Welcome to our page of Indiana trivia questions! Indiana is a state known for its rich history, diverse culture, and iconic landmarks, making it a fascinating destination for trivia enthusiasts. Our selection of questions covers a wide range of topics including the state's history, culture, geography, and landmarks. Whether you're a native of Indiana or just a curious learner, our trivia questions will help you discover new and exciting information about this great state.
For those interested in the history of Indiana, our trivia questions will take you through the state's past, from its early days as a territory to the present. We also cover the state's famous landmarks such as the Indiana Dunes National Park, the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, and the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art. Culture enthusiasts can learn about the state's diverse cultural heritage, traditional customs, and local art forms.
Indiana's geography and wildlife are also an important part of the state's identity, and our questions cover information about the state's natural wonders like the Hoosier National Forest, the Tippecanoe River and the unique wildlife such as the White-tailed deer and the state bird, the Northern Cardinal.
Our trivia questions are designed to be challenging yet entertaining, making them perfect for individuals, families, or groups of friends. Whether you're looking for a fun way to pass the time or you want to test your knowledge of Indiana, our trivia questions are sure to provide hours of entertainment.
47 Indiana Trivia Questions Ranked From Easiest to Hardest (Updated for 2024)
- Cooked up by the minds behind "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," "The First Shadow" is the subtitle of a London stage prequel to what Hawkins, Indiana-set Netflix spookshow?
Answer: Stranger Things
- At which campus of Indiana University will you find the Jacobs School of Music?
Answer: Bloomington
- “Hammer And Rails” is a podcast on the SB Nation network, dedicated to sports fans of what “P” University located in West Lafayette, Indiana? The school’s mascot is the Boilermakers, and noteworthy alumni include former NFL quarterback Drew Brees, and many astronauts including Neil Armstrong.
Answer: Purdue University
- On May 3, 2022, incumbent Todd Young was the only Republican candidate in the U.S. Senate primary election in which state?
Answer: Indiana
- Born in Wilmington, DE in 1984, actress and comedian Aubrey Plaza is most well-known for her role as the curmudgeonly April Ludgate on what Indiana-based comedy?
Answer: Parks and Recreation
- The following four states border Lake Michigan: Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and what fourth Midwestern U.S. state that’s officially nicknamed “The Prairie State?”
Answer: Indiana
- In 1995, a pair of Indiana alums founded a website called Audionet, which later became Broadcast.com, combining their love of audio broadcasting and Hoosier basketball. One of those Hoosier founders was what now-billionaire and notable "shark?"
Answer: Mark Cuban
- Robert Indiana's most famous work of art, a sculpture with versions in Philadelphia and other cities, is a bright red, blue, and green rendition of what four-letter word?
Answer: Love
- Ask Jack Bauer: the Indianapolis 500 and Monaco Grand Prix make up two-thirds of the Triple Crown of Motorsport, along with a grueling race in Le Mans that lasts for how many hours?
Answer: 24
- What Boston Celtics legend who played for the team from 1979 to 1992 had a nickname that reflected his Indiana origins: "The Hick from French Lick?"
Answer: Larry Bird
- Famously the mayor of South Bend, Indiana from 2012 to 2020, what failed 2020 Presidential candidate is now the United States Secretary of Transportation?
Answer: Pete Buttigieg
- As defined by the U.S. census, the Midwest region includes two subdivisions. One of these includes Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and what other state?
Answer: Indiana
- Matt and Ross Duffer are the directors and producers for what Netflix television series that's set in 1980s Indiana?
Answer: Stranger Things
- Although the NFL's Colts now play in Indianapolis, from 1953 to 1984 they were based in what East Coast city known for its history in horse breeding?
Answer: Baltimore
- The nine stars on the flag of the city of Richmond, Virginia rep states that used to be part of the Virginia Commonwealth. Of those nine, name either one that starts with the letter "I."
Answer: Illinois, Indiana
- If you wanted to travel through three adjacent U.S. states that all started with the same letter, you would have to travel through which three states?
Answer: Indiana, Illinois, Iowa
- Since 2016, the tallest building in Indianapolis has been known by what official name? This is also the name of the tallest building in San Francisco and the name of an enterprise software company.
Answer: Salesforce Tower
- Indiana's Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art has occupied, since 1982, a building designed by what legendary architect behind the Louvre Pyramid?
Answer: I. M. Pei
- The third largest non-governmental cemetery in the United States is located in Indianapolis. What is the name of this somber place?
Answer: Crown Hill Cemetery
- The University of Cambridge offered the first degree in computer science but what Midwestern university had the country’s first computer science department? The school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Answer: Purdue University
- Frankfort is the capital of Kentucky. Which other capital of a U.S. state is closest in distance to Frankfort? We're using "as the crow flies" or haversine distance, rather than driving distance. And we're looking for the city, not the state.
Answer: Indianapolis
- Meaning "valley of paradise" in Spanish, what is the name of both a college and town in Indiana, and a major seaport on the Pacific coastline of Chile?
Answer: Valparaiso
- What “C” term refers to an intact male horse that is four years of age or younger? It is also the name of a member of the NFL franchise based out Indianapolis.
Answer: Colt
- In the 1888 U.S. presidential election, Benjamin Harrison beat Grover Cleveland despite losing the popular vote, in large part thanks to winning two swing states, New York and what Hoosier state?
Answer: Indiana
- In Illinois and Indiana in the late 1880s, a female serial killer murdered at least 14 people she’d lured by placing marriage ads in local papers. Dubbed “Hell’s Belle,” she only stopped killing when she died in a fire in 1908—or did she? What was the name of the murderous mistress who some historians believe faked her death?
Answer: Belle Gunness
- Shared with a U.S. state, what surname was adopted by the artist born Robert Clark? He is perhaps best known for his pop art image “LOVE.”
Answer: Indiana
- Which American grocery store chain with a big bird name has stores in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, and Maryland?
Answer: Giant Eagle
- People born and raised in Indiana, as well as the athletics teams at Indiana University, are known by which name (or demonym)?
Answer: Hoosiers
- With over 482,950 square footage of things to do and see, Indiana is home to the biggest museum for kids in the world—the Children’s Museum is located at 3000 N Meridian Street in which city? (Hint: It’s in the official name of the museum)
Answer: Indianapolis
- Before losing the 2004 election, Joe Kernan was the last Democratic Governor of Indiana. Kernan took over after what two-term Governor died while in office?
Answer: Frank O'Bannon
- What beverage is traditionally chugged by winners of the Indianapolis 500?
Answer: Milk
- What is Indiana's Mount Baldy, the largest of its kind on the shore of Lake Michigan at 126 feet?
Answer: Sand Dune
- What river that branches off the Ohio at the southwest corner of Hamilton County begins where Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana meet?
Answer: Great Miami River
- Described as "a charming 72-year-old patriarch from Indiana," Gerry Turner is the titular love interest in what hit ABC reality series that began airing in September 2023?
Answer: The Golden Bachelor
- Created by the Root Glass Company in Terra Haute, Indiana, the “perfect liquid wrapper” is how industrial designer Raymond Loewy described the iconic bottle shape of what branded soda that was invented in 1886 by a pharmacist in Atlanta?
Answer: Coca-Cola
- Don't stop till you get enough! The concept of individual "beer styles" marked by local practices and flavor profiles was developed in the 70's by what man who shares a name with a certain popstar from Indiana?
Answer: Michael Jackson
- Abraham Lincoln was famously born in Kentucky and lived much of his adult life in Illinois. However, he spent most of his childhood and early teenage years in what third state?
Answer: Indiana
- What Midwestern city was the home of the Studebaker car manufacturer? This city was also featured in the 2019 news cycle due to its presidential hopeful "Mayor Pete."
Answer: South Bend, Indiana
- The largest circulated newspapers of New Jersey, Indiana, Minnesota all contain what four-letter word in their names?
Answer: Star (The Star-Ledger in New Jersey, the Indianapolis Star in Indiana, and the Star Tribune in Minnesota)
- There is only one U.S. state with four syllables in its name that borders zero other states with exactly four syllables. What is this state?
Answer: Indiana
- What famed American science fiction author's "Memorial Library" is located in Indianapolis, the city in which he was born in 1922?
Answer: Kurt Vonnegut
- At over 5 inches, in what month of the year does Indianapolis receive its heaviest precipitation?
Answer: May
- In 1903, The International Brotherhood of Teamsters was created out of the merging of the Teamsters National Union (from Chicago) and the Team Drivers' National Union (from Detroit), and the headquarters was established in what Midwest U.S. city?
Answer: Indianapolis, IN
- Before he founded ServiceNow, what university did Fred Luddy drop out of (in his home state) because he was just spending too much time computer programming to keep up with his studies?
Answer: Indiana University
- Author John Green set his tearjerking 2012 bestseller, "The Fault in Our Stars," in what state capital that is also Green's hometown?
Answer: Indianapolis
- Which American president had such distinct blue eyes and such a cold, stone-faced demeanor that he was popularly known as the "human iceberg?" This man served one term as a U.S. Senator from Indiana and one term as U.S. President.
Answer: Benjamin Harrison
- Which Kent brand with plants in Washington, Indiana, and Iowa is a global corn innovator who contributes to a range of industries (from pharm to table you might say)?
Answer: Grain Processing Corporation
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