
Index File Section | History and Another Steeles Tune
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Minnesota history question paired with a special tune by the Steeles.
Minnesota history question paired with a special tune by the Steeles.
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Index File Section | History and Another Steeles Tune
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Minnesota history question paired with a special tune by the Steeles.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> Cathy: IT IS MINNESOTA HISTORY TIME.
WE QUIZ YOU, YOU CONTACT US WITH THE ANSWERS.
LAST WEEK WE ASKED ABOUT A NOTEWORTHY EVENT FROM EARLY MARCH IN 1991.
WE TOLD YOU A RESIDENT OF GOLDEN VALLEY ABSOLUTELY NOT SEEN HERE SET A WORLD RECORD BY DOING SOMETHING NEARLY 7,000 TIMES.
WE TOLD YOU THIS PERSON SMASHED THE OLD WORLD RECORD Y MORE THAN 800.
ARMED WITH THESE NUMBERS, WE WANT YOU TO TELL US WHAT THE RECORD WAS, WHAT WORLD RECORD WAS SET BY A GOLDEN VALLEY RESIDENT IN MARCH OF 1991?
WE THEN ADDED HINTS TO SUGGEST THAT THE RIGHT ANSWER HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH ARMS AND HANDS.
SOME OF YOU TOOK THAT HINT TO HEART.
>> HELLO, THIS IS KEITH FROM MINNEAPOLIS.
I THINK THAT THE RECORD WAS MOST POGO STICK BOUNCES.
>> THE QUICK AND EASY ANSWER TO THE TRIVIA QUESTION IS JUMPING ROPE.
TWO GIRLS JUMPED ROPE LONGER THAN ANYONE EVER IN 1991 IN GOLDEN VALLEY.
>> HELLO, THIS IS TOM AND KATHY FROM ROSEVILLE.
WE THINK THE ANSWER IS PULL-UPS.
THANK YOU.
>> I ALWAYS GET THESE WRONG BUT I'M GOING TO TAKE A SHOT AT IT ANYWAY.
I'M GOING TO SAY HULA-HOOP OR POGO STICK.
I DON'T KNOW.
THANK YOU!
>> Cathy: I DON'T KNOW WHY ALL THE INTEREST IN THE POGO STICKS, WHO KNOWS.
BY THE WAY, THE ARM HINTS WERE REAL.
THE RIGHT ANSWER HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH ARM STRENGTH BUT NOBODY CALLED IN WITH THE RIGHT ANSWER.
SO YOU KNOW HOW THIS THING WORKS, WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ASKING THIS QUESTION UNTIL SOMEBODY GETS IT RIGHT.
HERE AGAIN ARE THE HIGH POINTS.
THE YEAR 1991, A GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLDGUINNESS BOOKOF WORLD RECORDS WAS SET HEN SOMEONE ID SOMETHING NEARLY 7,000 TIMES.
ONE FURTHER HINT: STRONG ARMS WERE CRITICAL TO SETTING THE RECORD.
WHAT WORLD RECORD WAS SET IN 1991 BY A GOLDEN VALLEY RESIDENT?
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU WHETHER YOU'RE CALLING FROM BLUEBERRY LAKE, BLACKBERRY LAKE OR BOG BREACH LAKE.
AND REMEMBER TO CATCH MARY LAHAMMER ON "ALMANAC AT THE CAPITOL" WEDNESDAY NIGHT 7:00 P.M. ON YOUR SAME STATION.
AND, FRIENDS, IT'S ALMANAC VIEWER SURVEY TIME.
YOU CAN FILL OUT THE QUESTIONNAIRE ONLINE BY GOING TO TPT.ORG/ALMANACSURVEY.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS.
SPEAKING OF THOUGHTS, NOW IT'S NEARLY TIME FOR SHOW-CLOSING MUSIC.
AND IF "ALMANAC" IS THE HEARTBEAT OF THE STATION THEN ITS SOUL HAS BEEN THE COCREATOR BRENDAN HENEHAN.
IN A FEW MOMENTS OUR FRIEND, COLLEAGUE AND MENTOR WILL SEE HIS NAME IN THE SHOW CREDITS FOR THE LAST TIME AFTER 1,000 SOMETHING SHOWS, BUT, HEY, WHO'S COUNTING?
AS YOU HEARD EARLIER, BRENDAN IS RETIRING.
THANK YOU, BRENDAN.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE FOR US, FOR THE STATION, AND FOR MINNESOTA JOURNALISM.
YOU WILL BE MISSED.
IN HONOR OF THIS FINAL SHOW PRODUCED BY BRENDAN THE STEELES WILL GO OUT WITH A SPECIAL SONG, "ANOTHER DAY."
THANK YOU, BRENDAN.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
♪♪ >> SINGING: I HEAR THE SWEET LAUGHTER OF MY CHILDREN AS THEY WATCH CARTOONS.
AND I HEAR MY GIRL CALLIN' SOMEBODY IN THE LIVING ROOM.
SAYING MAMA, WE'LL BE COMING RIGHT THROUGH AT 2:00.
SEE YOU REAL SOON SO DON'T FORGET TO MAKE YOUR ABY BOY HIS FAVORITE DISH YOU KNOW HE LIKES.
MACARONI AND DISH.
MAMA, PLEASE.
WANNA SEE MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHAT A DAY IT'S GONNA BE ANOTHER DAY ♪♪ A SECOND CHANCE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN ANOTHER WAY TO LIVE MY LIFE AS LONG AS I TRY, I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT ♪♪ >> IT'S 3 IN THE AFTERNOON, THE SUN'S ON MY FACE Y'ALL KNOW I DON'T NEED NO TAN, BUT IT FEELS REAL JUST THE SAME.
UNCLE JIMMY'S ON THE GRILL AND HE'S BURNING HALF THE FOOD BUT WE'RE ALL HAVING A GOOD TIME BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS COOL WE GOT ROGER ON THE RADIO SINGIN' DOO-WAH-DITTY, HERE WE GO.
GRANDMA'S COMING DOWN THE SOUL TRAIN LINE PRACTICING BUT SHE'S DOING FINE ANOTHER DAY, A SECOND CHANCE TO START ALL OVER AGAIN ♪♪ ANOTHER WAY TO LIVE MY LIFE AS LONG AS I TRY, I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT ♪♪ >> IT FEELS SO GOOD TO
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