Who Can Solve These 'Hard' Indiana Jeopardy! Clues?

It's not really inaccurate to call legendary quiz show Jeopardy! "the great equalizer" in a certain respect. For example, I had college classes with a former Jeopardy! contestant who won a couple of games back in the 1990s.

Also, on a couple of occasions, my hometown of Owensboro KY has been mentioned in Jeopardy! clues about Johnny Depp and bluegrass music. See? It's "the great equalizer." Who knows how many millions of Americans can relate to something or someone they could see on Jeopardy!?

How Jeopardy! Writers Come Up With Clues

Ever since the iconic game show debuted--minus a few years in the 1970s and 1980s--gazillions of clues have come across our screens, and you HAVE to wonder where they come from. In 2017, Vulture spoke to then-head-writer-now-editorial-producer Billy Wisse and got the scoop. At the beginning of the process, it can something as simple as a writer discovering an interesting fact around which a category could possibly be built. A writer might also have a clever title in their head on which the staff might want to expound. Ultimately, the entire staff has to agree on the category, and then they have to create five more.

After Wisse approves them all, the research staff puts them under the microscope after which Wisse puts them all together and creates the game. After one last double-check, they're ready for showtime.

'Hard' Indiana Jeopardy! Clues

Questions or clues about specific states that are considered difficult enough will get the higher dollar values, but RESIDENTS of those states likely won't think they're as difficult as their numbers suggest. These clues about Indiana are no different. I've curated clues that had a minimum value of $1200. Some I found easy; others really did stump me.

See you how do. You'll find the answers below the clues:

Try to Answer These 'Hard' Jeopardy! Questions About Indiana

Indiana has appeared in one form or another in Jeopardy! clues over the years. Culled from the Jeopardy! archive, these questions were all worth at least $1200, meaning the producers and writers thought they were hard. But if you're a Hoosier, maybe not so much.

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ANSWERS: 1. William Henry Harrison 2. Tecumseh 3. St. Joseph 4. Wabash 5. U.S. Steel 6. Knute Rockne 7. Mastodon 8. Fort Wayne 9. Inky 10. Will Shortz 11. Grissom 12. Bob Knight 13. Gymnastics 14. Ball State 15. Tippecanoe

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For those of us living here in the Hoosier State, or for those who may be considering a move to Indiana, there are some harsh realities we can’t ignore.

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Indiana Goodwill Stores Will Not Accept These 24 Items

So much of what we accumulate, we don't really use. Some of the stuff that is cluttering up our closets, basements, spare bedrooms, and garages is in good condition and can easily be used by someone else.

Other items that have simply worn out or broken need to be cleaned out or replaced, too. But, Goodwill is not the place for those items.

Here is what Goodwill says about items that they can't and won't take.

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