While quite a few of you all knew the name of the governor I had in mind was Harold Stassen, only a handful of the few of you knew that Stassen ran not once not twice but nine, count ’em nine times for president of the United States. Please join me in congratulating Minnesotan historians –
Kevin West
Laurie Dimond
It’s a new week and a new trivia question!
A dismal day warrants a question about the Dismal Science
Winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics were announced this morning and included on the list of three American recipients was Leonid Hurwicz from the University of Minnesota. What is interesting about the economics prize is that it is the only Nobel prize that was not specified in the will of Alfred Nobel.
What year was the Nobel Prize in Economics first awarded?
If you don’t know the answer off your head (I sure didn’t) why not search one of the many online encyclopedias and dictionaries in the library collection. Need more help? Ask a friendly librarian.
Please send guesses to arhudson@stthomas.edu by noon Friday. As always no Nobel prizes or any other prizes will be awarded for correct answers, only the satisfaction of a job well done and your name on this blog.