Statistics for History of Illinois

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  • The average score is 14 of 20

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QuestionAnswer% Correct
What President was born in a Kentucky log cabin, but built his political career in Illinois?Abraham Lincoln
98%
What Illinois resident became President of the U.S. in 2008?Barack Obama
97%
What disaster was falsely blamed on an Irishwoman's cow kicking over a lantern?Great Chicago {Fire}
96%
Who was the Chicago area's most notorious gangster during Prohibition?Al Capone
92%
What Chicago talk show host was the richest African-American
person of the 20th century?
Oprah Winfrey
87%
What was the world's tallest building from 1973–1998?Sears Tower
82%
What historic highway starts in Chicago and ends in Santa Monica, California?Route 66
81%
What team was accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series?Black Sox
78%
What Civil War general lived in Galena, Illinois?Ulysses S. Grant
78%
What city did that President live in?Springfield
77%
Illinois celebrates Casimir Pulaski Day on the first Monday of March.
What country was Casimir Pulaski born in?
Poland
73%
What event, also known as the Columbian Exposition, was held in Chicago in 1893?World's Fair
72%
What Mormon prophet was killed by an angry mob in Carthage, Illinois?Joseph Smith
61%
What notable novelist was born in Oak Park, Illinois in 1899 before traveling to
Missouri, Italy, France, Spain, Cuba, and Africa?
Ernest Hemingway
60%
What "shoeless" player was the best player on that team?Shoeless Joe Jackson
60%
What genre of music was played by Howlin' Wolf and Buddy Guy?Blues
59%
And what "untouchable" federal agent brought him down?Elliot Ness
47%
What industry was centered around Chicago's Union Stock Yards?Meatpacking
46%
What Italian physicist built the world's first nuclear reactor at the University of Chicago?Enrico Fermi
38%
What Illinois socialist ran for President five times, winning 6% of the vote in 1912?Eugene V. Debs
21%

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