When people first homesteaded in Indiana , they developed a habit of yelling " Wh'os there " when anybody knocked on their door. This degenerated in Whosere, which in turn caused people to say to Indianans, "Oh, you're from the Hoosier State, so eventually the name stuck.
Well a long time a go in Indiana when individuals went to someones house they would say whos there and they confused it with Hossiers so that's how it got its name.
Indianapolis literally means "Indiana City". Polis is the Greek word for city.
People from Indianapolis (and the entire State of Indiana) are called "Hoosiers".
AnswerPeople from the state of Indiana are called "Hoosiers." The meaning of this more than a hundred-year-old nickname is unknown. Indiana University's team name is the Hoosiers, and the state lottery is the Hoosier Lottery.Hoosiers who speed on the highway are affectionately known as "Hurryin' Hoosiers" by out-of-state drivers.
Because of the nickname for Indiana University's football team.
The Indiana University Hoosiers won the NCAA basketball championship in 1984. They beat the No. 1 ranked team of the University of North Carolina.
Hoosiers are from Indiana . there nickname is the hoosier state and they are known as the " Cross Roads of America " . And why do you think they got they name hoosier ,because when the pioneers were first coming though they would yell " WHO'S THERE" And it would sound like " HOOSIER " . So that's where it all started .
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Indiana Hoosiers football was created in 1887.
People from Indianapolis (and the entire State of Indiana) are called "Hoosiers".
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AnswerPeople from the state of Indiana are called "Hoosiers." The meaning of this more than a hundred-year-old nickname is unknown. Indiana University's team name is the Hoosiers, and the state lottery is the Hoosier Lottery.Hoosiers who speed on the highway are affectionately known as "Hurryin' Hoosiers" by out-of-state drivers.
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Because of the nickname for Indiana University's football team.
Hardwood Heavens - 2006 Indiana Hoosiers was released on: USA: 20 March 2013
the mascot of the university of indiana is the greyhounds