PDD Quiz: July 2025
Beat the heat with this week’s current events quiz, which tests your knowledge of local headlines.
A soccer-themed PDD quiz rolls your way on Aug. 17. Please submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at alisonlinnaemoffat@gmail.com by Aug. 14.
Results
#1. Which company announced it would close the Twin Ports’ largest grain elevator?
Learn more about the closure on the Superior Telegram website.
#2. A Duluth mansion most recently occupied by this organization will become a bed and breakfast.
PDD reports on the plans here.
#3. Which facility made way for ducklings after a duck hatched eggs in the courtyard?
Fox 21 reports on the story here.
#4. The Duluth Economic Development Authority voted to terminate a contract with the developer of this project.
MPR News reports on the cancelled contract here.
#5. Lightning struck this building on July 23rd, damaging a rooftop camera.
View footage of the lightning strike on the Northern News Now website.
#7. Stormy Kromer caps commemorating this vessel quickly sold out.
Read more about the commemorative caps on the Duluth News Tribune website.
#8. Which grocery store sold a Powerball ticket worth $2 million on July 12?
The Superior Telegram reports on the winning ticket here.
#9. This sauna manufacturer announced plans to move into the former Barko Hydraulics facility.
The Superior Telegram reports on the move here.
#10. Scientists announced they had discovered a new microorganism aboard this vessel.
Learn more about the “ship goo” on the MPR News website.