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The Minnesota History Mystery Quest allows a teacher and his/her classroom to focus on a number of different topics relating to Minnesota History. The trick is to choose a topic in which your class can work with other classes to research and develop a series of questions about your topic that will provide enough information for the other participating class(es) to guess and learn more about the subject (person, place, event, thing) your students have chosen to research. Remember, the object is to keep the other class guessing, so you want to find a topic that is not too obvious. For example, you might want to avoid focusing on former governors who began their careers as a professional wrestlers. You get the drift.

As examples, we have listed some Minnesota history-related suggestions below. We welcome new ideas! Use your creativity to suggest additional topics and ideas.


 * Inventions
 * Inventors
 * Political Leaders
 * Minnesota Citizen Involvement in Wars and Battles[[image:Scotch_Tape.jpg align="right" caption="What is this? "]]
 * Native American Tribes
 * Historical Sites
 * Authors
 * Celebrities
 * Criminals
 * Sports Teams
 * Education Institutions
 * Events

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