dreams (1993)
I. Boulevard of Broken Dreams (2005)
J. Teenage Dream (2010)

5. The Music Man: Meredith Willson's musical also became a film. Sticking with the title, name any singer with multiple Grammy wins for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance between 1966 and 2011. [11 possible answers]

6. The Final Season: This was a small-budget film about baseball shot mostly in the Cedar Rapids area (unlike the movie in #3 that despite its name was actually shot in Michigan). Switching sports, CR native Kurt Warner entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017. Name any retired quarterback who has more passing yards than Warner (32,344) but is not yet in the Hall of Fame. [15 possible answers] {Hints: Some (not all) answers include--A prolific product pitchman (PM); A Heisman winner (VT); Six Super Bowl losers: Bengals (BE & KA), Eagles (DM), Giants (KC), Patriots (DB), Seahawks (MH); A Rome "foe" (J(not C) E)}

7. Coach: Shots of Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City were used on this Craig T. Nelson television show--even though his character was coaching college football in Minnesota. Current University of Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz is entering his 19th season there. Given the school and years coached, name one of these other men who spent 19+ years leading a single school. (Give answer as letter followed by coach's name.)

A. Alabama (1958-1982)
B. Florida State (1976-2009)
C. Georgia (1964-1988)
D. Iowa (1979-1998)
E. Kansas State (1989-2005 & 2009-present)
F. Michigan (1969-1989)
G. Nebraska (1973-1997)
H. Penn State (1966-2011)
I. UCLA (1976-1995)
J. Virginia Tech (1987-2015)
K. West Virginia (1980-2000)

8. That 70s Show: Iowa native Ashton Kutcher was one of the stars on this 1998-2006 show, but let's go farther back in time for this question. Name any series to win an Emmy as either the Outstanding Comedy or Drama between 1970 and 1979. [13 possible answers] {Hint: Actors from some (not all) of these shows include William Windom, Ted Knight, Marilu Henner, Robert Young, Hal Holbrook, Glenda Jackson, Judy Norton-Taylor, Jean Marsh}

9. Love Boat: No, this program is not a correct answer for the previous question. Its cast, however, included Fred Grandy--who later represented Iowa in the US House of Representatives. Name one of these actors or athletes who also served in Congress. (Give response as letter followed by name.)

A. Minnesota Senator (Saturday Night Live)
B. Georgia Representative (Dukes of Hazzard)
C. Tennessee Senator (Law and Order)
D. California Representative (Sonny & Cher Show)
E. New Jersey Senator (Basketball - Princeton & Knicks)
F. Kentucky Representative & Senator (Baseball - Philllies and Tigers)
G. Colorado Representative & Senator (Judo - Olympic team captain)
H. New York Representative (Football - Bills)
I. Oklahoma Representative (Football - Seahawks)
J. Maryland Representative (Basketball - Hawks, Knicks & Bullets)

10. Jeopardy!: A Grinnell College student won the 1993 College Tournament. Name another NCAA school (Division I, II or III) in the state. [15 possible answers]

BONUS Round (Correct answer = -1, Incorrect answer = +1, "Sheep" answer = 0) [The most used answer will be worth zero, not -1]

11. Butter: The plot of this movie concerns butter sculptures at the Iowa State Fair. The actual Fair is known for having a butter cow (and this year a Laura Ingalls Wilder) sculpture. That event takes place in Iowa's capital of Des Moines, but many states hold their Fairs in locations other than their capital. From the given list (via Wikipedia), choose up to six cities and name the State Fair that is held there.

A. Palmer
B. Timonium
C. Sedalia
D. Great Falls
E. Grand Island
F. Minot
G. Huron
H. Rutland
I. Puyallup
J. West Allis
K. Douglas
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Re: TD 352 - Vision Iowa

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Plenty of unused answers still available...
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Re: TD 352 - Vision Iowa

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as an east coaster who has never set foot in Iowa in my life, or in any other midwest state in 30 years, this was a tough one....
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classicroadster wrote: Tue Aug 15, 2017 10:45 am as an east coaster who has never set foot in Iowa in my life, or in any other midwest state in 30 years, this was a tough one....
Iowa knowledge may certainly help, but for others who haven't been to (or even though much about) the state don't be afraid to try this one because most questions aren't directly tied to Iowa and even some of those that are can be attacked from other angles.

Thanks to those who have already submitted responses or will enter before next week's deadline.
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Re: TD 352 - Vision Iowa

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Still more than five days to join this group of entrants...

MarkBarrett
classicroadster
immaf
tjconn728
gamawire
Ironhorse
Rackme32
twelvefootboy
svoyager11
TroyDOsborne
clprez
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Tybalteon
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Re: TD 352 - Vision Iowa

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This should be a fun TD. Thanks for putting it together.
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Re: TD 352 - Vision Iowa

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I feel so stupid. I submitted a US route (one I've driven on many times) instead of an interstate highway.
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Re: TD 352 - Vision Iowa

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Ironhorse wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:31 pm I feel so stupid. I submitted a US route (one I've driven on many times) instead of an interstate highway.
Check with the host, if you haven't researched the answer, the host might accept a correction since it's still before the entry deadline.
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BobF wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2017 7:32 am
Ironhorse wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:31 pm I feel so stupid. I submitted a US route (one I've driven on many times) instead of an interstate highway.
Check with the host, if you haven't researched the answer, the host might accept a correction since it's still before the entry deadline.
Yes, he might. :)
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Final list of entrants...

MarkBarrett
classicroadster
immaf
tjconn728
gamawire
Ironhorse
Rackme32
twelvefootboy
svoyager11
Troydozzy
clprez
alamble
AFRET CMS
Tybalteon
Magna
The Word Picture
ElendilPickle
Steppenwolf
MattKnowles
Peachbox
badgerfellow
oduguy22
lindap
casketromance
merica
Vintsanity
econgator
xxaaaxx
9021amyers
kettledrum
ihavejeoprosy
Category 13
Cat Hammarskjold
Travis
Woppy T
jsm378
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Re: TD 352 - Vision Iowa

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Pre-weekend bump - and unused answers remain for all questions.
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Re: TD 352 - Vision Iowa

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clt013 wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2017 11:22 am Updated list of entrants...
blamable
This may be the funniest garbling of my screen name I've ever seen. I'm going to assume that the google form autocorrected it and I just wasn't paying attention. :)
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alamble wrote: Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:15 am
clt013 wrote: Thu Aug 17, 2017 11:22 am Updated list of entrants...
blamable
This may be the funniest garbling of my screen name I've ever seen. I'm going to assume that the google form autocorrected it and I just wasn't paying attention. :)
That's how it appeared on the form - I will change it.

Two more days to enter!
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Last day to enter!
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Re: TD 352 - Vision Iowa (Reveal starts 8/23)

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Due to a change of plans, I won't get around to scoring responses today so there is some "bonus" time to submit an entry.
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Re: TD 352 - Vision Iowa (Reveal starts 8/23)

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Did you not get my submission on Monday?
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Cat Hammarskjold wrote: Wed Aug 23, 2017 1:42 pm Did you not get my submission on Monday?
I got it - sorry for not updating the list of entrants in that earlier post.
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Re: TD 352 - Vision Iowa (Q1 & Q2 revealed)

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1. Bridges of Madison County: The Clint Eastwood / Meryl Streep movie took place in an Iowa county that shares its name with a US president's surname. Name another county in the state which fits that description. [12 possible answers]

The quartet who missed this one all had the same thought…

Washington (SHEEP) - 7
immaf
gamawire
ElendilPickle
Steppenwolf
lindap
Cat Hammarskjold
Woppy T

Polk - 5
tjconn728
svoyager11
alamble
Vintsanity
econgator

Clinton - 4
twelvefootboy
badgerfellow
merica
jsm378

Jefferson - 4
MarkBarrett
Ironhorse
Troydozzy
AFRET CMS

Monroe - 3
Rackme32
9021amyers
kettledrum

Jackson - 2
clprez
The Word Picture

Van Buren - 2
ihavejeoprosy
Category 13

SINGLETONS - 1

Adams
Peachbox

Johnson
Travis

NOT USED
Buchanan
Harrison
Taylor

DROP - 0
MattKnowles
casketromance

SHEEP - 7
xxaaaxx

WRONG ANSWERS - 10
classicroadster (Lincoln)
Tybalteon (Lincoln)
Magna (Lincoln)
oduguy22 (Lincoln)

2. Twister: Although the movie was set in Oklahoma, some scenes were shot in Iowa. Name any 2-digit interstate found in Iowa, Oklahoma or in the one state that they both border. [12 possible answers]

The state which borders both Iowa and Oklahoma is Missouri. Only one misstep on this question…

I-70 [MO] (SHEEP) - 7
classicroadster
immaf
tjconn728
AFRET CMS
econgator
kettledrum
ihavejeoprosy

I-80 [IA] - 6
MarkBarrett
Rackme32
Tybalteon
Peachbox
lindap
Woppy T

I-35 [IA, MO, OK] - 5
gamawire
svoyager11
Troydozzy
alamble
Steppenwolf

I-40 [OK] - 3
clprez
casketromance
jsm378

I-44 [MO, OK] - 3
Magna
ElendilPickle
Cat Hammarskjold

I-55 [MO] - 2
The Word Picture
Travis

I-57 [MO] - 2
merica
Category 13

SINGLETONS - 1

I-29 [IA, MO]
Vintsanity

I-49 [MO]
twelvefootboy

I-74 [IA]
9021amyers

NOT USED
I-64 [MO]
I-72 [MO]

DROP - 0
oduguy22
xxaaaxx

SHEEP - 7
MattKnowles
badgerfellow

WRONG ANSWER - 10
Ironhorse (I-59)

STANDINGS AFTER Q2
1. Travis - 3
1. casketromance - 3
3. Category 13 - 4
3. 9021amyers - 4
3. The Word Picture - 4
6. clprez - 5
6. twelvefootboy - 5
8. Vintsanity - 6
8. merica - 6
10. xxaaaxx - 7
10. jsm378 - 7
10. Peachbox - 7
10. MattKnowles - 7
14. ihavejeoprosy - 9
14. Rackme32 - 9
14. Troydozzy - 9
17. MarkBarrett - 10
17. kettledrum - 10
17. ElendilPickle - 10
17. alamble - 10
17. svoyager11 - 10
17. oduguy22 - 10
17. Cat Hammarskjold - 10
24. badgerfellow - 11
24. AFRET CMS - 11
26. econgator - 12
26. gamawire - 12
26. tjconn728 - 12
26. Steppenwolf - 12
30. Magna - 13
30. lindap - 13
30. Woppy T - 13
33. immaf - 14
33. Ironhorse - 14
35. Tybalteon - 16
36. classicroadster - 17
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Re: TD 352 - Vision Iowa (Q1 & Q2 revealed)

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I hate when I try and out-cute myself. "No one will go with I-70, it's too obvious!". And my second guess of I-64 goes unused (we drove from Norfolk to KC on I-64 one holiday season).
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Re: TD 352 - Vision Iowa (Q1 & Q2 revealed)

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Wow i live in Virginia Beach and I never knew that I-64 even went that far out west, i am going to take a look at the major highway system.
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