Multiple Choice Illinois Trivia Questions
1.In what year did Illinois became the 21st U.S. state?
A. 1815
B. 1817
C. 1818
D. 1819
A. Cairo
B. Champaign
C. Moline
D. Peoria
3.How many square miles were destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
4.Illinois schoolchildren selected what type of bird as the State Bird of Illinois?
A. Cardinal
B. Magpie
C. Black Bird
D. Blue Bird
5. What is the all time low temperature ever recorded for the state of Illinois?
A. -21 °F
B. -29 °F
C. -33 °F
D. -37 °F
6.What three U.S. presidents were elected while living in the state of Illinois?
A. Barack Obama, Ulysses S. Grant, Herbert Hoover
B. Abraham Lincoln, Barack Obama, Andrew Jackson
C. Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Barack Obama
D. None of the above
7.Charles Mound has the state's highest elevation above sea level at how many feet of elevation?
A. 890 feet
B. 980 feet
C. 1,035 feet
D. 1,235 feet
8.The Chicago Cubs are widely known for having the longest championship having not won the World Series since what year?
A. 1912
B. 1908.
C. 1917
D. 1904
9.How many days of thunderstorm activity does Illinois experience on an annual basis?
A. About 35 annually
B. Roughly 40 per year
C. About 51 per year
D. Almost 60 annually
10.As far as population, where does Illinois rank compared to the other US States?
A. 3rd most populous
B. 8th most populous
C. 5th most populous
D. 13th most populous
11.According to the US Census Bureau, the population of Illinois was how many people on July 1, 2013?
A. 10,682,120
B. 11,222,365
C. 12,125,878
D. 12,882,135
12.As of September 2009, Illinois had how many megawatts of installed wind power nameplate capacity?
A. 1,116 MW
B. 1,918 MW
C. 2,250 MW
D. 2,800 MW
13.During the American Civil War, how many soldiers did Illinois provide to the Union Army?
A. Over 250,000
B. Over 125,000
C. Almost 200,000
D. Less than 100,000
14.Illinois leads all other US states in the amount of electricity that it generates from what type of fuel?
A. Natural Gas
B. Coal
C. nuclear power
D. Geo Thermal
15. What city is the capital of Illinois?
A. Springfield
B. Peoria
C. Moline
D. Champaign
16.Which President was the only US President born and raised in Illinois?
A. Theodore Roosevelt
B. Barak Obama
C. Ronald Reagan
D. Herbert Hoover
17. How many NFL Championships have the Chicago Bears won?
A. Nine
B. Seven
C. Five
D. Eleven
18.By the year 1857, what was Illinois' largest city?
A. Peoria
B. Champaign
C. Chicago
D. Moline
19.Where does Illinois rank among the US states in electricity production?
A. second
B. Third
C. Fifth
D. Seventh
20.How many Stanley Cups have the Chicago Blackhawks won?
A. One
B. None
C. Four
D. Five
21.What is the official Illinois state insect?
A. Lady Bug
B. Honey Bee
C. Fire Fly
D. Monarch Butterfly
22.In what year was Chicago the host of The Century of Progress Worlds'
Fair?
A. 1928
B. 1931
C. 1932
D. 1933
23.On average, how many tornadoes does Illinois suffer per year?
A. About 20
B. About 25
C. About 35
D. About 40
24.How many operating nuclear power plants are there in Illinois?
A. One
B. Four
C. Six
D. None of the above
25. What is the official Illinois state animal?
A. Herford Cow
B. Palomino Horse
C. Black Bear
D. White Tailed Deer
26. What is the official Illinois State flower?
A. Daffodil
B. Purple Violet
C. Mountain Laurel
D. Honey suckle
27.In what year did the state of Illinois adopt its fourth constitution,
replacing the 1870 constitution?.
A. In 1969
B. In 1965
C. In 1970
D. In 1975
28.What presidents Presidential Library and Museum is located in
Springfield?
A. Herbert Hoover
B. Abraham Lincoln.
C. Grover Cleveland
D. James Garfield
29. What is the largest city in the state of Illinois?
A. Chicago
B. Peoria
C. Champaign
D. Cairo
30.What is the official Illinois state fossil?
A. T Rex
B. Tully monster
C. Ichthyosaur
D. Crinoid
31. In the year 1925, the Tri-State Tornado killed 695 people in three
states. How many of them died in Illinois?
A. 326
B. 613
C. 465
D. 657
32.What is the all-time high temperature ever recorded in the state of
Illinois?
A. 117 °F
B. 112 °F
C. 115 °F
D. 109 °F
33. In what Illinois city did Ray Kroc open the first McDonald's franchise
in 1960?
A. Edwardsville
B. Des Plaines
C. Rockford
D. Chicago
34.Where is Illinois ranked in corn production among U.S. states?
A. Fourth
B. Third
C. second
D. First
35.
What is the official Illinois state reptile?
A. Horned Lizard
B. Painted Turtle
C. Box Turtle
D. Red Bellied Turtle
Answers:
1. C
2. B
3. C
4.A
5.D
6.C
7.D
8.B
9.C
10.C
11.D
12.A
13.A
14.C
15.A
16.C
17.A
18.C
19.C
20.D
21.D
22.D
23.C
24.C
25.D
26.B
27.C
28.B
29.A
30.B
31.B
32.A
33.B
34.C
35.B