Hopkins Historical Society Holds 
Raspberry Festival History Contest 
The Hopkins Raspberry Festival is Minnesota's oldest continual summer 
celebration and has grown from 20,000 visitors the first year to well over a 
hundred thousand enthusiastic participants for recent celebrations. 
FDR was President, a loaf of bread sold for 8 cents, gasoline was 19 cents a 
gallon and Bette Davis won the Oscar for 'Dangerous' when the first celebration 
was held in Hopkins. 
Early festivals included free raspberries and ice cream, pie eating contests, band 
competitions and races in the park. Many Hopkins festival-goers remember 
when real raspberries were tossed from floats instead of today's bubble gum and 
Tootsie Rolls! 
Even though we have seen many changes, the theme stays the same - the 
juicy, delicious raspberry. 
If you would like more information on Hopkins History - be sure to stop by our 
booth on Family Day. 
Until then - try your luck on the following questions to win a Hopkins History 
book and a gift certificate for a local store or restaurant! We will be awarding a 
First, Second and Third prize. 
Please send your answers to the Hopkins Historical Society, 1010 First Street 
South, Hopkins, MN 55343 no later than July 22nd. You may also drop your 
answers off at our booth on Family Day, July 15th. Winners will be notified by 
phone. In the event of duplicate winners, names will be drawn from a hat. 

Raspberry Festival History Contest 
1.) In what year was the first official Raspberry Festival? 
a.) 1900 
b.) 1935 
c.) 1945 
d.) 1975 
2.) Who was the first Raspberry Queen? 
a.) Be Be Shopp 
b.) Edna Brokl 
c.) Bernice Rogers 
d.) Nancy Justus 
3.) All the raspberry crates used in picking raspberries were manufactured here in 
Hopkins. What kind of wood was used? 
a.) Ash 
b.) Oak 
c.) Birch 
d.) Basswood 
4.) In the 1960's what was the going wage for raspberry pickers? 
a.) $1.50/crate 
b.) $3.00/crate 
c.) $4.80/crate 
d.) $7.00/crate 
5.) A crate of raspberries contained how many pint boxes? 
a.) 12 
b.) 16 
c.) 18 
d.) 24 
6.) What former Vice President once served as Grand Marshal? 
a.) Alben Barkley 
b.) Walter Mondale 
c.) Hubert Humphrey 
d.) Gerald Ford 
7.) How did the berry pickers pick the berries? 
a.) They scooted along the ground - picking them by hand. 
b.) They walked in the rows bending over - picking them by hand. 
c.) They rode slowly in tractors - picking them by hand. 
d.) They gently shook the plants and picked the berries off the ground. 
8.) In the 1950's approximately what was the cost of a pint of raspberries? 
a.) 20 cents a pint 
b.) 50 cents a pint 
c.) 75 cents a pint 
d.) One dollar a pint Name_____________________________ 
Address___________________________ 
Phone Number______________________