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History of Illinois - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 11,232 times
- The average score is 14 of 20
Answer Stats
| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| What President was born in a Kentucky log cabin, but built his political career in Illinois? | Abraham Lincoln | 98%
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| What Illinois resident was elected President of the U.S. in 2008? | Barack Obama | 97%
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| What disaster was falsely blamed on an Irishwoman's cow kicking over a lantern? | Great Chicago {Fire} | 96%
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| Who was the Chicago area's most notorious gangster during Prohibition? | Al Capone | 92%
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| What Chicago talk show host was the richest African-Americanperson of the 20th century? | Oprah Winfrey | 85%
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| What historic highway starts in Chicago and ends in Santa Monica, California? | Route 66 | 81%
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| What was the world's tallest building from 1973–1998? | Sears Tower | 81%
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| What Civil War general lived in Galena, Illinois? | Ulysses S. Grant | 78%
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| What team was accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series? | Black Sox | 77%
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| What city did that President live in? | Springfield | 77%
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| Illinois celebrates Casimir Pulaski Day on the first Monday of March.What country was Casimir Pulaski born in? | Poland | 73%
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| What event, also known as the Columbian Exposition, was held in Chicago in 1893? | World's Fair | 71%
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| What Mormon prophet was killed by an angry mob in Carthage, Illinois? | Joseph Smith | 61%
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| What notable novelist was born in Oak Park, Illinois in 1899 before traveling to Missouri, Italy, France, Spain, Cuba, and Africa? | Ernest Hemingway | 59%
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| What genre of music was played by Howlin' Wolf and Buddy Guy? | Blues | 58%
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| What "shoeless" player was the best player on that team? | Shoeless Joe Jackson | 58%
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| And what "untouchable" federal agent brought him down? | Elliot Ness | 44%
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| What industry was centered around Chicago's Union Stock Yards? | Meatpacking | 44%
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| What Italian physicist built the world's first nuclear reactor at the University of Chicago? | Enrico Fermi | 38%
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| What Illinois socialist ran for President five times, winning 6% of the vote in 1912? | Eugene V. Debs | 21%
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