Maple Grove
1. What was Maple Grove originally known for?
A. Mining silver
B. Growing maple trees and making syrup
C. Building ships
D. Fishing villages
Growing maple trees and making syrup
What does the name “Osseo” mean in Ojibwe?
A. Red River
B. Strong warrior
C. Son of the Evening Star
D. Happy place
Son of the Evening Star
Champlin was named after who?
A. A famous artist
B. A steamboat captain
C. A Native American leader
D. A fur trader
A steamboat captain (U.S. Navy Commodore Stephen Champlin)
Which group of immigrants first settled in Brooklyn Park in the 1850s?
A. Italian
B. German
C. Irish
D. Norwegian
Norwegian
What was Plymouth once called before getting its current name?
A. Medicine Lake
B. Green Hills
C. Hennepin Landing
D. East Minnetonka
Medicine Lake
What year was Maple Grove officially incorporated as a city?
A. 1900
B. 1954
C. 1974
D. 1985
1974
What helped Osseo grow in the 1800s?
A. Gold rush
B. A popular movie studio
C. The arrival of the railroad
D. A famous ice cream factory
The arrival of the railroad
Champlin is located along which river?
A. St. Croix River
B. Mississippi River
C. Minnesota River
D. Rum River
Mississippi River
What is Brooklyn Park known for today?
A. Mountain skiing
B. Being the potato capital
C. Parks and trails
D. Coal mining
Parks and trails
What type of transportation helped Plymouth grow in the late 1800s?
A. Planes
B. Horse-drawn carriages
C. Steamboats
D. Railroads
Railroads
What major shopping destination is located in Maple Grove today?
A. Maple Grove Mall
B. Central Lakes Market
C. The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes
D. Twin Cities Plaza
The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes
What was one of the earliest types of businesses in Osseo?
A. Movie theaters
B. Lumber mills
C. Internet cafes
D. Gas stations
Lumber mills
Which of the following is a popular festival held in Champlin?
A. Maple Festival
B. Father Hennepin Days
C. Riverfront Celebration
D. Elm Creek Bash
Father Hennepin Days
What kind of farming was important to Brooklyn Park in the past?
A. Orange groves
B. Sugar cane
C. Potato farming
D. Cattle ranching
Potato farming
What large body of water is located in Plymouth?
A. White Bear Lake
B. Medicine Lake
C. Lake Minnetonka
D. Cedar Lake
Medicine Lake
Before becoming a city, Maple Grove was mostly made up of what?
A. Factories
B. Forests and farms
C. Apartment buildings
D. Amusement parks
Forests and farms
How big is Osseo compared to its neighbors?
A. It’s the largest city
B. It’s about average
C. It’s one of the smallest cities
D. It’s a ghost town
It’s one of the smallest cities
Champlin became a separate city from which nearby town?
A. Dayton
B. Anoka
C. Brooklyn Park
D. Maple Grove
Dayton
Brooklyn Park was named after a town in which state?
A. New York
B. Illinois
C. Ohio
D. Pennsylvania
New York (Brooklyn, NY)
When did Plymouth officially become a city?
A. 1880
B. 1910
C. 1955
D. 1974
1955
What natural resource was tapped by early settlers in Maple Grove?
A. Oil
B. Iron
C. Maple sap
D. Gold
Maple sap
Osseo originally began as a village along which old trail?
A. Dakota Trail
B. Red River Trail
C. Santa Fe Trail
D. Oregon Trail
Red River Trail
What was Champlin’s early economy based on?
A. Boat building and river transport
B. Gold mining
C. Movie production
D. Car manufacturing
Boat building and river transport
What nickname did Brooklyn Park once earn because of its farming?
A. Spud City
B. Tater Town
C. Potato Capital of the Northwest
D. Home of the Golden Spud
Potato Capital of the Northwest
What Native American group originally lived near what is now Plymouth?
A. Cherokee
B. Dakota
C. Iroquois
D. Apache
Dakota