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Paid a $100 prize! This quiz first posted on (12/15/09)  Clue #1
(12/15/09)
It was named to honor a highly-regarded officer in a familiar country's navy, who later became the commander-in-chief of another country's navy. (It was renamed Valparaiso in 1837 to honor David Porter, an officer in the United States Navy and later the commander-in-chief of the Mexican Navy. He fought naval battles in the War of 1812, very near Valparaiso, Chile, and he also founded the local county that Valparaiso is located in) Clue #2
(12/15/09)
It was the namesake of a well-reviewed play where a travel decision by the central character went awry, and he ended up over 5,000 miles off course. (It was involved in a play by Don DeLillo's in which a man suddenly becomes famous following a mistake in the itinerary of his ordinary business trip, a trip that took him to Valparaíso, Chile, instead of Valparaiso, Indiana) 
Valparaiso, Indiana The first correct answer received was submitted by: Christine Eaves, Jackson, Mississippi USA Copyrighted by the Woolwine-Moen group, d/b/a Graphic Maps. All Rights Reserved! Contact Us | Privacy Statement
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