Lincoln's Home
True or False: Lincoln's Home had a full indoor bathroom.
False
What is said to bring good luck to visitors of the Lincoln Tomb?
Rubbing Lincoln's Nose
From which materials are the outer walls of the current Capitol made?
Limestone from Joliet and Lemont
The Journey, Part I - The Pre-Presidential Years begins with a stop at what type of cabin?
A Log Cabin
This famous fictional family lives in Springfield, although the town might not be located in Illinois.
The Simpsons
In what city is Lincoln's home located?
Springfield, Illinois
What is the name of the cemetery where Abraham Lincoln is buried?
Oak Ridge Cemetery
What is the height of the Capitol's dome?
The height from the ground line to the top of the dome is 361 feet, and 405 feet to the tip of the flagstaff.
What famous house did Abraham Lincoln move into in 1861?
The White House
Who is Springfield, Illinois' most famous resident of all time?
Abraham Lincoln
The Lincoln Home appears today as it did in what year?
1860
Aside from Abraham Lincoln, who is the Lincoln Tomb primarily a monument to?
Soldiers of who fought in the Civil War
Which movie was filmed in the Illinois House of Representatives Chamber?
Legally Blond 2
At the recreation of Ford's Theater, who is entering the presidential box with his hand suspiciously reaching under his jacket?
John Wilkes Booth
Including Springfield, how many cities have served as the Illinois Capitol?
3 - Kaskaskia and Vandalia
How many years did Abraham Lincoln live in small log cabins before he bought his first home?
twenty-eight years
Which document is Abraham Lincoln depicted holding in the statue at the base of the monument?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Which state capitol building was designed by the same architects who designed the Illinois Capitol in Springfield?
Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines - John Cochran and Alfred Piquenard.
What exhibit has a live Host, a historian/curator, that welcomes visitors to the library and explains the activities, detective work, and discoveries waiting to be made in a great presidential archive?
Ghosts of the Library
What did a group of Chicago counterfeiters attempt to steal from Springfield, Illinois in 1876?
The body of President Abraham Lincoln!
How much money did Abraham Lincoln pay for his home?
$1,500.00
Due to a mistake which child of Abraham Lincoln's birth year was originally carved as 1844 in the Lincoln tomb but later corrected to 1843 to indicate his correct year of birth?
Robert Todd Lincoln
Who was the first Governor to work in the new State Capitol in 1877?
Shelby Cullom
Lincoln was an Illinois State Representative in Springfield. Who is your current State Representative in Springfield?
Lindsay LaPointe - 19th District
What is the name of the 110 step centerpiece lit from above by a large skylight and from its base by a pair of lamps held aloft by classically-draped female statues which have been manufactured France?
The Grand Staircase