Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - This Week in History: The Land of 10,000 Lakes

1. Minnesota entered the Union as the 32nd state on May 11 of what year?

1901

1812

1858

1931

1875

2. The area of Minnesota northeast of the Mississippi River was organized in 1787 as part of what U.S. ordinance?

The Northwest Ordinance

The South of Canada Ordinance

The Superior Ordinance

The Dakota Ordinance

The Northeast Ordinance

3. Known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" because of its numerous lakes, Minnesota actually has about how many lakes?

10,000

12,000

16,000

20,000

22,000

4. Minnesota is the northern terminus of which waterway's boat traffic?

Missouri River

Minnesota River

Minneapolis River

Mississippi River

Snake River

5. Minnesota supported the Union during the Civil War and provided what to help the war cause?

Corn

Wheat

Timber

Fish

Salt

6. White settlers began to move to the area with the establishment of Fort Snelling in 1821, but Minnesota had long been inhabited by Native Americans. In 1862, which war broke out in Minnesota?

U.S.-Sioux War

U.S.-Chippewa War

U.S.-Lakota War

U.S.-Cherokee War

U.S.-Dakota War

7. Minnesota takes the crown for being what?

The northern most contiguous state

The coldest state

The northwestern most state

The flattest state

The snowiest state

8. The confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers is the place of which fort?

Fort Bragg

Fort Benning

Fort Snelling

Fort Carson

Fort Stewart

9. Ice hockey has long been a favorite sport of Minnesotans and is home to the U. S. Hockey Hall of Fame Museum. The U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey team that defeated the Soviet Union in the 1980 games had how many Minnesotans on the team?

Three

Four

Six

Eleven

Fifteen

10. Minnesota was the largest producer of flour prior to World War I. Which cookbook and cake mix icon was "born" there in 1921?

Julia Child

Edna Lewis

Marion Rombauer Becker

Fannie Farmer

Betty Crocker