Things of MN
U.S. Dakota War
The Dakota/Ojibwe
Early Farmers
MN Fun Facts
100
The state bird.
What is a loon?
100
These created the lakes of Minnesota.
What are glaciers?
100

The Ojibwe traded these for European goods.

What is furs/pelts?

100

This is what farming for only your family is called.

What is sustenance farming?

100

MN is the birthplace of this water activity.

What is waterskiing?

200
Land of __________
What is 10,000 Lakes?
200
The main food source of the earliest Minnesotans.
What are large mammals?
200
The main activity of the Dakota during the spring.
What is creating maple sugar/syrup?
200

This group was created by local farmers who hosted social events.

What is the Grange?

200

MN native, Charles Schultz, is the creator of this iconic character whose catch phrase is "good grief".

Who is Charlie Brown?

300

Who, according to legend, made the rivers and lakes in MN.

Who is Paul Bunyan?

300
Any object made, used, or altered by humans?
What is an artifact?
300

The main activity of the Dakota during the summer.

What is harvesting wild rice?

300

This material was used to create makeshift houses while creating farmland.

What is sod?

300

This winter vehicle was invented in Roseau, MN.

What is the snowmobile?

400

The State Flower

What is the Lady Slipper?

400
Allowed the earliest Minnesotans to cook closer to the fire and store food items for longer periods.
What is clay pottery?
400

The name of Ojibwe homes.

What is wigwams?

400

This act offered cheap land to anyone who would settle there for at least 5 years and farm on it.

What is the Homestead Act?

400

The formally named Metrodome, is the only arena in the U.S. to host the NCAA Final Four Basketball Championship, and both of these popular sports championships.

What is The Super Bowl and the World Series?

500

The state fruit?

What is the Honeycrisp Apple?

500
They taught the earliest Minnesotans how to farm.
Who are the Cahokians?
500

The meaning of the word Dakota.

What is friend or ally?

500

This connected the U.S. to the rest of the world.

What is the railroad?

500

This, life-saving, medical procedure was first completed at the University of Minnesota.

What is open heart surgery?

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