Great Lakes
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100
One of Minnesota's unofficial nicknames: "the land of ______ lakes," 11,842 to be exact!
What is 10,000
100
This city is the capital of Minnesota.
What is Saint Paul
100
Migrating North each May from Mexico and South America, this orange, black, and white wandering beauty is Minnesota's state butterfly
What is the Monarch Butterfly
100
Born and raised in Minneapolis, this native Minnesotan signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records at the age of 19, who in 1993 changed his stage name to the unpronounceable symbol 
Who is Prince
100
Located in Bloomington, this is the United States' largest enclosed shopping mall
What is the Mall of America
200
Bordering Northeastern Minnesota, this lake is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area
What is Lake Superior
200
This city is the most populous in Minnesota, home to 3.6 million people in 57 square miles
What is Minneapolis
200
Popular in the fall in our many orchards, this is Minnesota's state fruit
What is the apple (Honeycrisp)
200
Born and raised in Winona, Minnesota, this famous actor is known for her role in the film Beetlejuice and more recently the show Stranger Things
Who is Winona Ryder
200
This term is used to refer to casseroles in the state of Minnesota, one of the more famous ones being topped with tater-tots and cheese
What is hotdish
300
This lake is the origin of the Mississippi River, and was also established as Minnesota's first state park in 1891, being the second oldest state park in the United States
What is Lake Itasca
300
Minnesota's third-largest city, it is the birthplace of the world-renowned Mayo Clinic
What is Rochester
300
Popular with anglers across the state, and easier to catch in low light or at night, this fish - also called a "yellow pike" - is Minnesota's state fish
What is the walleye
300
Born and raised in Virginia, Minnesota, this famous actor is known for his roles in the show Parks and Recreation and superhero films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - a true Lord of the Stars
Who is Chris Pratt
300
This American big box department store chain is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the seventh largest retailer in the United States
What is Target
400
Located in the North, this is Minnesota's largest lake - translated from it's Ojibwe name of Miskwaagamiiwi-zaaga'igan
What is Red Lake
400
This city is the largest port city in Minnesota, importing commodities such as iron ore, coal, grain, limestone, salt, and wind turbine components
What is Duluth
400
This diving bird is Minnesota's state bird
What is the loon
400
The comic strip Peanuts was created by this St. Paul native
Who is Charles Schulz
400
Advertised as The Great Minnesota Get-Together, this yearly event takes place starting in August in St. Paul and boasts dozens of varieties of food on a stick
What is the Minnesota State Fair
500
Meaning "thousand lakes" in French, this is Minnesota's second-largest lake, as well as one of the earliest known sites of human settlement in the state of Minnesota
What is Mille Lacs Lake
500
Located in the Southeast, this is Minnesota's oldest city
What is Wabasha
500
Delicious fried with butter, and a sought-after sight in the woods of springtime, this is Minnesota's state mushroom
What is the morel mushroom
500
Born R. Allen Zimmerman in Duluth and raised in Hibbing, Minnesota, this world-renowned folk musician is known for his six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone" from 1965, which expanded commercial and creative boundaries in popular music
Who is Bob Dylan
500
Minnesota is the largest producer of sugar beets, sweet corn, and peas for processing for food, and of this fowl
What is turkey/are turkeys