PDD Quiz: 2022 in Review

Look back on 2022 in the Duluth area with this end-of-the-year quiz.

The next PDD quiz will preview coming attractions for 2023; it will be published on Jan. 15. Submit question suggestions to Alison Moffat at [email protected] by Jan. 11.

Results

You’ve got a head for the headlines: way to go!

#1 This former mayor of both Duluth and Superior died on Feb. 10.

The Duluth News Tribune remembers Bergson here.

#2 Duluth was a Final Jeopardy answer on an episode that aired on Feb. 14. How many contestants came up with the correct city?

PDD has more on the story here.

#3 Chris Swanson, the mayor of this city, was recalled.

The Duluth News Tribune reports on the recall here.

#4 This local business ventured into agritourism with two vacation rentals.

Read more about Locally Laid’s “Airb-n-bawk” on the Star Tribune website.

#5 Owners of this Canal Park restaurant announced plans to open a new restaurant near Island Lake.

Read more about the new venture on PDD.

#6 The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reclaimed a mass grave site on the Nemadji River and burial grounds at this location.

The Duluth News Tribune reports on the story here.

#7 Which institution announced–and quickly scrapped–plans to update its mascot?

KBJR has more on the story here.

#8 Developers shared that this building, being converted into apartments, will be renamed Leijona.

Leijona is Finnish for lion; read more on the Duluth News Tribune website.

#9 This holiday-themed movie, filmed in Duluth, debuted on Hulu on Nov. 24.

MPR dissects what the movie gets wrong about Duluth here.

#10 Mimi Parker, a member of this Duluth band, passed away on Nov. 5.

PDD has a collection of tributes to Parker here.

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