Butter cows and fun fair trivia

Question: In addition to the Butter Cow, another companion sculpture also graces the Agriculture Building coolers. Name five creations from past years.

Answers:

1996: Grant Wood's famous "American Gothic" (honoring Iowa's Sesquicentennial)
1997: Elvis Presley
1998: An American eagle
1999: Her own version of Leonardo da Vinci's "The Last Supper"
2000: Christian Peterson sculpting "The Gentle Doctor" statue (Petersen was Duffy's mentor and teacher.)
2001: John Wayne
2002: Peanuts Gang
2003: Harley-Davidson motorcycle (in honor of the company's 100th anniversary)
2004: Birthday cake in honor of the Fair's Sesquicentennial and an Iowa barn
2005: Tiger Woods
2006: "Mr. State Fair" Bill Riley (in honor of his 60th Fair) and Superman (Norwalk, Iowa, native Brandon Routh)
2007: Harry Potter
2008: Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and a tribute to four Iowans who changed the face of the world’s agriculture:  Etta May Budd, George Washington Carver, Henry Wallace and Norman Borlaug.
2009: Tribute to the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon
2010: 50th anniversary of Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham

(Source: the Trivia page from the Iowa State Fair's website: http://www.iowastatefair.org/fair-attractions/trivia/)


How well do you know the Iowa State Fair? Care to be tested? If trivia tickles your fancy, check out this fun page on the Iowa State Fair's website. It's filled with questions and answers like the one above and is sure to test even the most experienced fairgoer's knowledge of the Iowa State Fair.


And if you're interested in more butter cow lore, be sure to visit the Blue Ribbon Foundation's blog, where they posted several cool (Get it? Cool? As in the butter cow is kept in a cooler? Ha! I crack myself up!) facts about the butter cow.