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This author has a museum dedicated to him within walking distance of our office.

Who is Kurt Vonnegut

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This is the theme for this year's Indiana State Fair.

What is Soundtrack of Summer?

200

The first professional baseball game was played in this Indiana city.

What is Fort Wayne?

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There's more than corn in Indiana, but this famous brand was popped into existence in 1959.

What is Jiffy Pop?

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This iconic character shares a name with the Hoosier State. 

Who is Indiana Jones

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This Hoosier journalist (who has a Hall named after him on IU's campus) was famous for his wartime columns, for which he won a Pulitzer Prize.

Who is Ernie Pyle?

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This music act made fans go bug-eyed at the 1964 State Fair.

Who are The Beatles?

400

This Hoosier US President has a historic site often visited by the HQ walking group.

Who is Benjamin Harrison?

400

The public was pumped about this invention originally developed in Fort Wayne in 1885.

What is the gas pump?

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This popular show is set in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana in the 1980s.

What is Stranger Things?

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There was no fault in this contemporary author's stars, he's sold 50 millions copies of his books worldwide.

Who is  John Green

600

This many people visited the Indiana State Fair last year.

What is 854,000?

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This cosmetics maven was the first female millionaire in Indiana (and the United States!).

Who is Madam CJ Walker?

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This raggedy doll has been in continuous production since 1918.

What is Raggedy Anne?

600

This movie starred the late Gene Hackman as basketball coach Norman Dale. 

What is Hoosiers?

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This Indiana cartoonist created the comic strip Little Abner.

Who is Al Capp?

800

This Indianapolis park hosted the first Indiana State Fair.

What is Military Park?

800

When did Indiana become a State?

What is 1816?

800

Indiana is famous for automotive innovation producing the cruise control, tilt steering wheel, heaters, and this device for watching your back.

What is the rearview mirror?

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This 1993 movie is based on a true story about the University of Notre Dame football team.

What is Rudy?

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This Indiana author wrote best selling novel turned movie, Ben-Hur.

Who is Lew Wallace

1200

The State Fair has much interesting cuisine including deep fried twinkies, butter, and Oreos. This was voted the Taste of the Fair winner in 2024.

What is the Fried Sugar Biscuit n' BBQ with Apple Butter Sauce.

1200

This Southern Indiana town used to be the State capitol?

What is Corydon.

1200

This invention, named after it's inventor, was first used by the Union Army during the Civil War.

What is the Gatling Gun?

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This 1979 movie based on a true story and shot in Bloomington is about the Little 500 bike race. 

What is Breaking Away?

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