Four Letter Words
This four-letter word is a unit of time equal to 1/24 of a day.
What is “hour”?
During World War II, about 6,000 Japanese-American linguists were trained in this Minnesota fort — and their work is credited with helping shorten the war.
What is Fort Snelling?
Women in the 1950s were encouraged to serve this cocktail at parties—a sweet, bright pink drink made with grenadine, citrus, and soda.
What is a Shirley Temple?
About the size of a billiard ball, the eye of this bird is the largest of any land animal.
An ostrich
It has a ring but no finger.
This four-letter word means “a small river.”
What is “creek”?
In the 1890s, this massive forest fire burned over 200,000 acres in Minnesota, killing more than 400 people.
What was the Great Hinckley Fire?
In the 1960s, these Midwesterners earned five NFL championship trophies.
Green Bay Packers
The losing party has gained control: “The ____ has turned”.
Worm
It’s something a kid throws, but it’s not a ball.
Tantrum
This four-letter word means “to repair.”
What is “mend”?
This odd North Shore waterfall splits in two — and half the water disappears into a deep hole where its path was a mystery for decades.
What is the Devil’s Kettle?
In the entrance hall of Monticello, Jefferson placed a bust of himself opposite one of his cabinet secretary and rival.
Alexander Hamilton
Begin a decline in quality: “Jump the ____”.
Shark
It comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years.
What is the letter M?
This four-letter word is a poetic term for “a breeze” used in older literature.
What is “waft”?
This Minnesota region is named by combining the last name of a surveyor, “Cuyler,” with the name of his dog.
What is the Cuyuna Range?
Tasty and durable, this type of milk from Gail Borden's company benefited Union troops.
What is condensed milk?
Angry like a certain insect: “Mad as a ____”.
A hornet
It belongs to you, but everyone else uses it more than you do.
Name
This four-letter word means “a long journey, especially one involving difficulty or adventure,” historically often religious.
What is “trek”?
In the early 1900s near Little Falls (currently where the golf course stands), three of these men were lynched by a mob, an event now documented by the Morrison County Historical Society.
Who are Native American men?
In a square mile, there are 640 of these.
What are acres?
Minnesota forbade contests in which this animal, “greased (or) oiled… is released & wherein the object is capture of” one.
pig
It has a neck but no head, and wears a cap.
A Bottle