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What is the state flower?
The purple violet
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He was a famous Illinois poet and author
Shel Silverstein
100
Name two leading crops from Illinois
Corn Soybeans Oats Wheat Orchard Fruits Hay
100
What is the current capital of Illinois?
Springfield
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What is the largest city in Illinois?
Chicago
200
What is the state bird?
The cardinal
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He was a Civil War General and a president
Ulysses S. Grant
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What date did Illinois become a state?
December 3, 1818
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Who was the president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
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What major river lies along the western border of Illinois?
Mississippi River
300
What is the state tree?
The white oak tree.
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She was an Olympic Speed skater
Bonnie Blair
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Who were the first people to arrive in Illinois?
Paleo-Indians
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What disaster struck Chicago in 1871?
The Great Chicago Fire
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What body of water is on the northeastern border of Illinois?
Lake Michigan
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What is the state fish?
The blue gill
400
She opened Hull House to help the poor
Jane Addams
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Before Lincoln became the president, name one job that he had
Lawyer Store Clerk Surveyor Post Master Senator
400
What does the word "Illinois" mean?
strong men
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Why might Farmers in Illinois feel lucky about farming here?
Illinois has rich soil for farming
500
What are the two state nick names?
Prairie State Land of Lincoln
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He was the first African-American mayor of Chicago
Harold Washington
500
What Indian made one last stand to stop the settlers from taking the land?
Chief Blackhawk
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How did Illinois help our country during World War I?
making tanks and sending crops
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Name ALL the states that border Illinois
Wisconsin Indiana Kentucky Missouri Iowa