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Multiple Choice City Quiz - Indianapolis
Can you correctly answer these multiple choice questions about Indiana's capital city?
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Last updated: May 3, 2025
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1. Indianapolis was founded as a...
Indianapolis was founded in 1821 near the state center to replace Vincennes
French trading post and mission to the Miami Nation
Planned capital city for a fledgling Indiana
British fort to protect the Ohio River Valley
Western gateway for pioneers entering the Northwest Territory
2. Which of these is a nickname of Indianapolis?
Due to the high number of major roads which intersect there
Limestone City
Crossroads of America
The Hoosier Heart
America's Finest City
3. Which major Indianapolis suburb is noted for its New Urbanism and a high number of roundabouts?
Carmel is also one of the fastest growing and best cities in America to live in
Carmel
Fort Wayne
Terre Haute
Muncie
4. Which of these is NOT a tradition associated with the Indianapolis 500?
Slamming the victor's face with an Indiana sugar cream pie
Kissing the original speedway bricks
Singing of "Back Home Again in Indiana"
Victor chugging an ice-cold bottle of milk
5. Which of the following is NOT associated with the USS Indianapolis, a ship which served in World War II?
Sinking the battleship Yamato, the most powerful in the Japanese fleet
Its disastrous sinking, after which many shipmates were eaten by sharks
Carrying the nuclear bombs Fat Boy and Little Man across the Pacific
Spearheading island hopping on the Aleutian Islands
6. "Unigov" is a colloquial name for the municipal government. What does Unigov refer to?
Unigov was enacted in 1970 and excluded certain cities such as Speedway or Lawrence
The unicameral (single chamber) legislature which was merged in the 1970s
The surprisingly frequent bipartisanship between both major parties
A government-funded program for first-generation students to attend university
The consolidated city-county administration with Marion County
7. Indianapolis is noted for all but which of the following landmarks?
The city hosts the world's largest children's museum and the largest collection of war memorials outside DC
War memorials
Farmers markets
Children's museum
A prominent circle at its center
8. Robert F. Kennedy is often credited with preventing riots stemming from what?
Kennedy was campaigning in the city and gave an impromptu speech about racial unity and peace
Passing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Conscription for the Vietnam War
9. Which of these vice presidents is NOT from Indianapolis?
Fairbanks was the namesake of the Alaskan city; Agnew was from Baltimore
Mike Pence
Spiro Agnew
Dan Quayle
Charles W. Fairbanks
10. Butler University is famous for which of the following?
Hinkle Fieldhouse is notably featured in the climax of the 1986 film Hoosiers
Being the alma mater of Neil Armstrong and Amelia Earhart
One of the oldest and largest basketball stadiums still in use
One of the most celebrated college lacrosse programs
A golden dome on top of its main building
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