New Haven
New Haven gained this nickname in the 1780s, when the city became the first to establish a public tree-planting program.
What is the Elm City?
The absence of this mineral in Portland's drinking water leaves residents vulnerable to dental decay.
What is fluoride?
This basketball team, currently based on the West Coast, played in Minneapolis for twelve seasons, from 1947 to 1960.
What are the Los Angeles Lakers?
This is the local trail race that Siri ran and won in April.
What is Sleeping Giant Trail Run?
+ for 5 extra points... This is the length of the race.
These are the heritage(s) that we were thinking about when writing this category.
What is Swedish and Czech?
According to a popular myth, a group of Yale students invented the game of frisbee while throwing around this kitchen item.
What is a pie tin?
This long-running animated comedy show was created by a Portland native, and many of its characters are named after the city's streets and landmarks.
What is The Simpsons?
This was designated the official state muffin of Minnesota in 1988.
What is the blueberry muffin?
Quinnipiac is a Bee Campus USA affiliate campus. This is the approximate number of bees on campus.
What is 500,000?
+ for 5 extra points... This is the professor in charge of the Bee Campus USA initiative.
This American Girl Doll emigrated from Sweden to a Minnesota farmestead in 1854.
Who is Kirsten?
In this decade, the Swedish institution famous for its ready-to-assemble furniture first arrived in New Haven
What are the 2000s?
This whole grain food company is headquartered in the Portland area.
What is Bob's Red Mill?
This iconic American baking company was founded in Minneapolis in 1869 and is still headquartered in Minnesota today.
What is Pillsbury.
This is the given name of Quinnipiac's mascot.
What is Boomer the Bobcat?
In this year, Sweden opened its first IKEA and hosted the sixth FIFA World Cup.
What is 1958?
+ 5 extra points... In 1958, this 17-year-old player made his international debut, leading his team to their first ever World Cup victory?
This U.S. president was born in New Haven in 1946.
Who is George W. Bush?
A coin toss determined that Portland would be named after the largest city in Maine, instead of this other East Coast city.
What is Boston?
This Minnesotan pop icon became a Jehovah's witness in 2001.
Who is Prince?
This is the year of the Bobcat Community Health Alliance's founding.
What is 2016?
This Swedish cultural tradition translates to "a coffee and cake break."
What is "fika"?
Connecticut had two capitals, New Haven and Hartford, until this decade.
What are the 1870s?
Approximately this many participants take part in Portland's annual Naked Bike Ride, the largest in the world.
This is the approximate number of ears of corn consumed daily during the Minnesota State Fair.
What is 25,000
This is the translation of the Algonquian word "Quinnipiac," for which the university was named.
What is "People of the Long Water Land" or "Long Water Country"?
This Czech pastry has become an iconic dessert of the American Midwest and South.
What are kolaches?