Geography
State Symbols
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Birchbark House 1
Birchbark House
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What states border (touch) Minnesota?
South Dakota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Iowa
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What is the state bird of Minnesota?
Common Loon
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What is the longest river in Minnesota?
Mississippi
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What is tobacco called in the Anishinaabe language?
Asemaa
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What is jigging?
dancing on the wild rice to get the hulls off.
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In which biome would you find a zebra?
Savanna, or African grassland
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What is Minnesota's state flower?
Ladyslipper
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What is the biggest lake in Minnesota?
Lake Superior
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What were some of the thinks that Mama put in the cache?
dried fish and venison, ground corn, maple sugar
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What did Omakayas give her brother to make him stop crying?
Maple sugar candy
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What is the capital of Minnesota?
St. Paul
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What is the state beverage of Minnesota?
Milk
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Which lake means grandmother in Dakota?
Lake Nokomis
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What was the Crow's name and what did it mean?
Andeg, and Crow
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How did Andeg help get the cabin ready for winter?
He scared all the mice away.
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What is the capital of South Dakota?
Pierre
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What is Minnesota's state muffin?
Blueberry muffin
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Name two rivers in Minnesota.
Red River, Minnesota River, St. Croix River, Mississippi
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What did Deydey bring Omakayas from all of his hunting trips? (Hint: Omakayas was not happy about this)
Skins to scrape or tan
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When Omakayas met the bears the second time, what did she give them?
Bannock pieces (bread)
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What kind of forest is made up of pine trees?
A coniferous forest
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What is the Minnesota state fish?
Walleye
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Name a lake in Minnesota that is not Lake Superior.
Red Lake, Leech Lake, Lake Itaska, Bush Lake....
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What is the importance of tobacco in Dakota or Anishinaabe culture?
It is used to communicate with the spirits or ancestors.
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Why did Nokomis ask the spirits for protection and what did she use to help her ask?
She asked for help to live through the winter.