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Alphabet Soup
The Twin Cities
"You betcha!"
State the Obvious
Alma Mater Dear
100
Everyone in attendance tonight teaches for this unit of the University.
What is COM?
100
This city is home to the NBA franchise that played in Minneapolis until 1959.
What is Los Angeles?
100
The name of the fictional Minnesota town “where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.”
What is Lake Wobegon?
100
The St. Lawrence Seaway, which opened in 1959, allowed ocean going vessels to reach this Minnesota port.
What is Duluth, MN?
100
This is the motto of Metropolitan State University.
What is "where life and learning meet"?
200
This is the alphanumeric “nickname” for Metropolitan State University’s contracted instructional management system.
What is D2L?
200
The word Gaviidae (as in Gaviidae Commons in downtown Minneapolis) means this in Latin.
What is (the common) loon?
200
This Norwegian phrase is probably best translated as "Oh, my!"
What is "uff da"?
200
The number of states that share land borders with Minnesota.
What is 4?
200
This is the year Metropolitan State University was founded.
What is 1971?
300
This system comprises 32 state-supported technical colleges, community colleges and state universities in Minnesota.
What is MnSCU?
300
This Cincinnati Red is credited with the first official hit in the Metrodome.
Who is Pete Rose?
300
Frances McDormand plays Marge Olmstead-Gunderson, the Chief of Police in this Minnesota town in the Academy Award-winning movie, Fargo.
What is Brainerd, MN?
300
This is Minnesota’s state drink.
What is milk?
300
President Hammersmith was Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at this university before coming to Metropolitan State University.
What is the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay?
400
These are the initials for the union to which professors belong at Metropolitan State University.
What is (the) IFO?
400
This landmark, once located in what is now St. Paul, moved to its present location in Minneapolis 12,000 years ago.
What is St. Anthony Falls?
400
This European nation is the largest contributor of foreign-born immigrants to Minnesota.
What is Germany?
400
This area in Minnesota is the northernmost area in the lower 48 states.
What is the Northwest Angle?
400
Rounded to the nearest whole number, this is the number of community faculty for every resident faculty member at Metropolitan State University.
What is 4?
500
These are the initials for the continuous improvement program of the HLC.
What is AQIP?
500
This was the original name of the settlement that became St. Paul.
What is "pig's eye"?
500
This Minnesota town is the self-proclaimed Lutefisk capital of the United States.
What is Madison, MN?
500
This Minnesota town boasts the largest ball of twine in the United States.
What is Darwin, MN?
500
This is the percentage of the top 10 majors at Metropolitan State University that come from the College of Management.
What is 50%?