Summer Living
This month records the highest ice cream sales in the US
What is July?
This fish is the official fish of Minnesota
What is walleye?
This MLB player hit the most home runs in a season
Who is Barry Bonds? (In 2001 with 73 home runs)
This director directed summer blockbusters, Jurassic Park, E.T., and Saving Private Ryan.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
In this year the Minnesota State Fair was held for the first time
What is 1859?
This month is national peach month
What is August?
Typically to catch catfish, this type of fishing requires you to use your hands or feet to catch the fish
what is noodling?
This player is the Twins' all-time franchise leader in grand slams
Who is Harmon Killebrew? (11 Grandslams)
This animated movie racked up over $440 million in the summer of 2004
What is Shrek 2?
Y2K! This artist holds the record for most tickets sold to a Grandstand show, breaking the record in 2000
Who is Christina Aguilera?
This location has the world record for hottest temperature recorded
What is Death Valley, California
Sunburns are no fun so sunscreen helps out in the summer, micro plastics and all! The strength of a sunscreen is SPF which stands for this
What is Sun Protection Factor?
This Hall of Famer was nicknamed "Man of Steal"
Who is Rickey Henderson?
This planet is where the Transformers are from
What is Cybertron?
This artist set the attendance record in the current Grandstand seating configuration, in 2013
Who is Macklemore & Ryan Lewis?
This US city is oftentimes referred to as the "Barbeque Capital of the World
What is Kansas City, MO
These are the 3 largest lakes in Minneapolis by area
What is Bde Maka Ska, Lake Harriet, and Lake Nokomis
This Cy Young winning pitcher was dominant on the mound but may be most famously remembered for hitting a bird (RIP) with a pitch mid-game
Who is Randy Johnson?
Who ya gonna call? In this year the first Ghostbusters movie released
What is 1984?
This United States president gave one of his most famous speeches at the State Fair
Who is Teddy Roosevelt? Speech named "National Duties" (The "speak softly and carry a big stick" speech)
On this day at this location the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest takes place
What is the 4th of July on Coney Island (Brooklyn, New York)
This lake is the largest lake in North America, not including the Great Lakes
What is Lake Winnipeg?
This occurs when a player attempts to use his hat to stop a ball on the ground or in the air
What is a ground rule triple?
In 'The Dark Knight Rises', the movie ends with Jim Gordon reading a quotation from this Charles Dickens novel
What is A Tale of Two Cities?
These temperatures are the record and record low temps for the State Fair. (Give or take 1 degree for each end of the spectrum)
What is High of 104 degrees in 1931 and Record low of 33 degrees in 1890?