Can you Identify these Famous Hoosiers?

Indiana was the birthplace of many famous individuals in entertainment, sports, and history. Test your Hoosier knowledge by identifying the following people:

1. These brothers are famous for building the plane that flew the first controlled, sustained flight in a heavier-than-air craft. The flight lasted twelve seconds and the plane traveled 120 feet.
   
2. This fourteen-year NBA basketball legend, nicknamed “The Big O,” lead his teams to ten playoff appearances, including an NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971.
   
3. This man is the only United States president from Indiana.
   
4. This woman, who has worked for NBC for more than twenty-five years, is one of the most recognizable newswomen in America.
   
5. This actress is most remembered around the world for her role as Carol Brady on The Brady Bunch.
   
6. Born in Mitchell, Indiana, this man was one of the original seven Mercury astronauts selected by NASA in 1959.
   
7. This man, born on a small farm in Indiana, developed what eventually became the top selling brand of popcorn in the United States.
   
8. One of the most admired outlaws in the 1930s and nicknamed “The Gentlemen’s Bandit,” this gangster helped to plan the largest jail break in history from the Indiana State Penitentiary in Michigan City.
   
9. This singer, perhaps most well-known for his moonwalk dance move, began recording under his own name in 1971.
   
10. This driver of the #20 Home Depot car was born in Columbus, Indiana, and won the NASCAR championship in 2002.

Answers:

1. Orville and Wilbur Wright
2. Oscar Robertson
3. Benjamin Harrison
4. Jane Pauley
5. Florence Henderson
6. Gus Grissom
7. Orville Redenbacher
8. John Dillinger
9. Michael Jackson
10. Tony Stewart

Source: http://www.visitindiana.net/big.html

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