Indiana is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the seventeenth most populous of the 50 United States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the nineteenth state on December 11, 1816. It is lined by Lake Michigan toward the northwest, Michigan toward the north, Ohio toward the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky toward the south and southeast, and the Wabash River and Illinois toward the west.
Various indigenous peoples inhabited Indiana for thousands of years, some of whom the U.S. government removed somewhere in the range of 1800 and 1836. Here we have gathered some informative Indiana trivia questions for you to enjoy and get some information.
1 Hoosier Hill is the highest point of Indiana. What county of Indiana is it located in?
Answer: Wayne County
2 What town was named in honor of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which has attracted thousands of tourists to multiple car and motorcycle races?
Answer: Speedway
3 A major body of water is shared by Crawford County, Dubois County, and Orange County in Indiana. What is it?
Answer: Patoka Lake
4 The amusement park “Holiday World” is located near what Indiana town?
Answer: Santa Claus
5 Indiana’s third largest city is located on the Ohio River. Which city is the county seat of Vanderburgh County?
Answer: Evansville
6 The Scottish Rite Cathedral is one of the largest Masonic buildings in the world. What city of Indiana is it located in?
Answer: Indianapolis
7 What is Indiana’s state bird?
Answer: Cardinal
8 Indiana leads the US in the production of ________.
Answer: Musical instruments
9 The name Indiana was first used in the 1760s and applied to a private tract of land in another state. Which state was it?
Answer: Pennsylvania
10 Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. Which of these is a port city of Indiana located on it?
Answer: Gary
11 This town’s name may remind a tourist of Christmas. Which town in Indiana was originally named “Santa Fe” but was renamed by the United States post office?
12 Due to its location on the Blue River, what town is situated in both Crawford County and Harrison County?
Answer: Milltown
13 Which of these items was manufactured in Batesville, Indiana in 2006?
Answer: Caskets
14 In the eastern part of the state there is a city that is home to Ball State University and the home of cartoonist Jim Davis and the setting for ‘Garfield’. Name this college town.
Answer: Muncie
15 what is not an Indiana invention?
Answer: John Colgan’s ‘sweetened chewing gum’
16 What city is located on the Ohio River, which was named “La Belle Riviere” by early French explorers?
Answer: Evansville
17 What river is the city of South Bend, Indiana located on?
Answer: St. Joseph River
18 Indiana is home to many cultures, and this town is known for its Amish community. Which town is located on the north border of Indiana?
Answer: Nappanee
19 A body of water separates Crawford County from Kentucky. Which one?
Answer: Ohio River
20 Which of the following is not a real town name in Indiana?
Answer: Turkey Paw
21 Which city is the county seat of Monroe County and home to the main campus of Indiana University?
Answer: Bloomington
22 What singer appeared at the Lyric Theatre in Indianapolis on February 2, 1940, with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra?
24 From 1981 until 2008 an average of 75,000 folks gathered in Chesterton, Indiana, to celebrate this movie.
Answer: “The Wizard of Oz”
26 Which criminal is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana?
Answer: John Dillinger
27 Welcome to Indianapolis, the capital city of Hoosier State. It was not, however, the first capital city of this state. Which of these cities was replaced by Indianapolis as the capital in 1825?
Answer: Corydon
31 This city is located in Lake County and is part of the Chicagoland area. What city am I referring to?
Answer: Hammond
32 What is the state rock?
Answer: Limestone
33 In Fairmount, Indiana, you can see the world’s largest collection of memorabilia of this dead celebrity.
Answer: James Dean
34 What world-famous sporting event takes place annually in Indiana?
Answer: The Indy 500
35 Which venue in Indiana did Elvis Presley perform his last concert in, in 1977?
Answer: Market Square Arena
36 Which city is located in the northwestern part of the Hoosier State and is known for the steel industry?
Answer: Gary
37 What nickname do jealous neighbors give the residents of Crawford County?
Answer: Bug-Eaters
38 Speaking of Terre Haute, what was created there?
Answer: The Coca Cola Bottle
39 Located along the St. Joseph River, which city is the county seat of St. Joseph County?
Answer: South Bend
40 The first race was held on May 30. What year was it held?
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