Stage Names
What is Meghan Markle's real first name?
Rachel
When is the first day of Autumn 2023 (Autumn Equinox) in the Northern Hemisphere?
September 23rd
What does the Latin root septem mean?
Seven
Which inventor is credited with creating the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell
What majestic water bird, known for its haunting call, was officially designated as Minnesota's state bird in 1961?
Whose real name is
Norma Jeane Baker?
Jean Harlow
Jayne Mansfield
Bettie Page
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe
Oktoberfest takes place every autumn in which German city?
Munich
What are the names of the two possible full moons that rise in September?
The Harvest Moon and Corn Moon
The first three-light traffic signal was patented in 1923. Who was the inventor behind it?
Marie Van Brittan Brown
Garrett Morgan
Lewis Howard Latimer
Elijah McCoy
Garrett Morgan
In 1922, 18-year-old Ralph Samuelson invented the sport of water skiing on which famous Minnesota body of water?
Lake Pepin, a widening of the Mississippi River bordering Minnesota and Wisconsin, was the birthplace of water skiing.
What is David Robert Jones' stage name???
David Bowie
David Tennant
David Harbor
Davy Jones
David Bowie
What pigment decreases in plants during autumn, making them lose their green color?
Chlorophyll
How many of the Summer Olympic Games have been held in September?
8
Who invented the motion picture camera?
Nikola Tesla
Thomas Edison
Alexander Bell
Charles Babbage
Thomas Edison
Charles Schulz, the creator of the beloved "Peanuts" comic strip featuring Charlie Brown and Snoopy, grew up and spent his early career in which Minnesota city?
Charles Schulz grew up in St. Paul, where statues of Peanuts characters can still be found throughout the city streets and parks.
Chaim Witz's stage name is:
Billy Joel
David Lee Roth
Gene Simmons
Art Garfunkel
Gene Simmons
Which US state is the largest pumpkin grower?
Illinois
What are September’s birth flowers?
Aster & Morning Glory
Who invented the steam engine?
Benjamin Franklin
Henry Ford
Solomon Brown
James Watt
James Watt
In 1977, Minnesota designated which native aquatic grass seed as the official state grain?
Richard Starkey is known to us as:
Ringo Starr
Which of the following squashes is known for its deep green color?
Kabocha Squash
Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote on September 19, 1893?
New Zealand
Which of the following countries has the most patents? South Korea
Japan
Germany
India
Japan
The first-ever store for which major American discount retail giant—now headquartered in Minneapolis—opened in the nearby suburb of Roseville in 1962?
The very first Target store opened in Roseville, Minnesota, in May 1962 by the Dayton Company.