Indiana Quick Quiz
1. Where is the comic strip "Garfield" set?
2. What Guinness World Record does "Garfield" hold?
3. Who was Garfield named after?
4. Where did Jim Davis attend college?
Answers Below
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July 28, 1945 Jim Davis was born in Marion, Indiana. His Garfield comic strip, first published in 1978, is widely syndicated around the world.
July 28, 1969 The Auburn Automobile Heritage Corporation was formed to start plans for the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum, which opened in 1974.
July 29, 1805 The first General Assembly of the Indiana Territory met in the territorial capital of Vincennes. The session went through August 26.
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Answers: 1. Muncie, Indiana 2. Most syndicated comic strip globally, appearing in approximately 2,100 journals across 80 countries as of 2015 3. Jim Davis's Grandfather, James A. Garfield 4. Ball State University
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