PDD Quiz: April 2025
Test your knowledge of recent headlines with this month-in-review quiz!
A PDD quiz for the birds soars your way on May 11. Please submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at alisonlinnaemoffat@gmail.com by May 8.
Results
#1. Who is the host of “For the Birds,” a long-running radio program that first aired on KUMD in 1986?
Listen to archived episodes here.
#2. Colloquially known as “Bird Island,” what is the name for this bird habitat in the St. Louis River Estuary?
MPR News reports on protecting common terns on Interstate Island here.
#3. Which local artist painted this snowy owl mural?
Learn more about local murals on the Visit Duluth website.
#4. Gaelynn Lea and Alan Sparhawk comprise this duo.
#5. Which area high school’s mascot is the hawk?
Learn more about Hermantown Community Schools here.
#6. Migrating American White Pelicans are a sign of spring at this Fond du Lac park.
The Minnesota DNR has more on the Chambers Grove pelicans here.
#7. Which local business produces the THC-infused beverage Birdie?
Learn more about Birdie on the Wild State Cider website.
#8. Members of this raptor species frequently nest at Greysolon Plaza.
The Duluth News Tribune reported on the Greysolon Plaza peregrine falcons in 2022.
#9. What is the name of this raptor migration hot spot?
This quiz writer may have experienced a bit of the Mandela Effect after recently learning that there is no s in Hawk Ridge.
#10. The 2011 film The Big Year touts this famous birding location.
Read Laura Erickson’s take on The Big Year‘s northland references here.