Illinois History
Name the two major airports serving Chicagoland, named for a WWII battle, and WWII hero and pioneering aviator.
O'Hare and Midway
By U.S. law, bourbon must be aged in this type of container.
charred oak barrels
The title of a news story
headline
Colorado
Denver
This longest river in the United States flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
The Mississippi River
This famous Chicago structure was the tallest building in the world when it opened in 1973.
The Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower)
This Kentucky city is the capital of the state, and a central bourbon tourism hub with distilleries like Buffalo Trace and J. Mattingly.
Frankfort, KY
A chemical substance derived from petroleum and used as fuel.
gasoline
Delaware
Dover
This river forms much of the border between Texas and Mexico.
The Rio Grande
This early 20th-century journalist exposed corruption and working conditions in Chicago’s stockyards.
This bourbon brand, founded in 1795 and based in Clermont, Kentucky, is the best-selling bourbon in the world.
Jim Beam
This hormone is released in response to stress or excitement.
adrenaline
Idaho
Boise
This river carved the Grand Canyon over millions of years.
The Colorado River
Illinois was the first state to ratify this constitutional amendment abolishing slavery.
The 13th Amendment (1865)
This “double-oaked” brand whose distillery is based in Versailles, KY is commonly linked with Mint Juleps at Churchill Downs.
Woodford Reserve
Self-control or training that improves behavior or performance.
discipline
Connecticut
Hartford
Flowing through Pittsburgh, this river joins the Allegheny to form the Ohio River.
The Monongahela River
This Illinois city served as the state’s capital before Springfield.
Vandalia, which served as the capital from 1820 to 1839, took over from the first capital, Kaskaskia (1818-1820). Vandalia was chosen to be more centrally located, but Springfield, led by Abraham Lincoln, eventually became the permanent capital due to its more central position.
The loss of bourbon to evaporation during aging is known by this heavenly nickname.
The Angel's Share
To describe or trace the exact outline or limits of something.
delineate
Florida
Tallahassee
Flowing past our nation’s capital, this river forms much of the border between Maryland and Virginia.
The Potomac River