INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE CITY OF EVANSVILLE!
There are approximately 126,272 people living in this city, and it is the third largest state in Indiana.
In October we have a wonderful street festival. The streets are filled with every kind of food you can imagine. You can eat such things as ostrich, squid, and even chocolate covered bugs! It is the second largest street festival in the country. Would you be brave enough to eat a bug?
Evansville has two Universities, the University of Evansville and the University of Southern Indiana. The University of Evansville is the home of the Purple Aces. Years ago it was named Evansville College. At that time, it won five national small college basketball championships. Boy, people still talk about that!
There are many other wonderful things to do in Evansville. Visitors enjoy touring the cities museum, zoo, malls, and attending the Otter minor league baseball games. In the summer they enjoy attending Thunder on the Ohio. It is a huge hydroplane race on the Ohio River. People from all over the country come to Evansville to sit on the riverbank and enjoy this fun event held every Fourth of July weekend.
Now test your knowledge of Evansville! Can you name the famous Evansville native? Check the answers at the bottom when you are finished. If you scored a perfect 100% you can call yourself a Hoosier!
1) Name the Bosse graduate who was a fashion icon of the 1970"s.
2) Name the Rex Mundi graduate who played in three Super Bowls.
3) Name the ex-Evansville resident who served as U.S. ambassador to Singapore after two terms as Indiana's governor.
4) Name the Memorial graduate who has a plaque in Monument Park in Yankee Stadium.
5) Name the Central graduate who pitched 14 seasons in the big leagues.
6) Name the University of Evansville graduate who produced the hit television series "Roseanne" and "Home Improvement."
7) Name the Harrison graduate who became the Big Ten's all-time leading scorer in basketball.
8. Name the Harrison graduate who played linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings.
9) Name the Evansville native who is a founding member of the rock band REO Speedwagon.
10) Name the Evansville native who won the 1944 PGA Championship and played on the 1949 Ryder Cup team.
11) Name the UE grad who starred as detective Ron Harris in the TV series "Barney Miller."
12) Name the Evansville native who called the race for CBS when Secretariat clinched the Triple Crown in 1973.
13) Name the Bosse graduate who created Stove Top Stuffing.
14) Name the Evansville native whose poem "The History of the U.S." starts with "In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue..."
15) Name the Bosse graduate who starred as Dr. Cleo Finch in the TV series "ER."
16) Name the Evansville native who appears on Spike TV as a referee for TNA pro wrestling matches.
17) Name the ex-Evansville resident who made a name as an oilman/gambler/developer and friend of Hollywood stars before being murdered in a car bombing.
18) Name the Evansville native who played the deep-voiced tough guy in "Spencer: For Hire."
Answers
1) Roy Halston Frowich, better known as Halston
2) Bob Griese
3) Robert D. Orr
4) Don Mattingly
5) Andy Benes
6) Matt Williams
7) Calbert Cheaney
8) Scott Studwell
9) Neal Doughty
10) Bob Hamilton
11) Ron Glass
12) Chic Anderson
13) Ruth Siems
14) Winifred Sackville Stoner Jr.
15) Michael Michele, whose real name is Michael Williams
16) Daniel Engler, better known as Rudy Charles
17) Ray Ryan
18) Avery Brooks
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