Important Events and Places of Indiana

Question 1

How many laps is the Indy 500 race?

Accepted Answer

200

Question 2

What event in 1913 nearly shut down the winter quarters forever?

Accepted Answer

a giant flood

Question 3

How long is the track?

Accepted Answer

2.5 miles

Question 4

What is a circus joey?

Accepted Answer

clown

Question 5

Since 1936, winners of the Indy 500 have celebrated with what?

Accepted Answer

a bottle of milk

Question 6

What Indiana town has a tree growing from their courthouse tower?

Accepted Answer

Greensburg

Question 7

Who was the first person inducted into the Circus Hall of Fame for being a clown?

Accepted Answer

James A. Bailey

Question 8

What was the first winner's average speed?

Accepted Answer

75 mph

Question 9

With what civilization do we think the circus originated?

Accepted Answer

Ancient Rome

Question 10

What diminished the role of the clown in the circus?

Accepted Answer

increased size of the areanas

Question 11

In 1987, 4,453 athletes gathered at Indianapolis for what major sporting event?

Accepted Answer

Pan American Games

Question 12

What soda bottle was created in Terra Haute?

Accepted Answer

Coca Cola

Question 13

Who was president when the speedway opened?

Accepted Answer

William Howard Taft

Question 14

Where was the Circus Hall of Fame before Peru?

Accepted Answer

Florida

Question 15

In what year did the Indianapolis Speedway open?

Accepted Answer

1909

Question 16

In what city did the first U.S. circus building open?

Accepted Answer

Philadelphia

Question 17

What is the shape of the speedway?

Accepted Answer

rhombus

Question 18

Which major holiday movie was set in Hammond, Indiana?

Accepted Answer

A Christmas Story

Question 19

The first successful goldfish farm was opened in what Indiana town in 1899?

Accepted Answer

Martinsville

Question 20

Who owned the Hagenbeck Circus and Grand International Mardi Gras?

Accepted Answer

Ben Wallace

Question 21

Ball State University was built mostly by funds from a company that made _____.

Accepted Answer

ball jars

Question 22

What famous circus used the winter quarters in Peru?

Accepted Answer

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, Barnum and Bailey

Question 23

A bill outlawing what nearly ended the racing at the speedway?

Accepted Answer

commercial sports on Memorial Day

Question 24

One of the largest Mennonite sects in America is in which Indiana town?

Accepted Answer

Bern

Question 25

In 1936, what was added to the track to smooth it out?

Accepted Answer

asphalt

Question 26

What was Gunther Gebel-Williams famous for?

Accepted Answer

animal training

Question 27

Another nickname for the speedway is _____.

Accepted Answer

the Brickyard

Question 28

In what year was the first Indianapolis 500 race?

Accepted Answer

1911

Question 29

What was Lillian Leitzel known for?

Accepted Answer

mastery of the Roman Rings

Question 30

Who led the effort to create the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?

Accepted Answer

James Allison and Carl Fisher

Question 31

Who was the last ringmaster to be inducted into the Circus Hall of Fame?

Accepted Answer

Norman Barrett

Question 32

Who established the Circus Hall of Fame in Peru, Indiana?

Accepted Answer

Ben Wallace

Question 33

Who won the first race?

Accepted Answer

Ray Harroun

Question 34

In what year did women start competing in the Indianapolis 500?

Accepted Answer

1977

Question 35

The amusement park, Holiday World, is located in what Indiana town?

Accepted Answer

Santa Claus

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