This folk legend, a giant lumberjack, can be seen towering over Bemidji in Northern Minnesota with his trusty blue ox by his side.
Who is Paul Bunyan?
100
The mythic creature is the mascot for Folwell.
What is the firebird?
200
This is the ocean between South America and Africa.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
200
This comedian had roles as diverse as an alien called Mork, a housekeeper named Ms. Doubtfire, and a lovable genie in a bottle.
Who is Robin Williams?
200
A marathon race lasts 26.2 miles. Abel has run 6 marathons in his life. Rounding to the nearest mile, approximately how many total miles has Abel run in those 6 marathons?
157 miles
200
This Minnesotan author wrote "The Great Gatsby," which is required reading in many schools.
Who is F. Scott Fitzgerald?
200
Superman may be faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but he finds this substance crippling.
What is Kryptonite?
300
This body of water separates France and England.
What is The English Channel?
300
This sketch comedy show began over 40 years ago and sent stars like Tracy Morgan, Kate McKinnon, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Steve Martin, and so many more rocketing to fame.
What is Saturday Night Live?
300
What is the value of Z in this equation? Z x 9 = 135
Z = 15
300
Paisley Park is the name of this famous Minnesotan who rose to fame in the 1980s and made purple our state's unofficial color.
Who is Prince?
300
This nocturnal animal is the only mammal that can fly.
What is a bat?
400
This country is home to the Sistine Chapel and is the smallest country in the world.
What is Vatican City?
400
Discovered by Eddie Murphy this stand-up comedian and actor is also the author of the appropriately-titled book "Rock This."
Who is Chris Rock?
400
Jordan made $140 over the weekend. She spent $64 on a new basketball shoes. She then spent the rest of her money on two video games. How much did each video game cost (assuming the games had the same price)?
Each video game cost $38.
400
This cartoonist was the creator of The Peanuts Gang, which is why you’ll see Charlie Brown, Lucy, and Snoopy around his hometown of St. Paul
Who is Charles Schulz?
400
This fruit fell from a tree and supposedly inspired Sir Isaac Newton to discover the law of gravity.
What is an apple?
500
"Lucy," the earliest known human ancestor was discovered by archaeologists in 1974 in this country, which is sometimes referred to as the birthplace of humanity.
What is Ethiopia?
"Lucy" is also called "Dinkinesh," which roughly translates to "You are marvelous" in Amharic (a major language in Ethiopia)
500
This comedic TV personality rose to fame as a security guard for the TV studio that produces Jimmy Kimmel Live. He's now appears on the show each night.
Who is Guillermo Rodriguez?
500
Maria wrote down every number from 10 to 20 on an index card. She placed the cards into a box. If chosen at random, what are the chances that Maria will select a prime number? Express your answer as a fraction
4/11
500
"She turns the world on with her smile" and is the title character in a show about a pioneering woman in the workplace. Her sitcom made Minneapolis famous, so you can find a statue of her tossing her hat in the air on Nicollet Mall.