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This term describes an Indiana native.
What is a Hoosier?
This second-best selling book in the world also happens to be my favorite. Although originally published in French, this novella has been translated more than any other book, excluding the bible.
What is The Little Prince?
Riley's birthday.
June 26th
Riley's favorite movie featuring George Clooney and Meryl Streep as anthropomorphic forest dwellers with a soundtrack by the Beach Boys.
What is Fantastic Mr. Fox?
Andrew Jackson's pet parrot, Polly, is famously known for this thing. Polly was famously ejected from Jackson's funeral for this reason.
What is cursing/swearing?
This city boasts the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and has been home to the Indy 500 since the town's founding in 1912.
What is Speedway?
This British author formed a style of social criticism by creating dystopian worlds in his novels. This author's work is often alluded to using watchful eyes, livestock, and Big Brother.
Who is George Orwell?
Riley's favorite food.
What is cauliflower?
Shelly Duvall was nominated Worst Actress for her role in this film. She starred in this thriller alongside Jack Nicholson with the line "Here's Johnny".
What is The Shining?
This president is one of three to have never kept a pet in the White House. This president has his own personal Vodka brand, board game, and Hollywood star.
Who is Donald Trump?
This Indiana State motto adopted in 1937 also happens to be the title of a mural at my elementary school.
What is the Crossroads of America?
This author has the most media adaptations of any writer, with 22/66 novels seeing the big screen. Her mystery and detective stories have been re-imagined since the first adaptation in 1934.
Who is Agatha Christie?
The official instagram handle for Riley's spam.
What is smiley spam?
This film produced by and starring Henry Fonda includes 12 main cast members, many of whom appeared in the Twilight Zone playing similarly frustrated characters.
What is 12 angry men?
Abraham Lincoln was the first president to house this species in the White House. This pet was growing in popularity and was traditionally used for pest management.
What is cat?
The Indiana State song composed by Paul Dresser in remembrance of the river where he grew up.
What is On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away?
This author is known for works such as The Pearl, East of Eden, and Grapes of Wrath.
Who is John Steinbeck?
The number of kids in the family that Riley nannies for.
What is 3?
This movie with co-stars Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson is one of 12 that the two both appear in. Iconic moments from this film include a school for ants, a gasoline fight, and blue steel.
What is Zoolander?
This president kept the most pets in the White House in a single term. He was known for keeping hyenas, zebras, and a one-legged rooster. He also famously brought the family pony up the newly installed elevators to visit his sick son.
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
This famous actor was raised in Mishawaka, Indiana, graduating from Mishawaka High School in 2001. After a brief stint in the Marines, this actor started off on Broadway before becoming a star in the second biggest media franchise in the US.
What is Adam Driver?
Famous for penning the line "Call me Ishmael", this American Author is also known for works such as Benito Cereno and the Confidence Man.
Who is Herman Melville.
Riley's favorite historical figure. Though a Scottish native, this botanist and geologist is deemed the "Father of the US National Forest System".
Who is John Muir?
This film features Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, and Larry the Cable Guy as lead characters. A 2006 family movie is a Pixar classic, with two sequels and a spinoff movie.
What is Cars?
Martin Van Buren was gifted two of this species by the Sultan of Oman in 1837. The two cubs he received were later sent to a zoo by order of congress.
What is tiger?