Food & Drink
The freshness of this Wisconsin food is often measured by a sound rather than a taste
What are cheese curds
This Door County state park, situated on the shores of Green Bay, is the most visited state park in Wisconsin
What is Peninsula State Park
Sheboygan, Wisconsin is known as the "Malibu of the Midwest" for this surprising freshwater sport, drawing competitors from around the world.
What is surfing
Known for their heartland rock sound, this Wisconsin band found renewed popularity when one of their songs opened every episode of Party of Five
Who are The BoDean's
Despite distributing its products in just one state, this Wisconsin company has ranked among the nation's largest craft brewers by sales volume
What is New Glarus Brewing Company
This medicinal root crop, prized in Asian markets, is grown so extensively in Marathon County that Wisconsin produces nearly all of the U.S. supply
What is ginseng
Named for a glacier-carved formation, this Wisconsin state park contains a 500-foot quartzite bluff popular with rock climbers
What is Devil's Lake State Park
Although now tightly regulated, this Wisconsin winter harvest became formally organized in 1932 and relies more on sight than bait.
What is sturgeon spearing?
This Milwaukee-founded band helped define alternative rock with its 1983 self-titled debut album featuring Blister in the Sun
Who are Violent Femmes
Whistling Straits, Blackwolf Run, and the Old Course Hotel in St Andrews are all owned by this Wisconsin company
What is Kohler Co.
Wisconsin produces more than 60% of the nation's supply of this tart fruit, the state's largest fruit crop
A majestic 12-foot statue of Winnebago Indian Chief Red Bird stands high on a granite rock at this Wisconsin state park
What is High Cliff State Park
Opened in 1908, Milwaukee’s Holler House is home to the nation’s oldest sanctioned venue for this recreational activity
What is bowling
Before becoming famous for Fly Like an Eagle and The Joker, this rock musician was born in Milwaukee
Who is Steve Miller
Founded in a red barn in Waterloo, Wisconsin, this company's first products were handcrafted steel touring bicycles.
What is Trek Bicycle Corporation
Although this California-produced brand of brandy is sold worldwide, Wisconsinites consume more of it than the rest of the world combined.
What is Korbel brandy
Located on Madeline Island in Lake Superior, this is Wisconsin's northernmost state park.
What is Big Bay State Park
This trick-taking card game brought by German immigrants to Wisconsin uses a 32-card deck and makes the queen of clubs the highest-ranking card
What is Sheepshead?
Known for his rhinestone-studded costumes and candelabra-topped piano, this West Allis-born performer became one of America’s highest-paid entertainers during the 1950s and 1960s
Who is Liberace
This Wisconsin company's first restaurant opened in a former A&W location in 1984
What is Culver's
After disappearing from store shelves for nearly 50 years, this historic Oshkosh beer brand was revived in California in 2020 to honor Theodore Mack Sr., owner of the first Black-owned brewery in the United States.
What is People's beer?
These two Wisconsin state parks serve as the eastern and western termini of the 1,200-mile Ice Age National Scenic Trail
What are Potawatomi State Park and Interstate State Park
The name of this annual Wisconsin event commemorates a group of Norwegians who, according to legend, skied an infant prince to safety in the year 1206
What is the American Birkebeiner
Born in Waukesha, this guitarist and inventor gave his name to one of the world’s most iconic electric guitars.
Who is Les Paul
Knucklehead, Panhead, and Shovelhead were successive generations of engines produced by this Wisconsin company.
What is Harley-Davidson