| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Largest city | Chicago | 100%
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| Capital | Springfield | 100%
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| Nicknamed "City of Lights" (starts with A) | Aurora | 76%
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| Home to the University of Illinois | Champaign | 76%
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| Fifth largest city, just outside of the largest city | Naperville | 66%
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| Major port city on the Illinois River | Peoria | 62%
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| Nicknamed the "Forest City" (starts with R) | Rockford | 62%
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| Famous for being the first home of Abe Lincoln | Decatur | 59%
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| City that shares a name with a French city | Paris | 48%
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| Became a thriving industry city in the middle of the 19th century, most popular industry was malt liquors (starts with W) | Waukegan | 41%
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| Home to the State Farm world headquarters | Bloomington | 34%
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| This city is a retail hub, being home of the South Park Mall and numerous other shopping centers, located in west Illinois | Moline | 28%
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| City known for having a major railroad intersection in the east/central part of Illinois (starts with D) | Danville | 24%
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