PDD Quiz: For the Birds
Take flight with this ornithology-adjacent quiz that tests your knowledge of bird-related trivia.
The next PDD quiz, slated for May 25, will recap the month’s headlines. Please submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at alisonlinnaemoffat@gmail.com by May 22.
Results
#1. The Duluth Superior Community Foundation unveiled this new name.
WDIO reports on the rebranding here.
#2. Duluthian Emily Ford and her sled dog team finished 18th in this race.
Read more about Ford’s Iditarod experience here.
#3. The Duluth Economic Development Authority voted to terminate a contract with the developer of this project.
MPR News reports on the cancelled contract here.
#4. The largest dental crown ever created was made for a Lake Superior Zoo resident of this species.
MPR News has more on the the crown here.
#5. This festival, which took place at Chester Bowl on Oct. 4, celebrated local women in music.
PDD has more on the inaugural DuLilith Fest here.
#6. The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved the sale of Allete to Canada Pension Plan Investment and this BlackRock-owned entity.
MPR News has more on the acquisition here.
#7. UW-Superior unveiled new branding, including a logo that abstractly evokes this shape.
Learn more about the branding refresh on UW-Superior’s website.
#8. This blighted property was demolished in February.
The Duluth News Tribune reported on the demolition here.
#9. The Northland commemorated the 50th anniversary of the sinking of this ship.
Take this PDD quiz to learn more about how the Edmund Fitzgerald was memorialized.
#10. Congdon Elementary and Ordean East Middle School went into secure status after this animal was seen in the neighborhood.
The Duluth News Tribune has more on the sighting here.