So it is only my second installment of Tuesday Trivia, and it already slipped my mind until today, Thursday. So better late than never here goes Tuesday's belated trivia, which focuses on little known facts about Indiana counties.
1. What is the largest county in Indiana in terms of square miles?
a. Madison
b. Marion
c. Allen
d. Vanderburg
2. What of the following is the smallest county in Indiana in terms of square miles?
a. Ohio
b. Delaware
c. Switzerland
d. Fayette
3. Which county contains the geographic center of Indiana?
a. Marion
b. Hamilton
c. Boone
d. Hendricks
4. How many Indiana counties bear the same name as an American President?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10
5. In which Indiana county did Lincoln live while growing up?
a. Harrison
b. Perry
c. Pike
d. Spencer
Again, no fair googling.
4 comments:
1. A
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. D
Hoo-boy. How humiliating. I guessed at ALL of them. Tsk, tsk. Too long since fourth grade.
1. c.
2. c.
3. a.
4. b.
5. d.
Here are the answers:
1. What is the largest county in Indiana in terms of square miles?
a. Madison
b. Marion
c. Allen
d. Vanderburg
Answer: c; Allen County is by far the biggest at 657.25 square miles.
2. What of the following is the smallest county in Indiana in terms of square miles?
a. Ohio
b. Delaware
c. Switzerland
d. Fayette
Answer: a; Ohio County is a charming county on the Ohio River in SE Indiana. It is only 86.72 square miles and the smallest Indiana county.
3. Which county contains the geographic center of Indiana?
a. Marion
b. Hamilton
c. Boone
d. Hendricks
Answer: c; I have always been under the impression that is correct, and still believe it is, but some of the research points to Marion County. I think if you look on a map Marion County is slightly too far south to be the center.
4. How many Indiana counties bear the same name as an American President?
a. 7
b. 8
c. 9
d. 10
Answer: d; Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Jackson, Harrison, Grant, Johnson, and Clinton. That was a bit of a trick question. Notice I didn't say the county was named after the President.
5. In which Indiana county did Lincoln live while growing up?
a. Harrison
b. Perry
c. Pike
d. Spencer
Answer: d
I knew number one, but typed in the wrong answer. Such is the way it goes when one answers with a letter and doesn't check their work. ;)
I take issue with the answer to number three. It is in the northwest part of Marion County at:
Longitude: 86° 16.0'W
Latitude: 39° 53.7'N
That works out to be a few blocks northeast of I-465 and W. 71st St.
If you used the USGS, they claim that they don't know/don't care/can't figure "geographic centers" of states (even though they publish a list). Typical bureaucracy.
Another fun test. :)
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