Minnesota Facts
What is the Minnesota State Bird?
The Common Loon
In Greek Mythology, this ancestral mother is the personification of Earth
Gaia
Which one of the following is not a real color of a star: red, brown, green, or pink
Pink (there is no pink light, only red and blue light)
What country has won the most soccer World Cups?
Brazil
Which country is known as the "Land of Fire and Ice" due to the glaciers and volcanoes present on this island-nation?
Iceland
"L'Etoile du Nord" is the Minnesota Motto, but what does it translate to?
"Star of the North"
What is the most common gas in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen
What planet is closest to Earth?
Venus
How many points does it take to bowl a perfect game?
300 points
What stately river runs through the Grand Canyon?
The Colorado River
This St. Paul-born Author and Essayist is famous for creating the following works: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Great Gatsby, and Tender is the Night.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The root of this word comes from the Spanish word for "to turn". What violent weather phenomenon is measured on the Fujita Scale?
Tornado
When a meteoroid enters the atmosphere and lands on Earth it goes by a new term. What is it?
Meteorite (A meteor is an object in space)
What is the official state sport of Hawaii?
Surfing
These lines denote angular distance of the Prime Meridian and run vertical on the globe
Longitude
Which Minnesota city was founded on the local quarry mining industry and was named after the 6th-century French monk Clodoald?
St. Cloud
What is the name of this dark igneous rock, nicknamed 'nature's glass,' that forms when molten lava cools at a rapid speed?
Obsidian
This is the color of star that burns the hottest
blue or blue-white
What is the second most popular sport in the world after soccer?
Cricket
Which term with Greek and Italian roots describes a collection or chain of islands, such as the Bahamas, the Maldives, and the Galápagos?
Archipelago
Minneapolis-native Charles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz is famous for his newspaper comic artworks. What loveable beagle is the star of his comics?
Snoopy
We all know that H2O is water, but what is the chemical name of H2O?
Dihydrogen oxide
Only two planets in our solar system do not have moons. Which two are they?
Mercury and Venus
Which of the following is the oldest championship in North America?
The World Series, The NBA Finals, The NFL Superbowl, The Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup
Even though its temperature rarely gets above zero, which continent is home to the largest desert on Earth?
Antarctica
Which Minnesota Native won the Nobel Prize in Literature for his novel "Main Street"?
Sinclair Lewis
They comprise the second most reactive group on the Periodic Table. What group of elements are known for being metallic and highly conductive
Alkaline-earth metals
The Milky Way's nearest galactic neighbor is 2.5 million light-years away. Also known as M31, what is the name of the galaxy named after the legendary Ethiopian princess?
Andromeda
What sport joins ice hockey as one of two national sports of Canada?
Lacrosse
This historical region in the Fertile Crescent of West Asia is nestled between the Tigris and Euphrates river. "The Land Between Two Rivers" literally translates to the name of this ancient society.
Mesopotamia
Many named places throughout the state of Minnesota have “Minne” as part of the name: Minnehaha, Minnetonka, Minnetrista, and more. This word “Minne” derives from a word in the Dakota language meaning what?
Water
Meteorology is the study of weather, not of space meteors. A meteor is a term for an atmospheric phenomenon - name an example of a hydrometeor.
Rain, fog, snow, clouds, hail
Pluto and this moon are the only known example of a double planetary system in our solar system. What is the name of Pluto's largest moon that shares a name of the ferryman of the underworld?
Charon
In Darts, what is the highest possible score using 3 darts?
180 points
What is the capital city of Finland?
Helsinki