MN History
Who were the first people to live in what is now Minnesota?
the Dakota and Ojibwe.
What singer, known for "Purple Rain," was born in Minneapolis?
Answer: Prince.
MN United
What two cities are called the “Twin Cities”?
Answer: Minneapolis and St. Paul
What is Minnesota’s state bird?
Answer: The common loon.
Which famous flour company started in Minneapolis in the 1800s?
Answer: General Mills.
Who is the famous Minnesota-born author who wrote Because of Winn-Dixie?
Answer: Kate DiCamillo.
What arena do the Minnesota Wild play their home games in?
Answer: Xcel Energy Center (in St. Paul).
Which famous mall in Bloomington is one of the largest in the United States?
Answer: Mall of America
What’s the funny-sounding name for a casserole that Minnesotans love?
Answer: Hotdish.
What year did Minnesota become a state?
Answer: 1858.
What cartoonist from Minnesota created the Peanuts comic strip?
Answer: Charles Schulz.
Which Minnesota Vikings receiver caught a record-breaking 17 touchdown passes as a rookie in 1998?
Answer: Randy Moss.
What river forms the eastern border of Minnesota?
Answer: The Mississippi River.
What Minnesota town is home to a giant statue of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox?
Answer: Bemidji.
What Minnesota city was known for its lumber industry and logging camps?
Answer: Bemidji or Duluth (either is acceptable).
Which Minnesota woman was the first female U.S. senator elected from the state?
Answer: Amy Klobuchar.
Which Minnesota Twins player won the American League MVP award in both 2009 and had three AL batting titles by age 27?
Answer: Joe Mauer.
What giant statue holds a huge spoon in Minneapolis’ Sculpture Garden?
Answer: The Spoonbridge and Cherry.
What Minnesota town is home to the world's largest ball of twine made by one person?
Answer: Darwin, Minnesota
What war led to the U.S.-Dakota Conflict in 1862?
Answer: The Civil War
Which famous TV news anchor was born in St. Joseph, MN?
Answer: Tom Brokaw.
What women’s college hockey team has won more national championships than any other?
Answer: University of Minnesota Golden Gophers Women's Hockey Team.
What large lake in northern Minnesota is known as the “Land of Sky Blue Waters”?
Answer: Lake Itasca or Lake Minnetonka
What is the name of the quirky winter festival held in St. Paul featuring ice carving, parades, and the mythical King Boreas?
Answer: Saint Paul Winter Carnival.