He was the farmer-turned-insurance agent, who founded State Farm in Bloomington, Illinois—after becoming dissatisfied with farmer insurance rates that bundled in the risks of city drivers.
Who is G.J. Mecherle (George J. Mecherle)?

This U.S. president issued the executive order that freed enslaved people.
Who is President Abraham Lincoln?
Words a person uses for themselves.
What are pronouns?
This small nation on the Arabian Peninsula hosted the World Cup in 2022.
What is Qatar?
A fly without wings.
What is a walk?
He became CEO of State Farm in 2015 replacing Edward B. Rust Jr., and served until 2024.
Who is Michael Tipsord?

This year marks when Juneteenth became a federal holiday, signed into law by President Joe Biden.
What is 2021?
This term describes someone who supports, advocates for, and stands up for the rights and well-being of LGBTQ+ individuals, regardless of their own sexual orientation or gender identity.
What is an Ally?
This nation, also known for its chocolate by candy lovers around the world, is also home to FIFA headquarters.
What is Switzerland?
A kind of shoe ninjas wear.
What are sneakers?
In the U.S., this year brought the start of the Great Depression—and also the start of State Farm’s new product: life insurance.
What is 1929?
Ratified in December 1865, it officially banned chattel slavery and involuntary servitude across the nation. However, the amendment famously contains the "penal exception clause," which allows forced labor as a "punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted".
What is the 13th Amendment?
This color is most associated with LGBTQ+ pride.
What is red?
These two countries faced off in the World Cup final in 2022.
What are Argentina and France?
This is the reason you shouldn't trust trees.
What is because "they seem shady"?
In 2017 this product simplified how customers get quotes and submit claims.
What is the State Farm mobile app?
In this year, enslaved people in Texas learned the North had won the Civil War and that they were free—marking the beginning of the holiday known as Juneteenth.
What is 1865?
Pride celebrations generally emphasize these core themes.
What is Equality, Acceptance, and Community?
This is the acronym expansion for the football governing body known as FIFA.
What is Fédération Internationale de Football Association?
A fake noodle.
What is an impasta?
This actor currently plays Jake from State Farm.
Who is Kevin Miles?
These three terms are often used interchangeably with Juneteenth.
What is Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, and Jubilee Day?
In 1969, these uprisings helped kickstart the modern-day LGBTQ+ movement and marked a new beginning for the gay rights movement in the United States and around the world.
What are the Stonewall Riots?
This Turkish player holds the record for the fastest World Cup goal, scored just 11 seconds into a match in 2002.
Who is Hakan Şükür?
This is something you'd give the dentist of the year.
What is a little plaque?