Indiana State History "Fun Facts" #1 (50states.com)

Question 1

Studebaker Co. of South Bend was once the nation's largest producer of ____...then automobiles!

Accepted Answer

horse-drawn wagons.

Question 2

The word Indiana means, "___________________"

Accepted Answer

Land of the Indians

Question 3

What is Indiana's largest natural INLAND lake?

Accepted Answer

Lake Wawasee

Question 4

The first ____________ in the U. S. was held May 30, 1911, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Accepted Answer

long distance auto race

Question 5

The first professional baseball game was played in ____________ on May 4, 1871

Accepted Answer

Fort Wayne

Question 6

Abraham Lincoln moved to Indiana when he was __ years old. He lived mostly in Spencer County.

Accepted Answer

7

Question 7

NYC's Empire State Building, The Pentagon, and 14 state capitols around the US are built from

Accepted Answer

Indiana Limestone

Question 8

Most Indiana rivers flow south & west, eventually emptying into the ___________ River.

Accepted Answer

Mississippi

Question 9

During ____ the P-47 fighter-plane was manufactured in Evansville at Republic Aviation

Accepted Answer

WWII

Question 10

Indiana's Lake Michigan shore is only __ miles long BUT it's still called a Great Lakes State

Accepted Answer

40

Question 11

First European known to explore IN was Frenchman Rene'-Robert Cavalier sierur de La Salle in:

Accepted Answer

1679

Question 12

True to its motto "____ " Indiana has the most miles of Interstate Highway in the USA per mile2

Accepted Answer

"Cross Roads of America"

Question 13

This man: long time host of television's "Late Show," was born April 12, 1947, in Indianapolis.

Accepted Answer

David Letterman

Question 14

"Madame J.C. Walker"'s company in Indianapolis made her one of the first female _____ in the US

Accepted Answer

millionaires

Question 15

This 1950's movie star in "East of Eden" & "Rebel without a Cause" was born 2/8/1941 in Marion.

Accepted Answer

James Dean

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