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Indiana Multiple Choice Trivia  Questions

1.       What is the capital city of Indiana?  
A.  Fort Wayne
B.  South Bend
C.  Indianapolis
D.  Muncie

2.       A resident of Indiana is known as a what?
A. Hoosier
B.  Indianan
C.  Indian
D.  None of the above

3.       How many soldiers did Indiana contribute to fight and serve in the U.S.  Civil War?
A. 183,358
B. 208,367
C. 116,546
D. 239,654

4.       How many counties does Indiana have?     
A. 86
B. 92
C. 74
D. 97

5.       On what date was Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state?
A. On December 11, 1814
B.  On December 11, 1816
C.  On Jan 25, 1815
D.  On Jan 14, 1816

6.       By area, where does the state of Indiana rank among the US States?
A.   38th largest
B.   36th largest
C.   34th largest
D.   32nd largest

7.       How many coal fired power plants does Indiana have, including the largest coal power plant in the United States, the Gibson Generating Station?
A.  24
B.  21
C.  17
D.  14

8.       What is the largest city in Indiana? 
A.  Fort Wayne
B.  Muncie
C. Indianapolis
D.  Evansville

9.       Indiana manufactured what percentage of total U. S. military armaments manufactured during World War II?
A. 9.3 percent
B. 7.6 percent
C.  5.1 percent
D.  4.5 percent

10.   What is the total area, land and water, in square  miles of the state of  Indiana?
A. 29,564 square miles
B.  31,339 square miles
C.  36,418 square miles
D.  38,897 square miles

11.   What is the average altitude in the state of Indiana?
A. Nearly 600 feet above sea level
B. Almost 425 feet above sea level
C. About 760 feet above sea level
D. About sea level

12.    Which US President was the only President from Indiana?
A.  Rutherford B. Hayes
B.  James Madison
C.  Herbert Hoover
D.  Benjamin Harrison

13.   The point with highest elevation in the state of Indiana is Hoosier Hill in Wayne County at what elevation?
A. 1,257 feet above sea level
B. 880 feet above sea level
C. 660 feet above sea level
D. 375 feet above sea level

14.   Indiana is home to what NFL professional football team?
A.  Colts 
B.  Jets
C.  Rams
D.  Broncos

15.   Indiana is home to which NBA basketball sports team? 
A. Rockets
B. Heat
C. Kings
D. Pacers 

16.   Indiana is bordered on the north by what other US state?
A. Michigan
B.  Wisconsin
C.  Minnesota
D. Wyoming

17.    What is the official Indiana State bird?
A.   Magpie
B.   Eagle
C.   Cardinal
D.  Red winged blackbird

18.   What elevation is the lowest point above sea level, located in Posey County?
A. 475 feet
B. 360 feet
C. 320 feet
D. 135 feet

19.   How many miles long is the Wabash River, which is the longest free-flowing river east of the Mississippi?
A. 227 miles
B.  348 miles
C.  402 miles
D. 475 miles

20.   How many lakes are there  in the state of Indiana.?
A. Almost 750
B.  Over 1,000
C.  About 300
D.  Nearly 1,300

21.   What is the official Indiana State flower?
A.  Peony
B.  Carnation
C.  Rose
D.  Violet

22.   How deep is Tippecanoe Lake, the deepest lake in the state of Indiana?  
A. Almost 1,000 feet
B.  About 350 feet
C.  Nearly 200 feet
D. Nearly 120 feet

23.   What is the official Indiana State stone?
A.  Basalt
B.  Salem Limestone
C.  slate
D.  Granite

24.   In what year did the French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle become the first European to set foot in what is now Indiana?
A.  In 1679
B.  In 1668
C.  In 1683
D.  In 1666

25.   What nationality was the largest immigrant group to settle in Indiana?     
A.  French
B.  Italian
C.  German
D. English

26.   What was the only Civil War battle fought in Indiana? 
A. The Battle of Evansville
B.  The Battle of Indianapolis
C. The Battle of Corydon
D. The Battle of Red Forest

27.   What is the official Indiana State tree?
A.  Tulip Poplar
B.  Douglas Fir
C.  White Birch
D.  Magnolia

28.   What is the record high temperature for Indiana set on July 14, 1936 at Collegeville?
A. 122 °F
B.  119 °F
C.  116 °F
D.  112 °F

29.   Indiana is bordered on the east by which US state?
A.  Iowa
B.  Illinois
C. Wyoming
D. Ohio

30.   The Native American tribes of Indiana sided with "who" during  the  Seven Years' War?
A.  The British
B.  The colonists
C.  The Germans
D.  The French Canadians

31.    What is Indiana's average annual rainfall?
A.  20 inches
B.  30 inches
C.  40 inches
D.  50 inches

32.   Which state borders Indiana on the west? 
A.  Ohio
B.  Illinois
C.  Montana
D.  Iowa

33.   What is the record low temperature for the state of Indiana  recorded on January 19, 1994 at New Whiteland?
A.  -33 °F
B.  −36 °F   
C.  -27 °F
D.  -21 °F

34.   What is the official Indiana state river?
A.  Ohio River
B.  Maumee
C.  White
D.  Wabash

Answers:

1.  C
2.  A
3.  B
4.  B
5.  B
6.  A
7.  A
8.  C
9.  D
10.  C
11.  C
12.  D
13.  A
14.  A
15.  D
16.  A
17.  C
18.  C
19.  D
20.  B
21.  A
22.  D
23.  B
24.  A
25.  C