Indiana Trivia
All Around our State
This Land is Our Land
Early Days
Conflicts and Hostilities
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The state capital of Indiana
What is Indianapolis
100
Fertile rolling plains located in Central Indiana
What is Central Till Plains
100
High ridges formed by melting glaciers
What is moraines
100
French explorer who was the first European to set foot in Indiana in 1679
Who is Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
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A war, which started in 1754, that was really between England and France, but Indians were involved on both sides
What is the French and Indian War
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Indiana's state motto
What is The Crossroads of America
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State on Indiana's eastern border
What is Ohio
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Indiana's northwest border touches this Great Lake
What is Lake Michigan
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The first permanent settlement in Indiana it was established by Jesuit missionaries around 1732
What is Vincennes
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He led American soldiers who defeated the English and captured Fort Sackville during the Revoluntionary War
Who is George Rogers Clark
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Indiana's nickname
What is the Hoosier State
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The highest point in Indiana was named this by the General Assembly on July 1, 1993
What is Hoosier High Point
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One of the largest dunes on Lake Michigan's shore, it is called the smoking dune because the sand blowing off the top looks like wisps of smoke
What is Mount Baldy
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On July 13, 1787, Congress established this which included Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota
What is the Northwest Territory
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General "Mad Anthony" Wayne led the soldiers who defeated the Miami Indians at this battle in 1794
What is the Battle of Fallen Timbers
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Indiana means this
What is Land of the Indians
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State on Indiana's northern border
What is Michigan
400
River that forms Indiana's southern border
What is the Ohio River
400
British fort built in 1763 in Vincennes
What is Fort Sackville
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After losing this 1811 battle, the Indians of the Great Lakes were no longer united in their efforts to stop settlers
What is the Battle of Tippecanoe
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Indiana's state song
What is On the Banks of the Wabash Far Away
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Indiana's western border state
What is Illinios
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It is the largest natural lake in the state
What is Lake Wawasee
500
Territory established in 1800 which included Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and parts of Minnesota and Michigan
What is the Indiana Territory
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More than 10,000 Hoosiers died during this war in the 1940's
What is World War II
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