Indiana Trivia (Trivia Fun) (Trivia Fun)

By Ernie Couch and Jill Couch

Book Overview

Indiana is the home of Notre Dame University in South Bend, the largest children's museum in the world, and the Indianapolis 500 race track. David Letterman and Dan Quayle are from Indiana, which calls itself the crossroads of America. First published in 1989, Indiana Trivia has been revised for this updated edition and includes more than 1,200 fascinating questions and answers about the Hoosier State such as: Where was the Studebaker automobile manufactured? What animal appears on the state seal of Indiana? Who wrote Ben Hur?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558530266
• ISBN13: 9781558530263
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Rutledge Hill Press
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Fun for Hoosiers and Ex-Hoosiers

This nifty little book is stuffed with all kinds of strange and wonderful facts about Indiana, some more strange than wonderful. It is arranged by topic (pretty heavy on basketball and other sports) and the format is question and answer. The production is a little cheesy but that doesn't interfere with the fun of reading it. I'm not knowledgeable enough on Indiana trivia, especially sports, to be able to pick holes in the book and thus spoil the fun of reading it. There is, however, one gross error -- the book says that the University of Notre Dame admitted its first women students in 1972 -- wrong. Both laywomen and religious have been admitted to the university at least since World War I, and a couple of nuns even attended in the 1860s. I was one of several women admitted full time on the graduate program in 1968, joining others who were already there. As someone who grew up in Indiana, I couldn't resist this book and I enjoyed it. It should certainly appeal to both current residents of the state and those of us who have left Indiana -- maybe especially to those of us who have left and want a nostalgia fix.

Fun Hoosier Facts

Pretty basic Hoosier trivia but my nephew loved it. He goes to college in Angola and for that tidbit I made the purchase.

Things you didn't learn in Indiana History class in school.

I grew up in the wonderful Hoosier state, moved to Nebraska, and now Colorado. There are many interesting trivia questions which one would not necessarily even associate with Indiana. If you're a true Hoosier, it's worth the reading.