Armstrong kids Indiana

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  1. 3. The state developed and began using a seal in 1801 but did not vote to make the ______ (legitimate, actual) until 1963
  2. 6. Indiana just might be the only state with so many professional baseball teams not in the Major Leagues. The five ____(lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance) league teams are the Evansville Otters, the Fort Wayne Tin Caps, the Gary Southshore Railcats, the Indianapolis Indians, and the South Bend Silver Hawks. Not one team in Indiana has ever been a club in the Major Leagues. Not one.
  3. 8. During the Civil War, Indiana was particularly crucial in helping slaves escape to freedom. The community of Newport (now called Fountain City) was considered the "grand central station" of the __________ (ˈinfəməs)Underground Railroad.
  4. 9. No other county anywhere in Indiana, or anywhere else in the0 world for that matter, has more covered bridges than Historic Parke County. There are 32 of those covered bridges in the county alone. That's actually why Indiana's considered the "Covered Bridge Capital of the World." The fundamental structural purpose for covering a bridge is to shield the trusses and deck from the elements. Because wooden bridges with exposed superstructures are vulnerable to rot, covering and roofing the bridges protects the trusses from the _______, and so they last longer.
  5. 11. The famous explorers Lewis and _____ began their famous exploration in Fort Vincennes in Indiana
  6. 12. One of the biggest mysteries ever in Indiana was where the name "Hoosier" ever came from. This explanation came close, when a _____ (see note at the end of this clue...)from Richmond, Virginia, by the name of Sarah Harvey had written in an 1835 letter about the "old settlers in Indiana…called 'Hooshers.'" She explained that a 'Hoosher' was actually a type of cabin called a 'Hoosher nest,' and that's what those settlers lived in. That sounds pretty accurate, but still to this day, people debate about the nickname of every Indiana resident. (George Fox, founder of the Society of Friends in England, recorded that in 1650 “Justice Bennet of Derby first called us Quakers because we bid them tremble at the word of God.” It is likely that the name, originally derisive, was also used because many early Friends, like other religious enthusiasts, themselves trembled in their religious meetings and showed other physical manifestations of religious emotion.)
  7. 13. Those public schools in Indiana fare well socially for students for one good reason: the state actually prohibits "________,"(ˈɡäsəp-casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true) and talking behind someone's back.
  8. 14. Back in 1934 John Dillinger, a famous _____ (member of a gan), escaped from Lake County Jail in Crown Point, IN by holding up the security guards with a pistol. Not a real pistol, but a pistol carved out of a wooden block. During the 1930s Depression, many Americans, nearly helpless against forces they didn’t understand, made heroes of outlaws who took what they wanted at gunpoint. Of all the lurid desperadoes of that era, one man, John Herbert Dillinger, came to evoke this Gangster Era and stirred mass emotion to a degree rarely seen in this country.
  9. 16. Everyone's favorite cartoon cat _______found his first home in Indiana, believe it or not. His creator, Jim Davis, was actually from Marion, IN.
  10. 17. One fateful day on October 6, 1866, a particular gang by the name of the "Reno Brothers" thought it might be a good idea to rob a train. They did it right in Jackson County in Indiana, making off with a hefty $13,000. It was the first train _______ (ˈräb(ə)rē) ever in history.
  11. 18. The first state to have a ______ (small place to worship) in its capital)
  12. 19. only a few seasons, most Hoosiers have lost all faith that the weather will actually do what it’s supposed to. It’s not a question of whether or not the sun will be out, it’s a question of whether or not it will snow, rain, and hit 70 degrees in a single day. If you look in your trunk and you’re carrying clothing items from four different seasons at the same time, you may have spent too much time in the Hoosier State.
  13. 21. Indiana’s racing legacy runs deep. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 1909, and the first race held before construction on the oval was completed was between helium gas-filled balloons. The Indy 500 has been called the largest single-day sporting event in the world in terms of attendance, with an estimated 350,000 spectators flocking to the stadium in ________ (the city got its name from the race track), Indiana, every year for the 200-lap Memorial Day weekend race.
  14. 22. You know you're a hoosieer if You Know To Trust The Weather Report Less Than A Shady Salesman
  15. 24. Oddly enough, in Indiana, mustaches are illegal as long as the bearer of mustaches has a troubling addiction toward ____ (touch with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, reverence, or greeting.) people. Pucker up, Grandpa would be in trouble for smooching Grandma!
  16. 25. Your mom has Marcella Gruelle of Indianapolis to thank for her large ______ Ann and Andy dolls, Marcella created the doll back in 1914 (just a few years before your mom was born :) )
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  1. 1. What Time is it? You just might be confused in Indiana, as the state's one of thirteen in the country to be divided by more than one time zone. Even funnier is that there's still a debate on which regions of Indiana should be whatever time. Currently, most of the state observes EST, but six counties near Chicago and six near Evansville follow CST (which stands for _______ standard time).
  2. 2. The two main schools of the state – Indiana University and Purdue University – wanted to stand out among the many institutions of the U.S., by signifying their _______ (rīvəlrē) in such a way that it would make many raise an eyebrow with puzzlement. Both schools decided that they would take a bucket surrounded with numerous metallic I's and P's, to make it look like a trophy. It's called the "oaken bucket," and both schools battle over it every year during football season.
  3. 4. A fact that is hotly contested by Cheyenne Wyoming -- The first city in the United States to use electric street lights was Wabash, Indiana, in 1880. The population at the time was 320, but an estimated 10,000 people showed up to witness the lighting of the lamps for the _____ (earliest) time.
  4. 5. True of False: The name "Indiana" stands for Land of the Indians
  5. 7. It is a _______ (extremely surprising) but true fact the the actual North Pole actually doesn't get any letters for Santa Claus. Believe it or not thousands of them are sent to the town of Santa Claus Indiana each and every one of those letters do get a reply!
  6. 8. “America’s oldest magazine,” The Saturday Evening Post, is headquartered in ______ (see note at end of clue). The magazine is probably best known for its iconic covers, 323 of which were painted by Norman Rockwell over the course of five decades.NOTE: The name this city is derived from the state's name, Indiana (meaning "Land of the Indians", or simply "Indian Land"), and polis, the Greek word for "city." Jeremiah Sullivan, justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, is credited with coining the name.
  7. 10. This professional version of this game that uses a round stick between 24 and 34 inches long and a ball weighing 142 to 149 grams that is traditinally white with red stitching was first played in Fort Wayne Indiana on May 4, 1871.
  8. 15. Indiana bred _____(vīs)Presidents in the late 19th to early 20th century. An unofficial nickname for the state was “Mother of _____ Presidents,” because in 10 of the 13 elections between 1868 and 1916, there was a man from Indiana on the ballot.
  9. 18. The state motto is the _______ (place where roads cross) of America.
  10. 20. If it wasn't for Indiana, New York's Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, the Pentagon, the U.S. Treasury, and many other buildings right in Washington D.C. would never exist. 14 state capitols would never be erected either, all because Indiana's home to a sea of limestone deep below the earth. It happens to have one of the richest deposits of that type of stone found anywhere on the planet. Limestone is a ______ (ˌsedəˈmen(t)ərē) rock composed principally of calcium carbonate (calcite) or the double carbonate of calcium and magnesium (dolomite). It is commonly composed of tiny fossils, shell fragments and other fossilized debris.
  11. 23. If you like popcorn, particularly Orville Redenbacher, know that all of that popcorn mainly comes from Indiana. 90 ______(%) of the world's popcorn, in fact. Redenbacher himself was actually born in Brazil, Indiana, too.