Trivia Question: What American state is known as “The Hoosier State”?
Answer: Indiana
There is some debate among historians as to how this nickname came to be. Some suggest it might be a portmanteau of the phrase “Who is here?” Others suggest Hoosier was the name of a prominent settler of early Indiana.
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