Indiana Quick Quiz
1. From the fields there comes the breath of new __________ ________
2. What is the life span of a peony plant?
3. Traditionally peonies are used symbolically to celebrate what?
4. In Chinese, the name of the peony is sho-yu. What does it mean?
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March 11, 1958 Anissa Jones, American child actress (Family Affair – “BuffY”), born in Lafayette.
March 11, 1911 Crawfordsville won the state’s first high school basketball tournament, defeating Lebanon by the score of 24 to 17.
March 13, 1957 The peony was adopted as the official state flower of Indiana. Earlier state flowers had been the carnation, tulip blossom and zinnia.
March 14, 1913 The legislature adopted the official state song: On the Banks of the Wabash Far Away.
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- Bill Blass
Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Blass was an American fashion designer. He was the recipient of seven Coty Awards and the Fashion Institute of Technology's Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Answers: 1. mown hay 2. They can live for over 100 years 3. 12th wedding anniversary 4. Most beautiful
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