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Minnesota Facts

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Minnesota's state flower?

a)

Lady slipper

b)

Rose

c)

Lily of the valley

d)

Buttercup

2.

In what year did Minnesota become a state?

a)

1858

b)

1848

c)

1866

d)

1856

3.

What is Minnesota's state bird?

a)

Blue jay

b)

Loon

c)

Pelican

d)

Raven

4.

Which Minnesota biome is the smallest?

a)

Prairie

b)

Deciduous forest

c)

Tallgrass aspen parkland

d)

Coniferous forest

5.

Which Minnesota biome contains trees that shed their leaves?

a)

Coniferous forest

b)

Tallgrass aspen parkland

c)

Prairie

d)

Deciduous forest

6.

What is the capital of Minnesota?

a)

Minneapolis

b)

Rochester

c)

Duluth

d)

St. Paul

7.

What is Minnesota's state muffin?

a)

Apple

b)

Blueberry

c)

Banana nut

d)

Lemon poppyseed

8.

Which of these is not one of Minnesota's neighbors?

a)

Wisconsin

b)

Iowa

c)

Canada

d)

Illinois

9.

The northernmost lake in Minnesota is...?

a)

Lake Mille Lacs

b)

Lake of the Woods

c)

Lake Superior

d)

Mississippi River

10.

Where are the Mississippi headwaters?

a)

Lake Itasca

b)

Lake of the Woods

c)

Buffalo, MN

d)

Duluth, MN

11.

Which two Native American groups lived in Minnesota before European settlers arrived?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Ojibwe

c)

Dakota

d)

Blackfoot

12.

What is Minnesota's approximate population?

a)

4.4 million

b)

2.3 million

c)

5.5 million

d)

6.8 million

13.

Which company did not get its start in Minnesota?

a)

Target

b)

Best Buy

c)

General Mills

d)

Google

14.

The Mall of America is located in which city?

a)

Shakopee

b)

Bloomington

c)

Minneapolis

d)

Eagan

15.

What Minnesota animal was being trapped for their fur in order to make hats during the 1700 and early 1800's?

a)

Beaver

b)

Fox

c)

Rabbit

d)

Moose

16.

The name "Minnesota" means...

a)

Land of 10,000 Lakes

b)

Sky-tinted waters

c)

Land of tiny rivers

d)

Land of the free

17.

Select the top three countries where Minnesota agriculture ships their products.

a)

China

b)

Japan

c)

Germany

d)

Mexico

18.

What is the highest point in Minnesota?

a)

Eagle Mountain

b)

Lake Superior

c)

Buck Hill

d)

Lutsen Mountain

19.

What two people are found on the Minnesota state seal?

a)

Farmer and Native American

b)

Farmer and railroad worker

c)

Iron miner and pioneer

d)

Cowboy and lumberjack

20.

What is Minnesota's state gem?

a)

Opal

b)

Ruby

c)

Agate

d)

Granite

21.

What is Minnesota's state tree?

a)

Jack pine

b)

Red pine

c)

White birch

d)

Oak

22.

Which cartoonist created the "Peanuts" comic strip?

a)

Ann Bancroft

b)

Charles Schultz

c)

Charles Lindbergh

d)

Hubert H. Humphrey

23.

Who was the first woman to cross the ice at both the North and South Poles?

a)

Ann Bancroft

b)

Judy Garland

c)

Laura Ingalls Wilder

d)

Amy Klobuchar

24.

Which Minnesota politician was Vice President from 1965-69?

a)

Hubert H. Humphrey

b)

Charles Lindbergh

c)

Bob Dylan

d)

Charles Schultz