Famous Firsts
Cars
Illinois
90s Mix
2000s Mix
100
This country was the first to launch an artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into space in 1957.
Soviet Union
100
This part circulates coolant throughout the engine and radiator to keep the car cool.
water pump
100
This city was the site of Abraham Lincoln’s famous "House Divided" speech in 1858.
Springfield
100
This band from Seattle helped define the "grunge" sound with their 1991 album Nevermind.
Nirvana
100
This British boy wizard had his first cinematic adventure in 2001.
Harry Potter
200
This was the first man to walk on the moon.
Neil Armstrong
200
This part generates electrical power to charge the battery while the car is running.
Alternator
200
This is the longest river located entirely within the state of Illinois.
Illinois River
200
This Major League Baseball player hit 70 home runs in 1998, setting a new single-season record.
Mark McGwire
200
This reality TV show, which debuted in 2000, featured contestants competing on an island for a $1 million prize.
Survivor
300
This author was the first to sell over a billion copies of her books, starting with a boy wizard in 1997.
J.K. Rowling
300
If your turn signal is not working, you may be low on this:
Blinker fluid :)
300
Illinois has the second highest property taxes in the county. Pay property taxes of 300 points and control goes to the team behind you.
-300pts
300
This 1994 movie, about a man with a low IQ who witnesses key moments in history, won multiple Academy Awards.
Forrest Gump
300
This 2007 Pixar film followed a rat with culinary ambitions in Paris.
Ratatouille
400
This is the first planet from the sun in our solar system.
Mercury
400
The component that squeezes the brake pads against the brake rotor.
Caliper
400
This U of Illinois mascot was banned
Chief Illiniwek
400
This 1999 film, starring Keanu Reeves, introduced a virtual world controlled by machines.
The Matrix
400
This hit drama about a high school chemistry teacher who turns to making methamphetamine debuted in 2008.
Breaking Bad
500
This baseball player was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in 1947.
Jackie Robinson
500
What tool is used to ensure bolts are properly tightened to the correct spec?
Torque wrench
500
Name the towns (in order) going from Rushville to Springfield. They are Rushville -> _ -> _ -> _ -> _ -> _ -> _ -> Springfield. Each black represents a town.
Rushville -> Beardstown -> Bluff Springs -> Virginia -> Philadelphia -> Ashland -> Pleasant Plains -> Springfield
500
This American president was impeached by the House of Representatives in 1998.
Bill Clinton
500
This 2002 song by Eminem was featured in the film 8 Mile and won an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Lose Yourself
600
This film was the first in the Star Wars saga, released in 1977.
Star Wars: A New Hope
600
This sensor monitors the oxygen levels in the exhaust gases.
oxygen sensor (O2 sensor)
600
This Illinois city is the third largest in the state after Chicago and Aurora.
Rockford
600
This 1992 sports comedy followed a group of underdog kids who become a winning youth hockey team.
The Mighty Ducks
600
This 2001 movie featured a heist crew led by George Clooney and Brad Pitt robbing three Las Vegas casinos.
Ocean’s Eleven
700
This American state was the first to join the union in 1787.
Delaware
700
This part reduces harmful emissions by converting them into less harmful gases.
catalytic converter
700
This was the first capital of Illinois, from 1818 to 1820.
Kaskaskia
700
This teen sitcom, set in a high school, featured characters like Zack Morris and A.C. Slater.
Saved by the Bell
700
This 2008 superhero movie directed by Christopher Nolan featured Heath Ledger as the Joker.
The Dark Knight
800
You are the first team to picky a whammy! Lose 800 points!
BAHAHAHA!!!!
800
This rotating part in the engine converts linear motion of pistons into rotational motion.
crankshaft
800
This Illinois governor was convicted of corruption in 2006 and impeached in 2009.
Rod Blagojevich
800
This rock band, fronted by Eddie Vedder, released their debut album Ten in 1991.
Pearl Jam
800
This Fox drama, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer, aired for eight seasons starting in 2001.
24
900
This movie was the first film in the Harry Potter franchise, released in 2001.
What is Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone?
900
This belt synchronizes the rotation of the crankshaft and camshaft
timing belt
900
This Illinois-based company is the world’s largest manufacturer of construction equipment.
Caterpillar Inc.
900
This online service provider was known for its ubiquitous "You've Got Mail" sound and CDs in the 1990s.
AOL (America Online)
900
This hurricane devastated New Orleans in 2005, leading to widespread criticism of the federal response.
Hurricane Katrina
1000
This document, signed in 1215, was the first to limit the powers of a monarch.
Magna Carta
1000
This component allows for different wheel speeds when a car is turning.
differential
1000
This museum in Chicago is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere.
Museum of Science and Industry
1000
This Eastern European country dissolved into several independent nations following civil wars in the 1990s.
Yugoslavia
1000
This music-sharing service, created by Shawn Fanning in 1999, was shut down in 2001 due to lawsuits from the music industry.
Napster