Professors
Geologic history
Winona
Minerals
Paleontology
100

Which professor loves Snoopy

Who is Dr. KB

100

How old is the earth

what is 4.56 Billion years old

100

What river does Winona sit on

What is the Mississippi river

100

which mineral tastes like salt

What is Halite

100

What dinosaur mummy did we receive here at WSU

what is a Edmontosaurus
200

What movie does Dr. Beatty have an original costume from

what is Planet of the Apes

200

Many time periods can be characterized by a drop in global temperatures, a lowering sea level, and formation of glaciers. what are these extreme cold periods called.

What is a Ice age

200

What are the hill-like structures that are in Winona are

what are Bluffs

200

Which mineral reacts with HCl

what is calcite

200

What is the smallest class size a fossil can be classified as

what is a Microfossil

300

Which professor broke their foot in Canada

Who is Dr. Anderson

300

What event took out the dinosaurs

what is a asteroid impact

300

What is the unique landscape that Winona resides in called (this is controversial)

What is The Driftless region

300

Also known as "fools gold" what is the name of this mineral

what is pyrite

300
Markings left in mud, burrows, and coprolites are all known as what kind of fossil

what is a trace fossil

400

What breed of dog do the Beatty's own

what is Greyhound

400

What is the tallest mountain height wise. (not elevation)

what is Mauna Kea (33,480 feet tall)

(Everest is 29,032 feet tall)

400

What is Winona's nickname

The island city
400

this mineral is commonly used in power form for skin

what is Talc
400

What is the geologic formation that Dr. Beatty studies every summer. This is at the end of the cretaceous period.

what is the HellCreek Formation

500

Which professor has competed in a puzzle competition

Who is Dr. Anderson

500
Where is the Sudbury crater

What is Ontario, Canada

500

What festival takes place every summer. Taking place this year June 17th - June 20th

What is Steamboat days

500

The most abundant mineral group in Earths crust, containing silicon and oxygen is known as what

what are silicates 

500

Who is known as the father of paleontology

Who is Georges Cuvier

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