Wambachs
Marie, Jack and Wally all graduated from Waubun High School. From Which High School did Andy and Jim Graduate?
Northwest School of Agriculture, Crookston MN
What nickname is Minnesota famous for, referring to its many bodies of water?
The “Land of 10,000 Lakes”
“Mahnomen” is an Ojibwe word for a wild crop that's still harvested in the area today. What is it?
Wild Rice
What was AJ’s Birthday? (which is somewhat debatable)
April 3rd, 1894
What city is the capital of Germany?
Berlin
Grandma Lena's middle name is ________?
Otillia
hat year and month was Minnesota made a state?
May 1858
What year was Mahonomen officially incorporated as a village?
1906
What year was Lena Born?
1898
The surname Wambach is what genealogists call a “habitational” name. That means it comes from what, rather than from a job or a physical trait?
A place name — the family took the surname from a town or stream actually called “Wambach”
The last name Wambach allegedly means what?
Swamp dweller
Approximately how many Common Loons spend their summer in Minnesota?
12,000
When explorer Henry Schoolcraft arrived at the headwaters in 1832, he coined the term Itasca from latin words meaning what?
True Head
How many acres was the Wambach Family Farm?
240 Acres
The first Oktoberfest was originally held to celebrate what?
Royal Wedding Celebration of Bavarian Prince Ludwig & Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Our Great-Great-Aunt Katherine Huebschwerlen married a man named Valentine Hohnadel, who was quite the character and raised 9 children. For various reasons the family often used an alias last name — what was that name?
Fisher
What year was the Istasca State park established?
1891
What is the approximate Square footage of the Shooting Star Casino & Resort?
70,000
What years did AJ serve as MN state rep for district 63?
1935-1937
There are real villages named Wambach in Germany today. Name one of the two German states where you'll find one.
Hesse or Bavaria
In what City did Lean and AJ own the building the Post Office was in?
Mahnomen
Minnesota's nickname says “10,000 Lakes,” but that undersells it. About how many lakes over 10 acres does the state actually have?
11,842
Mahnomen holds a unique distinction among all 87 Minnesota counties — what is it?
It's the only Minnesota county located entirely within a Native American reservation (the White Earth Indian Reservation)
What year did AJ run for State Senate, but sadly lost?
1958
World-wide approximately how many people share the surname Wambach
About 4,000