Q 01/05

Indianapolis is the capital and county seat of which county?

A) Marion

B) Hamilton

C) Hendricks

D) Johnson

Answer · why

A) Marion

Indianapolis is the county seat of Marion County; a 1970 city-county consolidation merged most county government with the city's, making the two nearl...

Q 02/05

In what year was Indianapolis established as a planned city for Indiana's state government?

A) 1866

B) 1821

C) 1836

D) 1851

Answer · why

B) 1821

Indianapolis was founded in 1821 on a central site chosen to house the state government, which did not move in from the old capital until 1825.

Q 03/05

Who platted the original mile-square city with Elias Pym Fordham?

A) Ovid Butler

B) Samuel Henderson

C) Alexander Ralston

D) Pierre L'Enfant

Answer · why

C) Alexander Ralston

Alexander Ralston, who had assisted Pierre L'Enfant in surveying Washington, D.C., drew the Mile Square plat with four diagonal avenues radiating from...

Q 04/05

Where was Indiana's state capital before it moved to Indianapolis in 1825?

A) Vincennes

B) Madison

C) Fort Wayne

D) Corydon

Answer · why

D) Corydon

Corydon served as Indiana's capital from statehood in 1816 until 1825, and its old limestone capitol survives as a state historic site.

Q 05/05

Which Indianapolis nickname doubles as Indiana's official state motto?

A) Crossroads of America

B) Gateway to the West

C) Queen City

D) Mile High City

Answer · why

A) Crossroads of America

Crossroads of America is both a nickname for Indianapolis and, since 1937, Indiana's official state motto, reflecting the city's role as a rail and in...