>> CATHY: IT'S TIME TO TRAVEL BACK IN TIME FOR LAST WEEK'S INDEX FILE QUESTION.

WE TOOK YOU BACK TO 1961.

THE YEAR BOTH THE MINNESOTA TWINS AND MINNESOTA VIKINGS ARRIVED ON THE LOCAL SPORTS SCENE TO MUCH FANFARE.

THERE'S A NICE SHOT OF THE OLD MET STADIUM DURING THE FIRST TWINS HOME OPENER IN APRIL OF 1961.

OUR QUESTION FOR YOU DID NOT CONCERN EITHER THE MINNESOTA TWINS BASEBALL TEAM OR THE VIKINGS FOOTBALL TEAM.

THERE WAS A THIRD MAJOR LEAGUE TEAM THAT ALSO ARRIVED ON THE MINNESOTA SPORTS SCENE THAT YEAR.

BUT THEIR TENURE WAS MUCH SHORTER.

THEY PLAYED JUST LONG ENOUGH TO WIN THE MOST MATCHES THAT FIRST SEASON BUT GET SWEPT AWAY IN THE LEAGUE'S "WORLD SERIES."

OUR QUESTION FOR YOU WAS SIMPLE.

WHO WAS THIS 1961 MINNESOTA PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM?

TIME TO PLAY WRONG ANSWERS FROM OUR VIEWERS.

TIM FROM EDEN PRAIRIE YOU HAVE ABOUT 10 SECONDS TO DISTRACT YOUR PARENTS IF YOU'RE WATCHING THE SHOW TOGETHER AGAIN THIS WEEK.

>> CATHY: AH, BRUCE, YOU WERE SO CLOSE.

BUT DIDN'T QUITE GET ALL THE DETAILS RIGHT.

FOR THE FULL CORRECT ANSWER, HERE'S STEVE OUT OF LAKEVILLE.

>> CATHY: YES, STEVE, THE NATIONAL BOWLING LEAGUE ONLY MADE IT ONE YEAR, BUT THE TWIN CITIES SKIPPERS WERE ONE OF THE INAUGURAL TEAMS.

HERE'S A FLYER ANNOUNCING THEIR FIRST MATCHES.

AFTER THE LEAGUE FOLDED, THE BUILDING REMAINED EMPTY FOR SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE BECOMING THE NOW DEFUNCT CARLTON CELEBRITY ROOM.

LOCATED JUST ACROSS FROM THE OLD MET STADIUM.

I LOVE THAT PLACE.

SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO VIEWER DAVID THERKELSEN FOR SENDING US THE IDEA FOR THIS QUESTION.

THINK YOU HAVE A HISTORY QUESTION WE HAVEN'T ASKED YET SEND IT OUR WAY AND WE'LL TAKE A LOOK.

651-229-1430 OR ALMANAC@TPT.ORG.

OKAY, WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH TIME LEFT FOR SOME SHOW-ENDING MUSIC.

IT WAS BACK IN 2008 THAT DAN WILSON OF SEMISONIC JOINED US IN STUDIO B AND PLAYED FOR US.

TAKE A LISTEN.

GOOD NIGHT.

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