Colleges and Universities
Where will you find the "world's largest drum?"
What is Purdue University?
Purdue Fun Fact:
The shell of the drum consists of three layers of maple wood pressed together in the same style as a traditional drum.
What language is spoken by the most people in the world?
What is Mandarin?
What are the state colors of Indiana?
What are blue and gold?
What was the first song ever to be performed in outer space?
What is Happy Birthday?
A group of crows is called a clowder.
False, a group of crows is referred to as a murder.
A group of cats is called a clowder.
Where can you find the Jacobs School of Music?
What is Indiana University?
IU Fun Fact:
In 1867, IU became one of the first state universities to admit women.
The official language of the United States is
a) English
b) Spanish
c) French
d) No official language
English is the most commonly used, but we don't actually have an official language.
English Fun Fact:
Over 30% of English words are derived from other languages,
Indiana became a state on December 11th of what year?
a) 1816
b) 1829
c) 1762
What is 1816?
Indiana Fun Fact:
President James Madison signed the congressional resolution admitting Indiana to the Union.
Who wrote the famous piano song "Fur Elise"?
Ludwig Van Beethoven
There are seven colors in the rainbow.
True, and they are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
What university, founded in 1918, was named for the Ball family?
What is Ball State?
What is the most commonly spoken language in Europe?
What is Russian?
Russian Fun Fact:
There are around 154 million native speakers and it is the 8th most spoken language in the world.
In 1957 the Indiana General Assembly adopted what as our state flower?
What is the peony?
Indiana Fun Fact:
From 1931 to 1957 the zinnia was our state flower.
What city opera house does the Phantom of the Opera prowl?
What is Paris?
The periodic symbol for oxygen is OX.
False, it is just O.
What university has a golden dome made up of 1250 thin strips of 23 karat gold?
What is Notre Dame.
Notre Dame Fun Fact:
The football program is the only one to have every home game broadcast nationwide.
What does the Spanish word "abuela" mean?
What is grandma?
Finish this lyric:
On the banks of the Wabash, ?
What is far away?
Wabash Fun Fact:
The Wabash River is 503 miles long and drains most of Indiana and a significant portion of Illinois.
What instrument is found on coins in Ireland?
What is the harp?
Fun Fact:
The harp is one of the oldest instruments in the world.
6o% of the human body is made up of water.
True
Fun Fact:
Beards are the fastest growing hairs on the human body.
What college is considered to be Indiana's first?
What is Vincennes University.
Vincennes University Fun Fact:
Founded in 1801, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in Indiana.
What language was considered to be the language of scholarship and communication during the medieval times?
What is Latin?
Latin Fun Fact:
Latin was the language of the Roman Empire.
Arthur Franklin Mapes penned our state poem in 1963. What is it called?
What is Indiana?
What band was the first to sell one million records?
What is the Glen Miller Orchestra?
Fun Fact:
The most popular songs are "Moonlight Serenade", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "In the Mood" and "Pennsylvania 6-5000".
The capital of Brazil is Brasilia.
True
Fun Fact:
Brazin contains 25% of the world's rain forest.