Minneapolis Trivia Questions
The Prospect Park Water Tower was built to serve two purposes. What was its second purpose?
Prospect Park Water Tower was built to be both a water tower and a bandstand; however, there was only on concert in the band shell because of the difficult of the musicians in carrying their instruments up the tower.
What basketball team played in Minneapolis from 1948 through 1959?
The Minneapolis Lakers, now the Los Angeles Lakers
What Minneapolis landmark was once located in St. Paul, but moved to Minneapolis it present location 12,000 years ago?
The St. Anthony Falls' fragile limestone eroded and broke into pieces and the falls slowly moved upstream to where they are today.
From 1900 to 1925, this game, which was developed by a Minneapolis Lieutenant in the Fire Department, was called Kitten Ball. What is the game called today?
Softball
In 1921, Menne Minniberg, a health guru spilled some bran grill on his stove and thus invented what?
Wheaties
What does the word Gaviidae mean?
Gaviidae is the Latin word for loon
In 1835, Dr. John Emerson went to Fort Snelling. He brought with him his slave. This resulted in law-suits and triggered the Lincoln-Douglas debates. What was the name of the slave?
Dred Scott
Where was the first bridge to cross the Mississippi River?
"The first bridge to cross the Mississippi was placed where the Hennepin Avenue Bridge is presently located. The Anchor stones are visible at the base of the present bridge. The present bridge was built in 1990.
What was the first park in Minneapolis?
"Murphy Square, located in the Cedar Riverside area at 22nd Ave. S. was donated to the city in 1857.
The first street light in Minneapolis was mounted on a pole which was how tall? a) 6 feet b) 10 feet c) 34 feet d) 93 feet e) 257 feet
"Minneapolis City Hall dominated Bridge Square, the intersection of Hennepin Ave. (right) and Nicollet Ave. (left) in 1883 a giant light pole towering 257 feet was built to promote electric street lights.
The St. Anthony lock holds 8 million gallons of water. How long does it take to fill it?
8 minutes
In 1945, Fortune magazine found that First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was the best-known woman in America. Who was the second best known
Betty Crocker, the fictional home maker created by Washburn-Crosby.
Franklin Griswold, who was born on Nicollet Island, invented something that you should stop for. What is it?
Frank Griswold invented railroad and traffic signals.
The largest fire in Minneapolis burned how many square blocks?
The biggest fire in Minneapolis history occurred on August 13, 1893. It burned 23 square blocks of the city, more than 150 buildings, and acres of stacked lumber. Only the old Grain Belt brewery remains among the buildings that survived the fire.
What is the fruitiest photo opportunity in Minneapolis?
The comic giant sculpture "Spoonbridge and Cherry," in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.
What opened in September 2003 in the ruins of what was once the largest flour mill in the world?
The Minnesota Historical Society's first branch in Minneapolis, the Mill City Museum, opened Saturday, September 13, 2003 in the Washburn A. Mill.
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