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First Annual Symposium on Small Towns

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Minnesota Small Towns Quiz

ANSWER KEY

1) Which small town has the longest name? Norwood Young America
2) Where is the worlds largest prairie chicken? Rothsay
3) What MN town claims the invention of water skiing? Lake City
4) What is the smallest city in Minnesota? Tenney
5) Where is a 25' tall fiberglass ear of corn? Olivia
6) What is the US Lutefisk capital? Madison
7) Where was the stapler invented? Spring Valley
8) Where is the worlds largest statue of St. Urho, the patron saint of Finland? Menahga
9) Where is the largest Paul Bunyan statue? Brainerd (22' kneeling, 33' if he stood)
10) What city is named for the Ojibwe word for "large and lovely"? Chisago
11) Where is the Our Lady of the Rune Stone Church? Kensington
12) What town was featured in Little House on the Prairie? Walnut Grove
13) Where is the worlds largest ball of twine? Darwin
14) What town name is an adaptation of the French word chalumeau, which means a reed or reed pipe? Calumet
15) The largest lefsa was made in which town? Starbuck

What is the most common lake name in Minnesota? Mud
What is the 2nd most common lake name in Minnesota? Clear