STATE OF ILLINOIS
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WHAT IS THE NICKNAME OF ILLINOIS?
THE PRAIRIE STATE
(wrong answers:
THE PENNINGTON STATE,
THE HEART OF DIXIE)
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WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF ILLINOIS?
SPRINGFIELD
(wrong answers:
CHICAGO,
JEFFERSON CITY)
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WHAT IS ILLINOIS STATE BIRD?
NORTHERN CARDINAL
(wrong answers:
RED BIRD,
YELLOWHAMMER)
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WHAT IS ILLINOIS STATE FLOWER?
VIOLET
(wrong answers:
BLUEBONNET,
WHITE HAWTHORN)
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THE FIRST EUROPEANS TO REACH THE AREA WERE WHAT FRENCH EXPLORERS?
JACQUES MARQUETTE AND LOUIS JOLLIET
(wrong answers:
JACQUES CARTIER AND SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN,
JEAN NICOLET AND JEANNE BARET)
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THE CIVIL WAR WAS DURING WHAT YEARS?
1861-1865
(wrong answers:
1860-1866,
1870-1875)
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MUCH OF ILLINOIS WAS ONCE COVERED BY WHAT GRASS? THIS GRASS ALSO GAVE THE STATE ITS NICKNAME.
PRAIRIE GRASS
(wrong answers:
GREEN GRASS,
PINE GRASS)
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THE GULF COASTAL PLAIN IS A HILLY AREA AT THE STATE'S SOUTHERN TIP. IT'S SOMETIMES NICKNAMED WHAT?
EGYPT
(wrong answers:
EGYPTION,
EAGLETON)
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ILLINOIS BEST KNOWN NATURAL RESOURCE IS?
FERTILE SOIL
(wrong answers:
METAL,
CLAY)
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ILLINOIS OFFICIAL SNACK FOOD IS WHAT?
POPCORN
(wrong answers:
CANDY CORN,
CANDY BARS)
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WHICH FAMOUS PERSON/S ARE FROM ILLINOIS?
HILLARY CLINTON
(wrong answers:
MICHELLE OBAMA,
OPRAH WINFREY)
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CHICAGO'S MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY CONTAINS THE WORLD'S LARGEST WHAT?
PINBALL MACHINE
(wrong answers:
TWO-HEADED COW,
SOCCER BALL)
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ILLINOIS SLOGAN IS WHAT?
LAND OF LINCOLN
(wrong answers:
LAND OF LORELI,
LAND OF THE FREE)
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ILLINOIS GOT ITS SLOGAN BECAUSE OF WHAT FAMOUS PERSON?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
(wrong answers:
HILLARY CLINTON,
MICHELLE OBAMA)
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WHICH LAKE IS LOCATED IN ILLINOIS?
LAKE MICHIGAN
(wrong answers:
LAKE SUPERIOR,
LAKE VICTORIA)