Fictional Characters from Iowa Quiz

Answer: Field of Dreams

"Field of Dreams" stars Kevin Costner as Ray Kinsella. Ray is a struggling corn farmer in Iowa who is on the brink of losing his family farm. One day Ray hears a voice say "if you build it, he will come" and sees a vision of a baseball diamond over his cornfield. Ray remembers his late, estranged father loved baseball and builds the field even though he pushes him further into debt. Soon, Shoeless Joe Jackson and other long deceased players begin playing baseball on the field but only certain people can see them.

Answer: Miss Piggy

In 1979 interview, puppeteer Frank Oz said Miss Piggy was born in Keystone, Iowa. Miss Piggy desires to be famous and entered beauty pageants as a young pig to make money. Of the course of the Muppet franchise, Miss Piggy is trying to find fame and is not shy about hiding it.

In the same interview, Oz suggested that Miss Piggy's desire to be famous is a result of her being insecure in her own skin.

Answer: Hawkeye

Hawkeye was born in Waverly, Iowa with the name Clint Barton. He grew up in an orphanage and then later joined a travelling circus where he learned archery. He started his own traveling show under the name Hawkeye and was dubbed "the World's Greatest Marksman." Unlike most superheroes, Hawkeye does not have any superpowers. With the backing from Iron Man, Hawkeye joins the Avengers.

In the "Avengers" films, Hawkeye is played by Jeremy Renner.

Answer: The Bridges of Madison County

"The Bridges of Madison County" is a classic romance novel written by Robert James Waller. When Francesca Johnson dies, her adult children travel to her Iowa farmhouse to clear out her things and honor her last wishes. They discover that she had a brief, though passionate, affair with Robert Kincaid an aspiring artist and photographer. Francesca almost ran away with Robert because he was worldly and adventurous and she was tired of her life on a farm. However, she stayed with her loving husband and children.

In the film adaptation, Robert Kincaid is played by Clint Eastwood and Francesca Johnson is played by Meryl Streep.

Answer: Radar O'Reilly

Radar O'Reilly was played by Gary Burghoff in both the television and film versions of "M*A*S*H". Radar earned his name because he could sense when the choppers would come in carrying patients from a long distance off. His real name is Walter. His life in Iowa was frequently mentioned throughout the show and Radar was portrayed as somewhat naïve, having spent most of his life in rural Iowa.

He leaves Korea to take over the family farm after his uncle died.

Answer: Gilbert Grape

In "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?", Johnny Depp plays the titular Gilbert, a young man who is taking care of his mentally-challenged brother Arnie (Leonardo DiCaprio). Gilbert and Arnie's father committed suicide years prior which left their mother unable to cope.

She is now housebound and morbidly obese to the point that she can barely move. Meanwhile, Gilbert has an affair and falls in love with a married woman named Becky (Juliette Lewis). Gilbert's responsibilities at home and work clash with his new love and his life becomes one tragic incident after another.

Answer: State Fair

"State Fair" is set at the Iowa State Fair. The Frakes are a family who own a farm in Brunswick and travel to the Iowa State Fair to compete in various contests. Wayne Frake already has a girlfriend named Eleanor. However, Eleanor is now a college girl and Wayne sees the two drifting apart. He strikes up a romance with Emily with whom he had many things in common with but Emily also shows him "big city" things like drinking alcohol during Prohibition.

Margy Frake is Wayne's teenage sister. She too has already has a boyfriend named Harry. However, Margy is bored with Harry as he wants to stay on his farm and has already planned his entire life. Margy meets Pat, a reporter. Pat is exciting and worldly and the two fall in love.

Both Wayne and Margy must decide if they want to keep their current partners or leave them behind for their newfound loves.

Answer: Zadar

"Zadar! Cow from Hell" is a low budget 1989 film that centers around an unsuccessful Hollywood filmmaker who returns to his hometown in Iowa. There, he decides to film a horror movie about a killer cow named Zadar. However, everything goes wrong with the project and actors have to be hired to play the cows.

The film is considered to be terrible by most people but has something of a cult following among low-budget film buffs.

Answer: Grey's Anatomy

Dr. Karev is a doctor at Seattle Grace Hospital on the show "Grey's Anatomy". Although he practices in Seattle, he is originally from Iowa and went to medical school there. His specialty is neonatal surgery. Dr. Karev is known of his occasional outbursts and for being rude to his fellow physicians and interns.

Although he claims he hates children, he is often seen being able to connect with his child patients.

Answer: Captain Kirk

Captain James Kirk was born in Riverside, Iowa in the year 2233. His parents were George and Winona and had a brother named George. Kirk was the Enterprise's captain meaning he led the ship through space. He is known for his excellent leadership skills and was the youngest captain in Starfleet's history. In the original television series, he was played by William Shatner.

The small town of Riverside, Iowa has a plaque that reads "future birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk".