Who's and Where's of Illinois and Indiana Colleges Quiz

Answer: Vincennes University

On November 29, 1806, it was assimilated by the legislature of the Indiana Territory as Vincennes University. It was founded by future U.S. president William Henry Harrison, making it as one of only three colleges founded by U.S. presidents. The University at Buffalo and the University of Virginia are the only others. They are called the Trailblazers.

Answer: West Lafayette, Indiana

The Purdue Boilermakers of the Big Ten Conference are located in West Lafayette, Indiana. Local Lafayette businessman, John Purdue, donated land and money to get the school started. The Morrill Land-Grant Acts were founded to allow the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states whose primary focus was on agricultural and mechanical studies.

Brees played in the NFL for 20 years, mostly for the New Orleans Saints.

Answer: Bloomington, Indiana

Indiana University Hoosiers are part of the Big Ten Conference. The fictional movie, "Breakin' Away", was about a group of local guys (Cutters) who entered (and won) the Little 500 bicycling race at Indiana University. Writer Suzanne Collins also graduated from there. The flagship campus is in Bloomington.

Answer: Bloomington, Illinois

The Illinois Wesleyan Spartans are officially located in Bloomington, Illinois, even though Bloomington and Normal are twin cities. Adlai Stevenson I was the 23rd vice-president of the United States from March 4, 1893, to March 3, 1897. His son, Adlai Stevenson II was chosen as the Democratic nominee for president for 1952 and 1956 but lost to Dwight D. Eisenhower both times by large margins.

State Farm Insurance is Bloomington's largest employer.

Answer: Laurie Metcalf

The Illinois State Redbirds of the Missouri Valley Conference. Officially located in Normal. It was originally founded as Illinois State Normal University. Their fight song is "Go, You Redbirds!" Jackie Metcalf worked her way through the profession by beginning her career with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. She went to college with John Malkovich and Gary Sinise.

Answer: True

Bird was also known as "the Hick from French Lick". Famed basketball coach John Wooden coached at Indiana State before taking the position at UCLA where he won 10 NCAA national championships. Indiana State University is located in Terre Haute.

Answer: Marine Corps

In 2023, Western Illinois University Leathernecks joined the Ohio Valley Conference. They are a public university. They are the only non-military institution in the nation who has the rights and permission from the Department of the Navy to use the United States Marine Corps official seal and nickname "the Leathernecks." WIU is located in Maycomb, Illinois.

Answer: University of Notre Dame

The sports teams are known as "The Fighting Irish". It is a private Catholic research university. Some of its landmarks are the Golden Dome main building, the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, and Notre Dame Stadium. The football stadium is located in South Bend, Illinois. It was built under the help of famous coach Knute Rockne.

Answer: Watches

Originally named the Bradley Polytechnic Institute in 1897, Bradley University was founded by philanthropist Lydia Moss Bradley in memory of Tobias, who was her husband and their six children. Sadly all of whom died before Mrs. Bradley, leaving her a widow without any children.

Parsons Horological School was first located in LaPorte, Indiana. At the time it was the first watchmaking school in America.

Jerry Krause, who was a General Manager for the Chicago Bulls during Michael Jordan's time, also managed the Bulls to six NBA Championships.

The Bradley University Braves of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Answer: John C. Reilly

Reilly was born in the southside of Chicago. He attended the Theater School at DePaul. Back in 1998, DePaul had the largest enrolment of any Catholic university in North America. The two main campuses are in The Loop and Lincoln Park. The athletic teams are called the "Blue Demons".