Alison Moffat
PDD Quiz: November 2022
Shake off the post-Thanksgiving malaise with a little current events trivia!
A holiday-themed PDD quiz will come your way on Dec. 11. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by Nov. 7. (more…)
PDD Quiz: Football
Are you ready for some football? Call up your best plays and tackle this week’s PDD quiz about football in the Twin Ports.
The PDD current events quiz comes your way on Nov. 27. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by Nov. 23. (more…)
PDD Quiz: October 2022
See how many of this month’s headlines you remember with PDD’s current events quiz!
The next PDD quiz focus on football in the Twin Ports; it will be published on Nov. 13. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by Nov. 10. (more…)
PDD Quiz: Halloween Happenings 2022
Get your spooky on with this week’s quiz about upcoming Halloween events! For more seasonal hijinks, check out the Halloween filter on the PDD calendar.
The next PDD quiz will review this month’s headlines; it will be published on Oct. 30. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by Oct. 26. (more…)
PDD Quiz: September 2022
With the month coming to an end, it’s time to test your memory of headlines and happenings with a PDD current events quiz!
A Halloween-themed PDD quiz will creep your way on Oct. 16; submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by Oct. 11. (more…)
PDD Quiz: School Daze
Go to the head of the class with this week’s quiz, which looks at Duluth school buildings of yore. As with all topics related to local history, the Zenith City Press website and Minnesota Digital Library were indispensible resources.
The next PDD quiz will review September 2022 headlines; it will be published on Sept. 25. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by Sept. 21. (more…)
PDD Quiz: August 2022
It’s nearing the end of the month, which means that it’s time for PDD’s current events quiz!
The next PDD quiz will look at bygone Duluth school buildings; it will be published on Sept. 11. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by Sept. 7. (more…)
PDD Quiz: Tall Ships
Set sail for this week’s Perfect Duluth Day quiz, which tests your knowledge of Duluth’s various tall ship festivals.
The next PDD quiz will review this month’s headlines; it will be published on Aug. 28. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by Aug. 25. (more…)
PDD Quiz: July 2022
Test your memory of this month’s headlines with the PDD current events quiz!
The next PDD quiz heads your way on Aug. 14; it will look at the Tall Ships festival. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by Aug. 11. (more…)
PDD Quiz: Portorama
Test your knowledge of the bygone Duluth Seaway Portorama in this week’s quiz! To learn more about this festival, check out the Duluth Public Library’s Vintage Duluth blog.
The next PDD quiz sails your way on July 31; it will review this month’s headlines and happenings. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by July 27. (more…)
PDD Quiz: June 2022
Another month has come and gone; how much of it do you remember? Test your knowledge with this week’s current events quiz.
The next PDD Quiz will explore the history of Portorama; it will sail your way on July 17. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by July 12. (more…)
PDD Quiz: Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Step up to the plate for this baseball-themed PDD quiz! For more on Duluth baseball history, check out the Zenith City website and the Minnesota Digital Library.
The next PDD quiz will review the headlines from June 2022; it will be published on June 26. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by June 22. (more…)
PDD Quiz: May 2022
See how much of this month’s headlines you remember with this current events quiz for May 2022!
Baseball will be the theme of the next PDD quiz, which comes your way on June 12. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by June 8. (more…)
PDD Quiz: Duluth Parks III
With summer (hopefully) upon us, it’s time for a third quiz on Duluth parks (find previous entries here and here). As with the previous two entries, Duluth’s Historical Parks: Their First 160 Years, by Tony Dierckins and Nancy S. Nelson, was an invaluable source of information.
The next PDD quiz will cover headlines from May 2022; it will be published on May 29. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by May 26. (more…)
PDD Quiz Delayed
Greetings, PDD quizzers!
The PDD quiz will be delayed by one week; the next installment of the Duluth parks quiz will be published on May 22.
See you then!
PDD Quiz: April 2022
Review this month’s happenings and headlines in this current events quiz!
The next PDD quiz will be the third installment in the series on Duluth parks. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by May 11. (more…)
PDD Quiz: Homegrown 2022
Grab your field guide and start getting (cautiously) excited about the return of the Duluth Homegrown Music Festival with this week’s quiz!
The next PDD quiz rolls your way on April 24; it will cover this month’s headlines. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by April 21. (more…)
PDD Quiz: March 2022
See how many of this month’s headlines you remember with this week’s current events quiz!
The next PDD, coming your way on April 10, will look ahead to the Homegrown Music Festival. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by April 7. (more…)
PDD Quiz: Notable Duluth Women
In honor of Women’s History Month, this week’s PDD quiz tests your knowledge of Duluth’s women of note.
The next PDD quiz will look back at the headlines and happenings of March 2022; it will be published on March 27. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by March 23. (more…)
PDD Quiz: February 2022
Test your memory of February 2022 headlines with this week’s PDD quiz!
The next PDD quiz will mark Women’s History Month with a quiz about notable Duluth women; it will be published on March 13. Send question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by March 10. (more…)
PDD Quiz: Duluth at the Olympics
Go for the gold with this quiz about Olympians with Duluth ties!
The next PDD quiz will review this month’s headlines; it will be published on Feb. 27. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by Feb. 24. (more…)
PDD Quiz: January 2022
Welcome to 2022! This week’s quiz looks at headlines and happenings from this first month of the new year.
In honor of the upcoming games, the next PDD quiz will look at Northland Olympians; it will skate your way on Feb. 13. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by Feb. 9. (more…)
PDD Quiz: 2022 Coming Attractions
Glensheen – Minnesota History Theatre
This week’s quiz looks ahead to new things coming (or returning) to the Duluth area in 2022. As with everything these days, all future events and shenanigans are subject to change; quiz on to test your knowledge of things to get cautiously excited about!
The next PDD quiz, heading your way on Jan. 30, will cover January 2022 headlines. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by Jan. 26. (more…)
PDD Quiz: 2021 in Review
Put your memory to the test in this week’s year-in-review quiz!
The next PDD quiz will preview upcoming events for 2022; it will be published on Jan. 16. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by Jan. 12. (more…)
PDD Quiz: Christmas 1921
This edition of Perfect Duluth Day’s quiz looks back at holiday headlines from 1921. All articles were published in the Duluth News Tribune (images – -which may or may not be helpful with guessing — appeared in the paper between 1885 and 1922).
The next PDD quiz will look back at local newsworthy events from 2021; it will be published on Dec. 26. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at aklawite@d.umn.edu by Dec. 22. (more…)