Indiana Facts
States and Capitals
Beringia
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100

The Indiana state bird.

What is the cardinal? 

100

Indiana

What is Indianapolis?

100

The name given to the large animals the people who trekked across Beringia were following.

What is megafauna? 

100

The first President of the United States.

Who is George Washington? 

100

A system of government in which the citizens have the power to vote for their leaders.

What is a democracy? 

200

The flag of Indiana has this many stars to signify its admission as a state.

What is 19? 

200

Kentucky.

What is Frankfort?


200

The main prey animals for the people who crossed Beringia were these large creatures that are similar in appearance to elephants. 

What are mammoths/mastodons? 

200

The 16th President of the United States.

Who is Abraham Lincoln? 

200

A decade is this many years.

What is 10?

300

The first professional game of this sport was played in Fort Wayne, Indiana on May 4, 1871.

What is baseball? 

300

Wisconsin.

What is Madison? 

300

The people who crossed Beringia followed their food to survive, making them this type of group. 

What are nomads? 

300

A century is this many years.

What is one hundred? 

300
A plant makes its own food through this process.

What is photosynthesis? 

400

No one can say for sure where this nickname for residents of Indiana comes from, but it may have been coined in the aftermath of a bar fight.

What is Hoosier? 

400

California.

What is Sacramento? 

400

Once the people settled in Mesoamerica, they primarily grew this crop. 

What is maize/corn? 

400

This is the most important line of latitude.

What is the Equator? 

400

To convert waste into usable material.

What is recycle? 

500

Next time you go to the movies, remember that 90% of the world's supply of this snack is made in Indiana. 

What is popcorn? 

500

Utah.

What is Salt Lake City?

500

The most ancient civilization in the Americas, this group is known for the enormous stone heads they sculpted. 

Who are the Olmecs?  

500

True or false: Mass can be created but never destroyed.

What is false? Matter can never be created nor destroyed. 

500

This group boarded the Mayflower to come to the new world to seek religious freedom.

Who are the pilgrims?