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SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2017GOODLIFE
TWIN TOWN
TRIVIA
Test your knowledge about Wahpeton, North Dakota and Breckenridge, Minnesota
BYCARRIEMCDERMOTT•DAILYNEWS
carriem@wahpetondailynews.com
FILL IN THE BLANK
Answer: Crayons
North Dakota produces
enough soybeans to
make 483 billion ____
per year?
FACT OR FICTION?
This is a miniature submarine created by scientists to
study aquatic life in the Red River of the North during
the 1950s.
Answer: Fiction.
This photo shows theWahpeton Rotary Club in 1940, which
raised funds to purchase an‘iron lung,’or negative pressure
ventilator, to aid victims of polio.The club donated it to the
city. One of the Rotary Club’s primary missions is to eradicate
polio worldwide.
From Richland Farmer Globe, May 2, 1950:
The Twin City Creamery had expanded to
ice cream manufacturing and was located
near the Dakota Avenue-Minnesota Avenue
bridge in Breckenridge, Minnesota. The firm
produced 400,000 pounds of butter and
45,000 to 50,000 pounds of ice cream each
year. The refrigerated trucks delivered to
retailers in Richland, Wilkin and surrounding
counties.
A) Our sweet treats can’t be beat
B) From milk to moo
C) We freeze to please
D) Spread the love
Answer: C
Whatwastheicecreamdepartment’sslogan?
MULTIPLE CHOICE
MULTIPLE CHOICE
This building at Dakota Avenue and
Fourth Street inWahpeton currently
houses Snap Fitness.
What was it formerly?
A) Funeral home
B) Opera house
C) Furniture store
D) All of the above
Answer: D
TRUE OR FALSE?
Wahpeton means“leaf dwellers”in the Dakota language.
Answer:True.Wahpeton is an adaptation of the Dakota name of
the local band of Dakota Indians, the Wakhpetonwan, who lived in
the area when it was settled.
FACT OR FICTION?
1970s and‘80s supermodel
CherylTiegs has a connection
to theTwinTowns.
Answer: Fact
CherylTiegs was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota.TheTiegs fam-
ily moved to California four years later and she started her model-
ing career while in high school.Tiegs became the first model to
get the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition twice.
FACT OR FICTION?
This crowd at the railroad station in Breckenridge in 1940 was awaiting a visit from President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was stopping in the area during a cross-country trip.
Answer: Fiction. In 1940 Breckenridge became known in all athletic circles throughout the state when the Breckenridge
Cowboys took the state basketball championship. Hundreds from the town attended the games in St. Paul, and reportedly
10,000 people greeted the Cowboys on their triumphant return.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Breckenridge was named for
John Cabell Breckinridge.
Who was he?
A) Kentucky senator
B) 14th U.S. vice president
C) Confederate officer
during the CivilWar
D) All of the above
MULTIPLE CHOICE
This giant fiberglass fish is located at Kidder
Recreation Area inWahpeton.What is it called?
A) Charlie the catfish
B)Wally the walleye
C)Wahpper the catfish
D) George the golden eye
Answer: C.Wahpper the catfish is 8 feet tall, weighs 40,000
pounds and is considered‘TheWorld’s Largest Catfish.’
Answer: D. At age 36 Breckin-
ridge was the youngest U.S.
vice president in history and
served under President James
Buchanan.
SCORING: GIVE YOURSELF ONE POINT PER CORRECT QUESTION, AND CHECK YOUR TWIN TOWN TRIVIA STATUS BELOW:
0-2 points correct:Traveler - just passing through 3-5 points:TwinTowns Newcomer 6-8 points:TwinTowns Native 9 points:TwinTowns Historian