Indiana State History "Fun Facts" #2 (50states.com)

Question 1

Before Indianapolis in 1825, Indiana had 2 different capitals: ____ as a territory, then _____.

Accepted Answer

Vincennes, Corydon,

Question 2

From 1900-1920 more than ____ different makes of cars were produced in the Hoosier State.

Accepted Answer

200

Question 3

The _________ ________ of ______(AFL) was organized in Terre Haute in 1881.

Accepted Answer

American Federation of Labor

Question 4

Comedian _____ who created such characters as Freddie the Freeloader, was born in Vincennes.

Accepted Answer

Red Skelton

Question 5

Muncie's ___ _____ ______ was mostly paid for by the Ball Corporation the glass jar company.

Accepted Answer

Ball State Univeristy

Question 6

In 1862, _____ _______ of Indianapolis, invented the rapid-fire machine gun

Accepted Answer

Richard Gatling

Question 7

Fountain City, known as the "___" pre-civil war. Levi & Katie Coffin hid 2,000+ runaway slaves

Accepted Answer

Grand Central Station of the Underground Railroad.

Question 8

Margaret Ringenberg joined the US Air Force in 1943 WWII, she flew around the world at age ___

Accepted Answer

72

Question 9

In Fort Wayne, __________ designed the world's first practical gasoline pump.

Accepted Answer

Syvanus F. Bower

Question 10

Indiana has been the home of ____vice presidents and president _______ ___________

Accepted Answer

FIVE and Benjamin Harrison

Question 11

1934: Chicago Gangster John Dillinger escaped Crown Point Jail using a wooden ____ he'd carved.

Accepted Answer

pistol

Question 12

____ of Shelbyville served IN as a Senator, Representative, Governor, & VP for Grover Cleveland

Accepted Answer

Thomas Hendricks

Question 13

Mark Spitz, a swimmer at I.U. won ____ in the 1972 Olympics. No other athlete has matched that.

Accepted Answer

7 Gold Medals

Question 14

Circa 1982, East Race in South Bend, is the only man-made ____ ____ ____ in North America.

Accepted Answer

white-water raceway

Question 15

FIRST woman AND African American on Indiana's Supreme Court. Graduated from K College & U of M.

Accepted Answer

Justice Myra C. Selby

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