Mental Health
This concept describes your ability to adapt and recover after stress, adversity, or trauma.
What is resilience?
Minnesota earned its nickname “The North Star State” from this Latin state motto.
What is L’Étoile du Nord?
Unlike Halloween, Día de los Muertos celebrates this rather than fears it.
What is death (or the memory of the dead)?
The emotion we all chase — it’s the opposite of sadness.
What is happy?
This gas giant is famous for its Great Red Spot.
What is Jupiter?
The term for intentionally focusing on the present moment without judgment.
What is mindfulness?
This Ojibwe word meaning “clear water” gives Minnesota its name.
What is Mni Sota?
Families often leave this favorite item of the deceased on the ofrenda to welcome their spirit home.
What is food or drink (offering)?
A small, playful dog known for boundless energy.
What is a puppy?
These high-altitude ice crystal formations are known as “mare’s tails.”
What are cirrus clouds?
This defense mechanism involves attributing one’s own feelings to someone else.
What is projection?
The Minnesota Territory became a state in this year.
What is 1858?
The festival’s roots come primarily from this Indigenous civilization of central Mexico.
Who are the Aztecs (Mexica)?
When something takes place by coincidence or luck rather than design.
What is happenstance?
The phenomenon where light bends as it passes through Earth’s atmosphere, making the sun appear before it’s actually risen.
What is refraction?
This mental health condition can cause alternating periods of mania and depression.
What is bipolar disorder?
This northern city hosts the annual Beargrease sled dog marathon.
What is Duluth?
The elegant skeleton lady often seen in art and parades, created by José Guadalupe Posada.
Who is La Catrina?
To vanish from view, or fade away entirely.
What is disappear?
This satellite of Earth always shows the same face due to tidal locking.
What is the Moon?
In trauma-informed care, this “window” represents a person’s optimal emotional and physiological state for functioning.
What is the window of tolerance?
This author of Main Street and Babbitt was born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.
Who is Sinclair Lewis?
The Day of the Dead is traditionally celebrated over these two dates.
What are November 1st and 2nd?
A person who dresses neatly and stylishly — maybe even a bit preppy.
What is dapper?
This term describes the line dividing daylight and darkness on a planet.
What is the terminator?