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- 2. About Minnesota 12thlargest state in the U.S. (225,181 sq. km)Macau (29.5 sq. km); Guangdong (177,900 sq. km) 5.3 million people Name means “sky-tinted waters” and comes from the Lakota tribe of Native Americans
- 3. What MN is known for Snow and cold (North of Beijing)Record Low: −51 °CSnow normally lasts from November - April Snowmobiling Ice fishing
- 4. What MN is known for Land of 10,000 lakes (12,000) Nice people (“Minnesota nice”) Bugs (Mosquitoes = state bird)
- 5. Minnesota Wildlife pink ladyslipper pine trees loons walleyes Monarch butterfiles
- 6. Minnesota Wildlife white-tail deer timber wolves bald eagles moose spiders
- 7. Famous Minnesotans Prince: Singer Purple Rain Bob Dylan: Singer Blowin’ in the Wind The Coen brothers:Fargo is a famous movie about life in the Midwest
- 8. Minnesota Industry iron-ore and taconite timber:lumberjacks(Paul Bunyan) farming
- 9. Sports! Vikings (American Football) Twins (baseball) Timberwolves (basketball) Wild (hockey) Lynx: 2011 WNBA champions(women’s basketball) Tsuyoshi Nishioka
- 10. Food meat & potatoes (gravy) beef dairy bars
- 11. Food: Wild Rice(“Mahnomen” – Ojibwe word)
- 12. Minnesota Culture Skandinavians: Norway, Sweden, Finland Saunas: steam room Lutefisk: cod fermented with lye Lefse: potato crepe
- 14. Minnesota Fashion camouflage snow pants long johns snowmobilegear
- 15. Popular Activities hunting fishing/boating crafts: quilt making camping
- 18. Minnesota State Fair Music: Country Marching bands Carnival rides 4-H Food “on a stick”
- 19. What I do for fun in MN
- 20. Prize Questions
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- Explore MN – It’s all here!
- Usually about 6 months of winter – snow and temperatures below freezing.The lakes freeze and many people enjoy fishing on them.
- 10,000 lakes: actually there are closer to 12,000.Minnesota nice: courteous, reserved, and mild mannered
- Vikings: many Scandinavian people in MNTwins for Twin Cities: Minneapolis and St. Paul – Tsuyoshi Nishioka (Suh-yo-she Knee-she-o-ka) – first Asian player in MN
- A species of grass. The grain was historically gathered and eaten in both North America and China. While it is now something of a delicacy in North America, the grain is eaten less in China,where the plant's stem is used as a vegetable.Ojibwa is another Native American tribe
- Lutefisk stinks!!! Texture of jello
- Mahnomen is a small farming town.
- Mall of America: Biggest indoor mall in the U.S.World’s Largest Ball of TwineSpam MuseumMinnesota State Fair
- Agriculture, Farming, Music, Carnival Rides, Food on a Stick: Deep fried candybars, pickles, hotdogs, etc.