WorksheetsFamous Indiana Alumni and Their Studies
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which Shark Tank star attended IU and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Management?
Barbara Corcoran
Mark Cuban
Lori Greiner
Kevin O'Leary
John Schnatter, the founder of Papa John's, went to which University in Indiana?
Trine University
Purdue University
Indiana University
Ball State University
Woody Harrelson, known for his roles in Cheers, and also The Hunger Games attended Hanover College where he studied Theatre Arts and English. Which character did he play in The Hunger Games?
Haymitch Abernathy
President Snow
Cato
Finnick O'Dair
Some of you may have read the book The Bean Trees for your English class. Its author attended DePauw University, where they worked toward a degree in Biology. Who is this author?
Barbara Kingsolver
Rainbow Rowell
Toni Morrison
Virginia Woolf
Which one of the first crew to land on the moon attended Purdue University (beginning at just age 17), graduating with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering?
Michael Collins
Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Teddy Roosevelt
Suzanne Collins, the author of The Hunger Games, attended which university- studying a double major of theater and telecommunications?
Indiana University
IUPUI
Butler University
Indiana State University
Sarah Clarke attended Indiana University and double majored in Fine Arts and Italian, even studying abroad in Italy her senior year. For which major movie franchise did she play the main character's mother?
Bella Swan's Mother in Twilight
Katniss Everdeen's mother in The Hunger Games
Young Anakin's mother in Star Wars
Ron Weasley's mother in the Harry Potter Series
Which classic Christmastime crooner took classes from the Teacher's College at Indiana State University?
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Nat King Cole
Burl Ives
This actor attended the University of Evansville and earned a degree in Fine Arts. He has appeared as Freddie Mercury in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody, the vampire Benjamin in the Twilight series, a troubled hacker in Mr. Robot, and in the Bond film No Time to Die.
Paul Rudd
Rami Malek
Gerard Butler
Mark Wahlberg
Ever read Clifford the Big Red Dog books as a kid? Their author attended IUPUI and was also a cartoonist, illustrating his own books. Who was this author?
John Herron
T.C. Steele
Norman Bridwell
Greg Hull
This popular former NFL quarterback began his career at the San Diego Chargers, and then for the New Orleans Saints, where he led them to a Super Bowl Championship. First though, he graduated with a Bachelor's in Industrial Management from Purdue University.
Drew Brees
Jay Cutler
Russel Wilson
Spencer Rattler
The movie The Notebook was made from just one of this famous author's books, but not before he graduated with a degree in business and was a part of the track team at Notre Dame.
John Cote
John Grisham
Nicholas Sparks
Cliff Stark
This man attended Indiana Tech and is the inventor of Shake 'n Bake which became an often-used household product in the 1960's and is still produced by Kraft foods and sold today.
Charles Shake
Michael Momsen
Bill Chaney
Thomas Wong
Which famous music "John" attended Vincennes University for a short time?
Jon Bon Jovi
Johnny Cash
John Cougar Mellencamp
John Cena
This co-founder of a popular popcorn brand was born in Indiana, attended Purdue University, and played the tuba in the Purdue All-American Marching Band, ran Purdue track, and wrote for the PU newspaper The Exponent.
Charles Cretors
Cloid H. Smith
Orville Redenbacher
Reverend Ira Weaver
