The capital of Minnesota
What is Minnesota
This popular store, whose mascot is a black and white dog, was founded in Minnesota
What is Target
Midwest term for soda
What is pop
Pronounce Grand Marais
What is Grand Mar-aye
This ship sank mysteriously into Lake Superior one fateful day in 1975
What is the Edmund Fitzgerald
Minnesota’s state bird
What is the loon
The most famous item from this fast food chain (based in MN) is also a common weather event during MN winters
What is Dairy Queen
Phrase for going on vacation in northern minnesota
What is “going up north”
Pronounce Owatonna
What is Oh-wuh-taa-nuh
Charles Schulz, the author of this comic strip, went to my high school
What is the peanuts
States that border Minnesota
What Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota
This popular event is nicknamed the Great Minnesota Get Together
What is the MN State Fair
An exclamation. Generally used when a difficult task is in process or when you lift something heavy
What is uff da
Pronounce Ely
We had a governor named Jesse Ventura in the early 2000s who had this intimidating job before getting into politics
What is professional wrestling
The popular wilderness area frequented by canoeists. Also where Martha’s grandparents had their honeymoon
What is the boundary waters canoe area
This MN based company proudly invented the post-it note. Hint: one letter in the acronym stands for Minnesota
What is 3M
Our phrase for excuse me
What is Ope! Just gonna sneak right past ya there
Pronounce Edina
What is Ee-dine-uh
On this holiday in 1991 was there a blizzard so bad (37in. in Duluth) that people STILL talk about it all the time
What is Halloween
Before the new flag was unveiled in 2024, Minnesota’s state flag was considered the most _____ out of any other state.
What is racist
This MN company created many iconic characters, including a kleptomaniac rabbit and a dilf tiger
What is General Mills
Finish the game title: duck, duck, ____
What is gray duck
Pronounce New Prague
What is New Prayg
The history of this awkward Minnesota region was mansplained to me during my fish job (it’s there because of a mapping error)
What is the northwest angle