Minnesota

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Clue	Answer As Given	Value	Round	Category	Air Date	Show
Among the inventions to come from this state are Bisquick, Rollerblades & Post-It Notes	Minnesota		FJ	STATE FACTS	2004-03-17	#4503
This state's name comes from the Sioux for "sky-tinted waters", which probably refers to its 10,000 lakes	Minnesota	$300	J	U.S. STATES	2001-10-08	#3931
This state has more ethnic Norwegians than any other state, most of them in the Twin Cities area	Minnesota	$200	J	U.S. STATES	1999-11-23	#3502
Most of North Dakota's border with this state is provided by the Red River of the North	Minnesota	$400	J	STATE FACTS	1999-01-25	#3316
With over 15,000 lakes, its lowest point is naturally on a lake, Lake Superior	Minnesota	$200	J	U.S. STATES	1997-05-21	#2943
This state's port of Duluth greatly increased ocean traffic when the St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959	Minnesota	$100	J	U.S. STATES	1997-02-03	#2866
At 84,402 square miles, including the lakes, it's the largest north central state in area	Minnesota	$400	J	THE 50 STATES	1995-09-29	#2545
A map in front of this state's capitol depicts all of its counties, including Lake of the Woods	Minnesota	$400	J	THE 50 STATES	1994-10-19	#2328
Rochester in this state is home to the largest private medical center in the world, the Mayo Clinic	Minnesota	$400	DJ	THE 50 STATES	1994-03-14	#2201
About half of its population lives in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area	Minnesota	$100	J	THE 50 STATES	1994-02-23	#2188
The USA's largest open-pit iron mine lies near Hibbing in the northeastern part of this state	Minnesota	$400	J	THE 50 STATES	1992-11-02	#1876
About 60% of the iron ore in the U.S. comes from this state's Mesabi range	Minnesota	$500	J	U.S. STATES	1991-09-25	#1623
You can't see the falls for which International Falls in this state is named; they no longer exist	Minnesota	$800	DJ	U.S. STATES	1991-01-15	#1472
Each December the Paul Bunyan Sled Dog Races are held in Bemidji in this northern state	Minnesota	$600	DJ	THE 50 STATES	1990-03-22	#1289
Before 1959, a piece of this central state was the northernmost point in the U.S.	Minnesota DD	$1,000	DJ	U.S. STATES	1988-05-20	#870
Of Michigan, Minnesota, or Wisconsin, the only state whose land mass borders on Canada	Minnesota	$200	J	U.S. STATES	1987-05-04	#626
TV's "Little House on the Prairie" is set in Walnut Grove, in this state	Minnesota	$400	J	U.S. STATES	1985-11-01	#300
Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi river, is there	Minnesota	$300	J	U.S. STATES	1985-01-30	#103

Clue

Answer As Given

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Category

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Among the inventions to come from this state are Bisquick, Rollerblades & Post-It Notes

Minnesota

STATE FACTS

2004-03-17

#4503

This state's name comes from the Sioux for "sky-tinted waters", which probably refers to its 10,000 lakes

Minnesota

$300

U.S. STATES

2001-10-08

#3931

This state has more ethnic Norwegians than any other state, most of them in the Twin Cities area

Minnesota

$200

U.S. STATES

1999-11-23

#3502

Most of North Dakota's border with this state is provided by the Red River of the North

Minnesota

$400

STATE FACTS

1999-01-25

#3316

With over 15,000 lakes, its lowest point is naturally on a lake, Lake Superior

Minnesota

$200

U.S. STATES

1997-05-21

#2943

This state's port of Duluth greatly increased ocean traffic when the St. Lawrence Seaway opened in 1959

Minnesota

$100

U.S. STATES

1997-02-03

#2866

At 84,402 square miles, including the lakes, it's the largest north central state in area

Minnesota

$400

THE 50 STATES

1995-09-29

#2545

A map in front of this state's capitol depicts all of its counties, including Lake of the Woods

Minnesota

$400

THE 50 STATES

1994-10-19

#2328

Rochester in this state is home to the largest private medical center in the world, the Mayo Clinic

Minnesota

$400

THE 50 STATES

1994-03-14

#2201

About half of its population lives in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area

Minnesota

$100

THE 50 STATES

1994-02-23

#2188

The USA's largest open-pit iron mine lies near Hibbing in the northeastern part of this state

Minnesota

$400

THE 50 STATES

1992-11-02

#1876

About 60% of the iron ore in the U.S. comes from this state's Mesabi range

Minnesota

$500

U.S. STATES

1991-09-25

#1623

You can't see the falls for which International Falls in this state is named; they no longer exist

Minnesota

$800

U.S. STATES

1991-01-15

#1472

Each December the Paul Bunyan Sled Dog Races are held in Bemidji in this northern state

Minnesota

$600

THE 50 STATES

1990-03-22

#1289

Before 1959, a piece of this central state was the northernmost point in the U.S.

Minnesota DD

$1,000

U.S. STATES

1988-05-20

#870

Of Michigan, Minnesota, or Wisconsin, the only state whose land mass borders on Canada

Minnesota

$200

U.S. STATES

1987-05-04

#626

TV's "Little House on the Prairie" is set in Walnut Grove, in this state

Minnesota

$400

U.S. STATES

1985-11-01

#300

Lake Itasca, the source of the Mississippi river, is there

Minnesota

$300

U.S. STATES

1985-01-30

#103