General
What famous musician from Minneapolis released the album Dirty Mind in 1980?
Prince
What lake is the largest entirely within Minnesota?
What was the name of a failed downtown Minneapolis skyway retail experiment?
City Center
Which TV station first aired PM Magazine in the Twin Cities?
KSTP-TV
In the summer of 1962, Ralph Samuelson, a Minnesota resident, invented what sport?
Waterskiiing (began on Lake Pepin)
What is the nickname of Minnesota?
Land of 10,000 Lakes
What Minneapolis-based company became a major player in the computer industry during the 1980s?
Control Data Corporation
Which major Minnesota corporation relocated HQ from Duluth to Minneapolis in the 1970s
Reserve Mining Company
Which St. Paul-based insurer grew rapidly in the 1980s?
The St. Paul Companies
Large swaths of Minnesota are considered to be in the biome known for plants in mid- to high latitudes that shed their leaves as temperatures drop in autumn. What is the d-word for this type of foliage?
Deciduous
Was the approximate seating capacity of the Metrodome when it opened in 1982 more or less than $50,000?
More - it was between 55-64,000
What Minnesota-based band gained fame in the 1980s with alternative rock influence?
The Replacements (or Husker Du)
What Minnesota retail chain filed for bankruptcy in 1988?
Donaldson
Which Minneapolis park became a focal point for unrest in the early 1980s?
Loring Park
What four-letter “L” word is a bobcat or a member of Minnesota’s WNBA team?
Lynx
Which Minnesota governor in the early 1980s vetoed a bill restricting Sunday liquor sales?
Al Quie
What was the original name of First Avenue before it became a nightclub?
The Depot (Greyhound Bus Station)
Who managed the Twins during their 1987 World Series win?
Tom Kelly
In what year did the first Target store open?
1962
Minnesotan baseball commentator Halsey Hal was the first man to use what sacred mammal expression to express awe?
Holy Cow
What airline, headquartered in Minnesota, was a major hub carrier during the 1980s?
Northwest Airlines
Which Iron Range town was central to late-1970s taconite labor strikes?
Hibbing or Eveleth
Which Minnesota journalist gained attention covering the 1980s farm crisis?
David Brauer
What year was Peanuts creator, Charles Schultz, born in Minneapolis?
1922
Which Minnesota-based S&P 500 company has the NYSE ticker symbol "MMM"?
3M