Q 01/05

In what year did Indiana become a state?

A) 1816

B) 1821

C) 1837

D) 1846

Answer · why

A) 1816

President James Madison signed off on December 11, and Indiana came in as the 19th state.

Q 02/05

What is the official demonym for a resident of Indiana?

A) Buckeye

B) Wolverine

C) Sooner

D) Hoosier

Answer · why

D) Hoosier

Its origin is still debated, but John Finley's 1833 poem 'The Hoosier's Nest' helped make it stick.

Q 03/05

Which town was Indiana's first state capital, before the seat of government moved in 1825?

A) Vincennes

B) Madison

C) Corydon

D) Fort Wayne

Answer · why

C) Corydon

The 1816 constitution named it the capital, and the delegates who wrote that constitution met there for just 19 days.

Q 04/05

What is Indiana's state motto?

A) Gateway to the West

B) The Heart of It All

C) Land of Lincoln

D) Crossroads of America

Answer · why

D) Crossroads of America

It comes from the highways, railroads and canals that converged on Indianapolis.

Q 05/05

Which bird is Indiana's state bird?

A) Eastern bluebird

B) American robin

C) Northern cardinal

D) Baltimore oriole

Answer · why

C) Northern cardinal

Seven states chose it, more than any other species, and the Amtrak train that runs through them is named after it.