Minnesota History
What year did Minnesota become a state?
1858
What is the largest city in the US?
New York City
How old is the earth?
4.5 Billion Years Old
What year was Stonehenge built?
3000 bc
What year was instant ramen noodles invented?
1958
What resource was found in Northern Minnesota that opened up trade and industry?
Iron Ore
What year did the US declare independence?
1776
In what earth period did dinosaurs exist?
Cretaceous Period
Volcano Vesuvius destroyed what ancient city?
Pompeii
What year was the Television invented?
1927
What was the first military outpost in the state?
Fort Snelling
Why did the US enter World War 2?
Bombing of Pearl Harbour by Japan
How thick is the earth's mantle?
1,800 miles
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo da Vinci
What year was Pokémon invented?
1996
During World War two Minnesota company Hormel produced how much Spam for soldiers?
150 Million Pounds
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 triggered what event?
The Great Depression
What are the 2 main elements that let us breath?
Oxygen and Nitrogen
What year and who wrote Romeo and Julie?
1597 and William Shakespeare
Every billion years how much brighter does the sun get? (Percentage)
6%
What was Minnesota's first state park?
Itasca State Park
What was the name of the space craft the US sent into space to start the space race with Russia?
Explorer One
What is the main element that the earth is made out of?
Iron
Who publishes his theory that the Earth and the other planets revolve around the Sun?
Copernicus
What was the first living creature in space?
A dog named Laika