U.S.A: All about Indiana Trivia Quiz

Answer: Wayne County

Hoosier Hill is approximately 1,260 feet high. A.H. Marshall was a climber who made it his mission to climb each high point of the U.S.A. He completed this task on Hoosier Hill, standing at the top of it in 1936.

Wayne County is located in the east of central Indiana, situated on Indiana's border with Ohio. The county seat is Richmond.

Ralph Teetor, the inventor of cruise control in automobiles, was from Richmond, Wayne County.

Answer: Gary

Named after Elbert Henry Gary, an American lawyer, judge and founder of the United States Steel Corporation, Gary is a city located around 25 miles away from Down Chicago, Illinois. Most of its soil is pure sand until around a foot below the surface. Gary is coined a "Rust Belt city" which means it suffers from high unemployment, industrial decline and decaying buildings.

Muskegon is a port city on Lake Michigan, but it is part of the state of Michigan.

Answer: St. Joseph River

The St. Joseph River is just over 200 miles long, and is a tributary of Lake Michigan. It flows through northern Indiana and southern Michigan.

South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana. South Bend is about five miles away from the border with Michigan. The St. Joseph River's course runs in the east of the city, turning north near the centre of the city, hence the name, South Bend.

Answer: John Dillinger

John Dillinger was born in 1903, and died and 1934. A gangster of the Great Depression, he headed what was dubbed the "Dillinger Gang." He is alleged to have robbed around 24 banks, and four police stations.

While injured after evading the police in four states of the US for over a year, Dillinger went to a brothel in Chicago, Illinois in 1934 for refuge. The Romanian owner, Ana Cumpănaș, informed the police he was there. Dillinger was leaving the nearby Biograph Theater after seeing a Clark Gable film when the police arrived; he drew his gun and was killed by the returning fire from police.

John Dillinger's funeral attracted hundreds of spectators on 25 July 1934. Many stole flowers from the grave as a souvenir. Dillinger's family became concerned for the fate of his remains, and had the grave layered with iron and concrete.

Answer: Market Square Arena

Market Square Arena was constructed in 1974 and was demolished by 2001. The building took 12 seconds to be completely demolished.

Elvis Presley performed what would be his last ever concert at Market Square Arena, on June 26, 1977, which was seven weeks before his death. He performed for 18,000 people that night.

Answer: Fountain City

Fountain City is a town in Wayne County, Indiana. The town was once named "Newport".

The Levi Coffin House is the preserved home of Levi Coffin, a Quaker abolitionist and humanitarian. It is estimated that he assisted around 3,000 escaped slaved in their bid for freedom. His house was an important destination on the secret network of routes and safe houses for escaped slaves, coined "the Underground Railroad."

Answer: Carmel

The original settlers of Bethlehem were mainly Quakers. Now, the first plot to be established in Bethlehem has been marked by a clock tower since 2002.

Bethlehem changed its name to Carmel because in 1846, Indiana already had an existing post office called Bethlehem.

Answer: Brown County

Named after 1812 war hero, General Jacob Brown, Brown County State Park is easily the biggest out of Indiana's 24 state parks, covering approximately 15,000 acres. This park is the most visited park in Indiana, and is known for its beautiful views of the hills of southern Indiana.

Brown County State Park is situated in the middle of Indiana's southern half. It is home to various animals and plants, including: opossum, bobcats, white-tailed deer, chipmunks, racoons and flying squirrels. The park has two species of venomous snakes living in it: the copperhead and the timber rattlesnake.

Answer: Indianapolis

The Scottish Rite Cathedral is owned by Indianapolis Scottish Rite, a branch of Freemasonry. It was constructed in the late 1920s, and every dimension of the structure is divisible by three, in feet (honoring the three degrees of Freemasonry). It is one of the largest buildings dedicated to Freemasonry in the world.

Answer: Lake Monroe

Lake Monroe possesses over 10,750 surface acres. Its maximum depth is around 60 feet.

Indiana's sole federally protected wilderness area, the Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area, is situated on the southern shore of this lake. Charles C. Deam was the first State Forester of Indiana, who discovered 25 new plant species. At least 48 plants are named after him.

Answer: It is named after a French king

Lafayette is named after a French man, but not a king. Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette was a French military officer and aristocrat who led American soldiers during the American Revolutionary War. He has been revered as a hero in both France and America.

Answer: Elwood Haynes

Elwood Haynes discovered tungsten chrome steel in 1881.

He was coined "the Father of the Natural Gas Industry" inventing the vapor thermostat in 1888.

Kokomo is the county seat of Howard County, Indiana. The city is named after Chief Kokomo, a Native American of the Miami tribe, active in the 19th century.

Answer: Terre Haute

Situated along the Wabash river, Terre Haute is the county seat of Vigo County, Indiana. It is home to the historic Indiana Theatre, which has stood since 1922.

Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor founded a Holocaust museum in Terra Haute in 1995, the CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center. Although the museum still stands, it was fire-bombed by an unknown arsonist in 2003, meaning that it closed for two years.

Answer: Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison was a successful lawyer before he was U.S President. During this time he purchased some land, in 1868. By 1874, he and his wife Caroline Harrison had began constructing their Italianate style house. Including 16 rooms, the house cost approximately $24,000 to make.

Benjamin Harrison was President of the United States from 1889 - 1893. He was the 23rd U.S President. When his presidency ended in 1893, he was a widower. Caroline Harrison died in the White House in 1892. Benjamin Harrison returned to their house in Indianapolis, where he died in 1901.

Answer: Ohio

Indiana does border Michigan, but to the north. Indiana also borders Illinois, but to the west.

Indiana also has a border with Kentucky, which lies to the south.