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Indiana Quick Quiz

  1.      Where is the comic strip "Garfield" set?October 16 - October 22 The Week in Indiana History | Spotlight on Lake
  2.     What Guinness World Record does "Garfield" hold?
  3.     Who was Garfield named after?
  4.     Where did Jim Davis attend college? 
     

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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.

 

August 2, 2002      The Indiana State Quarter was released by the U.S. Mint. Part of the 50-State Quarter series, the coin features an image of a racecar superimposed on an outline of the state with the inscription “Crossroads of America.” Also included are 19 stars, signifying Indiana as the 19th state to join the Union.

 

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Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken in West Lafayette at Purdue University.

 

"Life is like a hot bath. It feels good while you're in it, but the longer you stay, the more wrinkled you get."

-Jim Davis

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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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