Date: 
Sun, 10/06/2024 - 12:01am to Sat, 10/12/2024 - 11:59pm

 

Indiana Quick Quiz

  1.      Born March 7, 1974, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, who starred in the TV show The Office as Pam Beesly-Halpert?

  2. October 16 - October 22 The Week in Indiana History | Spotlight on Lake     In what Indiana city can you find the biggest jack in the world?

  3.      In what Indiana museum, housed in a 1930 art deco building, can you see vintage vehicles manufactured in Indiana?

  4.      Who is the Hoosier, while working for Converse, improved the design of the shoes named in his honor?

Answers Below 

 

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Reno

October 6, 1866 The first train robbery in the U. S. is staged by the Reno Brothers in Seymour.

 

October 7, 1849 James Whitcomb Riley is born in Greenfield.  He gains international fame as the “Hoosier Poet.”

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Lanier

October 9, 1926 The James F. D. Lanier Mansion in Madison becomes a State Memorial. During the Civil War, Lanier loaned money to the state to prevent bankruptcy.

 

BridgetonOctober 11, 1957 Visitors enjoy the first Parke County Covered Bridge Festival.

 

ChambersOctober 12, 1912 The Chambers Co. incorporates in Shelbyville and begins producing sturdy and stylish cook stoves.

 

83Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken in the kitchen of the Governor's resident.

 

Where in Indiana?

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“Half my life, I have been waiting for someone to yell: Action. The other half, I have been waiting for someone to yell: Cut.”

― Tess Gunty, The Rabbit Hutch

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Answers:     1. Regina Marie Fischer     2. Bloomfield     3. Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum in Auburn     4. Chuck Taylor

 

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