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Illinois Trivia
100
These overlapping pieces of material on roofs lent their name to a 19th century style building.
What are shingles?
100
Contrary to its name, this signature cowboy accessory would actually hold about 96 ounces.
What is a ten-gallon hat?
100
A cascade is a small one of these and a ribbon is a tall narrow one
What is a waterfall?
100
One story says that the three vines on its flag represent Windsor, Wethersfield, and Hartford.
What is Connecticut?
100
This phrase is displayed on Illinois license plates since 1954.
What is Land of Lincoln?
200
This Washington DC landmark was designed by Henry Bacon as a temple with 36 Doric columns.
What is the Lincoln Memorial?
200
Used by junks and schooners alike, it's about 1.15 miles.
What is a nautical mile?
200
The fertile spot in a desert; the Sahara's Erg Awbari comes complete with palm trees and lakes.
What is an oasis?
200
Iowa's flag features this bird holding a scroll in its beak.
What is the (bald) eagle?
200
The U.S president that was born and raised in Illinois.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
300
An obelisk is a type of this, from the Greek for "One Stone."
What is a monolith?
300
Due to drying and planing, the piece of lumber known by this name is actually 1 1/2 inches by 3 1/2 inches.
What is a two by four?
300
Spanish for "table" and common in the Southwest, it's a broad, flat-topped elevation with clifflike sides
What is a mesa?
300
Its flag has a big red "C", a reference to its name, which means "red" in Spanish.
What is Colorado?
300
One of the world's busiest airports.
What is O'Hare International Airport?
400
From the Latin for "to hear", it was a building where orators, poets and critics would speak.
What is an auditorium?
400
A measure of distance, not brightness. One is equal to about 6 trillion miles.
What is a light year?
400
This piece of land is ALMOST surrounded by water.
What is a peninsula?
400
This state's flag depicts a bear and a red star.
What is California?
400
This took place from Sunday, October 8, 1871 until Tuesday, October 10, 1871.
What is the Great Chicago Fire?
500
Consisting of a final cold pool, a frigidarium was the 3rd and last chamber of one of these public buildings.
What is a bath house?
500
On many French highways, the speed limit is 130 of these per hour, 110 if it's raining.
What is a kilometer?
500
From the French word meaning "small hill", it is smaller than mesas, plateaus, and table landforms.
What is a butte?
500
This flag depicts the state bird, three young birds, and the motto, "Union, Justice & Confidence."
What is Louisiana?
500
The year Illinois became a US State.
What is 1818?