This Kokomo inventor built one of the first gasoline-powered cars in 1894.
Who is Elwood Haynes?
Terre Haute native who founded the American Railway Union and ran for president five times.
Who is Eugene V. Debs?
Indiana’s largest immigrant group in the 1800s, known for their beer gardens and parishes.
Who were the Germans?
Term for Indiana’s deep love of high-school basketball.
What is “Hoosier Hysteria”?
This term describes Hoosiers as hardworking, independent, and community minded.
What is “The Indiana Way”?
This famous line, “To be or not to be,” comes from which Shakespeare play?
What is Hamlet?
This Muncie family made their fortune producing glass canning jars.
Who are the Ball Brothers?
These groups, including the UAW, fought for better wages, hours, and safety.
What are labor unions?
This early immigrant group-built canals and railroads before working in city factories.
Who were the Irish?
This Bloomington musician wrote “Stardust” and helped define Indiana jazz.
Who is Hoagy Carmichael?
Indiana’s only U.S. President, serving 1889–1893.
Who is Benjamin Harrison?
This pop star is known as the “Queen of Pop” and sang hits like Like a Prayer and Material Girl.
Who is Madonna?
This South Bend company evolved from wagon-making to automobile manufacturing.
What is Studebaker?
Gary superintendent who introduced the “work-study-play” model.
Who is William A. Wirt?
The migration of Black families to the north for factory jobs in cities like Gary and Indianapolis.
What is the Great Migration?
Richmond studio that recorded early jazz and blues artists.
What is Gennett Studios?
Legendary coach who led UCLA to 10 national titles but grew up in Indiana.
Who is John Wooden?
In Jurassic Park, scientists brought dinosaurs back to life using DNA found in this tiny, bloodsucking insect.
What is a mosquito?
Known as the “City of the Century,” this steel town was founded by U.S. Steel in 1906.
What is Gary, Indiana?
Early 1900s reform movement focused on political and social change.
What is the Progressive Era?
She became America’s first Black female millionaire with her Indianapolis hair-care company.
Who is Madam C. J. Walker?
This luxury resort in Orange County was famous for its mineral water and hidden gambling.
What is French Lick Springs Hotel?
Painter of Indiana landscapes and member of the Hoosier Group.
Who is T.C. Steele?
In The Lord of the Rings, this tiny hero destroys the One Ring.
Who is Frodo Baggins?
These Indiana industries relied on a short-lived natural-gas boom that ended around 1901 due to wasteful burning.
What is the Gas Belt / glass industry?
This issue led to new child-labor laws and the creation of safer schools for working-class children.
What is factory working conditions / labor reform?
Immigrant-founded Indianapolis restaurant famous for corned-beef sandwiches.
What is Shapiro’s Delicatessen?
The strict 1925 Indiana law banning even possession of alcohol, backed by the KKK.
What is the “Bone Dry” Law?
The 1954 state-title victory by this small-town school inspired the movie, Hoosiers.
What is Milan High School?
This 1920s Indiana leader’s criminal conviction exposed Klan corruption and ended its political control.
Who is D. C. Stephenson?

What is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?