Question
A fraternal order called the “Sons of” this country organizes 17th of May parades throughout the US and Canada. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this present-day country from which many “sloopers” emigrated, beginning with the 1825 sloop Restauration. A pioneer from this country wrote The America Book, which inspired many peasants to emigrate.
ANSWER: Norway [or Kingdom of Norway or Konungariket Norge] (May 17th is Norway’s Constitution Day.)
[10m] The National Nordic Museum is in the Ballard neighborhood of this city, where the ethnically Norwegian mayor Ole Hanson dealt with a 1919 general strike. This US city is named for a chief of the Suquamish (“suh-KWAH-mish”) people.
ANSWER: Seattle
[10e] Though this capital of North Dakota was named for a German leader to attract German immigrants, many Norwegians also moved here.
ANSWER: Bismarck
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