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Minnesota Trivia - 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the current governor of Minnesota?
a)
Mark Dayton
b)
Jesse Ventura
c)
Alexander Ramsey
d)
Tim Walz
2.
Which of the following is the state flower of Minnesota?
a)
showy pink lady slipper
b)
red rose
c)
yellow dandelion
d)
sunflower
3.
What county is the city of Faribault found?
a)
Goodhue
b)
Dakota
c)
Rice
d)
Steele
4.
Which of the following celebrities is not from Minnesota?
a)

Chris Pratt

b)

Prince

c)

Judy Garland

d)

Chris Evens

5.

What was the lowest temperature ever recorded in Minnesota?

Happened Feb. 2, 1996

a)

-40 degrees

b)

-50 degrees

c)

-80 degrees

d)

-60 degrees

6.
Which of the following states does not border Minnesota?
a)

Wisconsin

b)

Iowa

c)

North Dakota

d)

Illinois

7.
What famous Minnesotan made the first nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean?
a)
Charles Lindbergh
b)
Hubert H. Humphrey
c)
Amelia Earhart
d)
Roy McCord
8.

Which of these was NOT invented in Minnesota?

a)

water skiis

b)

the heart monitor

c)

oxygen mask

d)

rollerblades

e)

pacemaker

9.
What kind of animal is the mascot for the University of Minnesota?
a)
moose
b)
badger
c)
timberwolf
d)
gopher
10.

What was Minnesota's first state park?

a)

Itasca

b)

Minneopa

c)

Fort Snelling

d)

Gooseberry Falls

11.

What Broadway show was first previewed in Minneapolis in 1997?

a)

Mamma Mia!

b)

Beauty and the Beast

c)

Frozen

d)

Lion King

12.

What Minnesota city is home to the first bus line that eventually grew to become Greyhound Lines?

a)

Duluth

b)

Rochester

c)

Hibbing

d)

Minneapolis

13.
Name Minnesota's most populated cities.
a)
St. Paul, Minneapolis, Bloomington
b)
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester
c)
Bloomington, Duluth, Minneapolis
d)
Minneapolis, St. Paul, Eagan
14.
Which of the following is the state bird of Minnesota?
a)
common loon
b)
pheasant
c)
wood duck
d)
wild turkey
15.
What Minnesotan native created the "Peanuts" comic strip?
a)
Bill Waterson
b)
Gary Larson
c)
Charles Schulz
d)
Walt Kelly
16.
What national discount retailer with department-store roots is based in Minneapolis, MN?
a)
Target Inc.
b)
Walmart
c)
K-Mart
d)
The Dollar Tree
17.

Name the home town of the “Jolly Green Giant”.

a)

Faribault

b)

Le Sueur

c)

Green Isle

d)

Mankato

18.

Which of the following is the capital city of Minnesota?

a)

Minneapolis

b)

St. Paul

c)

Duluth

d)

Faribault

19.

Where will you find the largest twine ball created by one man?

a)

Darwin

b)

Rochester

c)

Olivia

d)

St. Cloud

20.

Which of the following companies is NOT headquartered in Minnesota?

a)

International Dairy Queen

b)

Land O'Lakes

c)

Best Buy

d)

Kohl's

e)

Caribou Coffee