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Second Annual Symposium on Small Towns

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Second Annual Minnesota Small Towns Quiz

ANSWER KEY

What 1972 thriller starring Patty Duke was filmed in the Congdon Mansion on the shores of Lake Superior? (You'll Like My Mother)

What town is the focus of the first Sinclair Lewis novel? Hint: It was his birthplace in 1885. (Sauk Centre)

In 1927 Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic. Where is he from? (Little Falls)

What rural Minnesota county is named in honor of the 1863 governor? (Swift)

What small town hosts the annual Eelpout Festival? (Walker)
What year did it begin? (1979)

What small town hosts the annual Lutefisk Eating Contest? (Madison)

What modern rock group penned the line, "I'm looking California and feeling Minnesota?" (Soundgarden)

Which small town was named by railroad officials for the hero of the novel by Sir Walter Scott? (Ivanhoe)

Small is relative. In 1854, St. Paul was formed with a total area of how many square miles? (4)

Which small town was named by two government surveyors who could not find a place to eat? (Nodine)

Where was the movie "Herman, USA" filmed? (New Germany)

The small town of Morris only has 2 stop lights. How many stop lights are there combined in Big Stone, Grant, Stevens, and Traverse counties? (2)

Which small town celebrates "Space Days" on July 15th? (Cosmos)

The snowmobile was invented and first produced in what small town? (Roseau)

What town hosted the filming for Grumpy Old Men? (Wabasha)

[tiebreaker - closest without going over wins]
How many lakes are there in Minnesota? (15,291 - more shoreline than California, Florida and Hawaii combined)