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Illinois

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is the largest city in Illinois.
a)
Chicago
b)
Jacksonville
c)
Pontiac
d)
Champaign
2.
The first people to live in Illinois were probably:
a)
African Americans
b)
Native Americans
c)
Chinese Americans
d)
Chicagoans
3.
The capital of Illinois is________. 
a)
Springfield
b)
Chicago
c)
Bloomington 
d)
Champaign
4.
The ____ is the state animal.
a)
raccoon
b)
white-tailed deer
c)
cow
d)
hog
5.
Illinois' state flower is the _____.
a)
rose
b)
daisy
c)
carnation
d)
violet
6.
Illinois' state tree is the _____.
a)
pine
b)
white oak
c)
sycamore
d)
maple
7.
Illinois' state bird is the _____.
a)
robin
b)
blackbird
c)
cardinal
d)
parrot 
8.
Illinois is nicknamed the
a)
Windy City
b)
Show Me State
c)
Sunshine State
d)
Prairie state
9.
The official state insect of Illinois is the 
a)
monarch butterfly
b)
beetle
c)
ant
d)
cricket
10.
What is the largest city in Illinois?
a)
Bloomington
b)
Chicago
c)
Rockford
d)
Peoria
11.
Illinois has had __locations for their state capital.
a)
3
b)
1
c)
2
d)
4
12.
Illinois' state fish is the ____.
a)
bluegill
b)
trout
c)
goldfish
d)
catfish
13.
Name a state that borders Illinois.
a)
California
b)
Ohio
c)
New York
d)
Wisconsin
14.

The state snack of Illinois:

a)

popcorn

b)

pretzel

c)

chex mix

d)

cotton candy

15.

State amphibian of Illinois:

a)

American Bullfrog

b)

Eastern Tiger Salamander

c)

American Green Tree Frog

d)

Red Hills Salamander

16.
Illinois became the 21st state on:
a)
December 5, 1828
b)
December 3, 1818
c)
December 3, 2017
d)
December 25, 1993
17.
What is the abbreviation for Illinois?
a)
IN
b)
IL
c)
IS
d)
IO
18.
This is ...
a)
Indiana
b)
Illinois
c)
Ohio
d)
Minnesota
19.

Where did the Chicago Fire Start?

a)

At a store

b)

at a school

c)

in a barn

d)

on the river

20.

What is Illinois State Amphibian?

a)

Pond Frog

b)

Mudpuppies

c)

Eastern Tiger Salamander

d)

Long-Toed Salamander

21.

What is Illinois State Folk Dance?

a)

Polka

b)

Clogging

c)

Fiddle

d)

Square Dance

22.

What is Illinois State Fossil

a)

Shark Tooth

b)

Trilobite

c)

Tully Monster

d)

Woolly Mammoth

23.

What is Illinois State Fruit?

a)

Strawberry

b)

Goldrush Apple

c)

Orange

d)

Honeycrisp Apple

24.

What is Illinois State Mineral?

a)

Coal

b)

Red Granite

c)

Limestone

d)

Fluorite

25.

What is the official state prairie grass?

a)

Big Bluestem

b)

Switchgrass

c)

Prairie Dropseed

d)

Tufted Hairgrass

26.

Which Great Lake borders Illinois?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Lake Huron

c)

Lake Erie

d)

Lake Superior

27.

Which is a nickname for Illinois?

a)

Sunshine State

b)

Bluegrass State

c)

Land of Lincoln

d)

Palmetto State

28.

Which 2 cities were the first state capitals?

a)

Chicago and Kaskaskia

b)

Vandalia and Springfield

c)

Oak Forest and Tinley Park

d)

Kaskaskia and Vandalia

29.

Who were the French explorers who first traveled to Illinois?

a)

Joliet and Marquette

b)

Lewis and Clark

c)

LaSalle and Mozart

d)

Disney and Ditka

30.

Which tribe was the largest and most powerful in Illinois?

a)

Sauk

b)

Illinois

c)

Pawnee

d)

Cherokee

31.

What was the disaster that burned down the majority of Chicago called?

a)

Great Chicago Fire

b)

Bad Chicago Fire

c)

Big Chicago Fire

d)

Good Chicago Fire

32.

Which of the following is a monument in Illinois?

a)

Lincoln’s Tomb

b)

The Golden Gate Bridge

c)

Scarlet Oak School

d)

Empire State Building

33.

Which of the following is NOT a type of job popular in Illinois?

a)

Coal Mining

b)

Deep Sea Fishing

c)

Agriculture

d)

Industrial

34.

Which of the following states does NOT border Illinois?

a)

Michigan

b)

Wisconsin

c)

Kentucky

d)

Iowa

35.

What is the highest point in Illinois?

a)

Willis Tower

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Charles Mound

d)

Mt. Everest

36.

The city that serves as the center of government for the state.

a)

reservation

b)

capital

c)

boundary

37.

Type of work that includes planting crops and raising farm animals

a)

capital

b)

agricultural

c)

industrial

38.

Protected from injury or ruin so more can be learned.

a)

reservation

b)

preserved

c)

boundary

39.

Family members who come after one has died.

a)

descendants

b)

reservation

c)

independence

40.

People who are ruled by another country.

a)

independence

b)

descendents

c)

colonists

41.

Not under the control or rule of another.

a)

independence

b)

descendents

c)

colonists

42.

Dividing line.

a)

boundary

b)

preserved

c)

reservation

43.

Land set aside by the United States government for Native Americans.

a)

abolished

b)

reservation

c)

boundary

44.

Types of businesses that are highly developed and provide a certain product or service.

a)

industrial

b)

agricultural

c)

abolished

45.

Stopped or put an end to.

a)

abolished

b)

reservation

c)

independence

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