NewsTracker Answers for week of Jan. 30, 2012

Q: This Sunday, the New England Patriots and New York Giants will meet in Indianapolis, Indiana, for Super Bowl XLVI. Where is Indiana on this map?

Circle the area on this map

Q: Which team will travel farther from its home field to compete for the title of National Football League champion for the 2011 season?

A. New England Patriots

B. New York Giants

A. It is 791 miles from the Patriots' home outside Boston in Foxboro, Mass. to Indianapolis, and it's 639 miles from the Giants home field in East Rutherford, New Jersey, outside New York City.

Q: Which city is NOT a state capital?

A. Boston

B. Indianapolis

C. New York City

D. All of the above

C. Boston, Indianapolis and New York City are the largest cities in their states. But, Albany is the capital of New York.

Q: What is the nickname for Indiana residents?

A. Wolverines

B. Hawkeyes

C. Hoosiers

D. Buckeyes

C. Indiana residents have been called Hoosiers since at least 1830, but no one is certain where the nickname originated. Some think the name originally referred to southern woodsmen or rough hill people, whose descendants later settled in southern Indiana. Others think it was the name for followers of itinerant preacher Henry Hoosier.

Q: Indianapolis is the home of the Colts, an NFL club officially founded in Baltimore in 1953. But, it can trace a convoluted history back to the Dayton Triangles, a founding member of the NFL. Where is Dayton?

A. Michigan

B. Ohio

C. California

D. Illinois

B. Dayton is 162 miles southwest of Canton, Ohio, where the the American Professional Football Association was organized during meetings in Ralph Hay's Hupmobile dealership in 1920. The association was renamed the National Football League in 1922. Canton is now home of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.