Illinois
  • 1. What is the capital of Illinois?
A) Springfield
B) Chicago
C) Peoria
D) Rockford
  • 2. In what year did Illinois become a state?
A) 1865
B) 1818
C) 1901
D) 1776
  • 3. Which of the following is the tallest building in Illinois?
A) John Hancock Center
B) Trump International Hotel and Tower
C) Aon Center
D) Willis Tower
  • 4. Which university is located in Champaign, Illinois?
A) University of Illinois
B) DePaul University
C) Loyola University Chicago
D) Northwestern University
  • 5. What is the largest city in Illinois by population?
A) Naperville
B) Rockford
C) Chicago
D) Aurora
  • 6. What famous road begins in Chicago, Illinois?
A) Highway 1
B) Interstate 95
C) Interstate 80
D) Route 66
  • 7. What is the official state insect of Illinois?
A) Honey bee
B) Dragonfly
C) Monarch butterfly
D) Ladybug
  • 8. Which of the following national parks is not located in Illinois?
A) Lincoln Home National Historic Site
B) Pullman National Monument
C) Shawnee National Forest
D) Yellowstone National Park
  • 9. What is the name of Illinois' professional basketball team in the NBA?
A) Milwaukee Bucks
B) Chicago Bulls
C) Minnesota Timberwolves
D) Indiana Pacers
  • 10. Which lake is the largest in Illinois?
A) Lake Michigan
B) Carlyle Lake
C) Rend Lake
D) Lake Springfield
  • 11. Which Illinois city is known as the 'Quad Cities'?
A) Peoria
B) Bettendorf
C) Moline
D) Rock Island
  • 12. What is the official state dance of Illinois?
A) Ballet
B) Square dance
C) Salsa dance
D) Tap dance
  • 13. Which famous architect designed many buildings in Chicago, Illinois, including the Robie House and the Rookery Building?
A) Daniel Burnham
B) Louis Sullivan
C) Mies van der Rohe
D) Frank Lloyd Wright
  • 14. What is the professional football team in Illinois that plays its home games in Soldier Field?
A) Windy City Warriors
B) Chicago Bears
C) Illinois Packers
D) Chicago Lions
  • 15. What is the official state snack food of Illinois?
A) Pretzels
B) Peanuts
C) Popcorn
D) Potato chips
  • 16. In what year did the Great Chicago Fire occur, leaving much of the city in ruins?
A) 1943
B) 1871
C) 1906
D) 1832
  • 17. Which amusement park is located in Gurnee, Illinois?
A) Six Flags Great America
B) Universal Studios Hollywood
C) Cedar Point
D) Disneyland
  • 18. What is the tallest point in Illinois?
A) Mount Everest
B) Charles Mound
C) Mount Whitney
D) Mount Rainier
  • 19. Along with Indiana, Illinois hosts which car race that takes place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
A) Daytona 500
B) Monaco Grand Prix
C) Indianapolis 500
D) Le Mans 24 Hours
  • 20. Which famous author was born in Oak Park, Illinois, and wrote novels such as 'The Great Gatsby'?
A) F. Scott Fitzgerald
B) Harper Lee
C) Ernest Hemingway
D) Mark Twain
  • 21. What is the official state vegetable of Illinois?
A) Sweet corn
B) Carrot
C) Broccoli
D) Tomato
  • 22. Which of the following presidents is NOT from Illinois?
A) Barack Obama
B) Abraham Lincoln
C) George Washington
D) Ulysses S. Grant
  • 23. What is the state flower of Illinois?
A) Violet
B) Daisy
C) Rose
D) Tulip
  • 24. Which river forms the western border of Illinois?
A) Missouri River
B) Illinois River
C) Ohio River
D) Mississippi River
  • 25. What is the state tree of Illinois?
A) Pine
B) Maple
C) Birch
D) White Oak
  • 26. What is the state fish of Illinois?
A) Channel Catfish
B) Rainbow Trout
C) Largemouth Bass
D) Bluegill
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