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Indiana Quick Quiz
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Who is the "bird woman" who made an Indiana swamp famous?
- Who is the gentleman from Kokomo who invented stainless steel and the horseless carriage?
- Who is the Crawfordsville native that authored The Hoosiers and The House of a Thousand Candles.
- Who is the Hoosier farm boy that became America's favorite WWII war correspondent?
Answers Below
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August 31, 1928 Canned tomato juice was offered for the first time by the Kemp Brothers of Kokomo, in response to a physician’s need for baby food.
September 2, 1911 Madame C. J. Walker applied for incorporation of her cosmetics company in Indianapolis. She became the first woman millionaire in the U.S.
September 2, 1925 Governor Ed Jackson made the first purchase of 106 acres for land that would become Dunes State Park
September 4, 1972 Swimmer Mark Spitz of Indiana University won his 7th gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Munich. He set new world records in all seven events in which he competed
Where in Indiana
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Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken in Vevay, along the Ohio River.
"The ripest peach is highest on the tree."
-James Whitcomb Riley
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Answers: 1. Gene Stratton-Porter 2. Elwood Haynes 3. Meredith Nicholson 4. Ernie Pyle
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