By — Megan Thompson Megan Thompson By — Frank Bi Frank Bi Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/well-know-prairie-home-companion-trivia-take-quiz Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter How well do you know ‘A Prairie Home Companion’? Take our quiz Arts Jul 26, 2014 9:50 AM EDT On Saturday, PBS NewsHour Weekend will air an exclusive interview with Garrison Keillor, the creator and star of public radio’s “A Prairie Home Companion.” Earlier this month, the iconic show celebrated 40 years on the air. Watch our interview with Garrison Keillor of ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ fame. Keillor’s stories about life in Lake Wobegon, a fictional town in central Minnesota “where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average,” have become the stuff of legend, especially in his home state. Are you strong, good-looking and/or above-average? Could you make it in Lake Wobegon? Take NewsHour Weekend’s “A Prairie Home Companion” quiz to find out. By — Megan Thompson Megan Thompson Megan Thompson shoots, produces and reports on-camera for PBS NewsHour Weekend. Her report "Costly Generics" earned an Emmy nomination and won Gracie and National Headliner Awards. She was also recently awarded a Rosalynn Carter Fellowship to report on the issue of mental health. Previously, Thompson worked for the PBS shows and series Need to Know, Treasures of New York, WorldFocus and NOW on PBS. Prior to her career in journalism she worked in research and communications on Capitol Hill. She originally hails from the great state of Minnesota and holds a BA from Wellesley College and a MA in Journalism from New York University. @megbthompson By — Frank Bi Frank Bi @FrankieBi
On Saturday, PBS NewsHour Weekend will air an exclusive interview with Garrison Keillor, the creator and star of public radio’s “A Prairie Home Companion.” Earlier this month, the iconic show celebrated 40 years on the air. Watch our interview with Garrison Keillor of ‘A Prairie Home Companion’ fame. Keillor’s stories about life in Lake Wobegon, a fictional town in central Minnesota “where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average,” have become the stuff of legend, especially in his home state. Are you strong, good-looking and/or above-average? Could you make it in Lake Wobegon? Take NewsHour Weekend’s “A Prairie Home Companion” quiz to find out.