Acronyms
Abbreviated as ICU, this acronym is used for a specialist hospital ward that provides treatment and monitoring for people who are very ill.
Intensive care unit
This fast-food restaurant chain used a clown character as their primary mascot until a series of “creepy clown sightings” popped up across the United States.
McDonald's
This idiom or phrase means someone is feeling sick or sad.
Under the weather
This NBA team name made sense when they were in Minnesota due to the state being known for having a vast amount of these things.
L.A. Lakers
"The __ Year-Old-Virgin" minus "Ocean's __"
29
Abbreviated as ATM, this acronym is used for an electronic telecommunications device that enables customers of financial institutions to perform financial transactions.
Automated teller machine
This candy company introduced their mascot, an owl licking a lollipop, to the world in 1968.
Tootsie
This idiom or phrase means to start over.
Go back to the drawing board.
The second half of a place name in Minnesota is the source of the name of this toy truck brand.
Tonka
Multiply the two numbers in this title: "__ Going on __"
390
Abbreviated as SPF, this acronym is used for a measure of how well a sunscreen will protect skin from UVB rays.
Sun Protection Factor
This American food company's mascot is a little girl in a yellow dress. In one hand, she is holding an umbrella to protect her from the rain. In her other hand, she is holding a container pouring mineral from the spout.
Morton Salt
This idiom or phrase means: "Let's not talk about that problem right now."
We'll cross that bridge when we come to it
Showcasing the funky pop rhythms of the Minneapolis sound, this movie released in 1984 was partly filmed in the city & starred our own native son, Prince Rogers Nelson.
Purple Rain
("__ Dalmatians" plus "Year __") divided by "The __ Sense"
17
Abbreviated as EKG or ECG, this acronym is used for a test that measures the electrical activity of the heartbeat.
Electrocardiography
This fast-food restaurant chain has had several mascots in the past. Notable mascots were Dennis the Menace and a big red pair of lips.
Dairy Queen
This idiom or phrase means: "To get something over with because it is inevitable."
Bite the bullet
The Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing company modified it's moniker and got down to business under this name.
3M
("__ Mile" plus "__ Samurai") minus ("__ Shades of Grey" plus "Fantastic __")
-39
Abbreviated as WD-40, this acronym is used for a product that acts as a lubricant, rust preventative, penetrant and moisture displacer.
Water Displacement, 40th formula
This fast-food restaurant company's mascots were a pair of musical creatures that looked like deformed rats, but in fact, they're called spongmonkeys.
Quiznos
This idiom or phrase means: "What you have is worth more than what you might have later."
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
This star who made a comeback with "Stranger Things" was named for a city in their birthplace of Minnesota.
Winona Ryder
("__ Days of Summer") divided by ("__Years a Slave" plus "__ Jump Street")
(*There is a remainder)
15 remainder of 5