Illinois Quiz

Illinois Quiz Questions

1. When did Illinois become a state of USA?
a) 7 January 1781
b) 5 April 1802
c) 22 July 1848
d) 3 December 1818

2. When did Louis Jolliet visit Illinois?
a) 1492
b) 1507
c) 1673
d) 1776

3. Who captured Kaskaskia in 1778?
a) James Wilkinson
b) George Rogers Clark
c) Pierre Menard
d) Horatio Gates

4. When was Illinois separated from Indiana?
a) 1791
b) 1800
c) 1824
d) 1809

5. When was Haymarket Riot?
a) 9 March 1874
b) 4 May 1886
c) 14 September 1892
d) 4 November 1900

6. Which is the capital of Illinois?
a) Chicago
b) Danville
c) Springfield
d) Galesburg

7. Which state is to the north of Illinois?
a) Wisconsin
b) Kentucky
c) Indiana
d) Virginia

8. Who was Illinois’s governor arrested for attempted sale of a Senate seat in 2008?
a) James Thompson
b) Rod Blagojevich
c) George Ryan
d) Jim Edgar

9. What is the motto of Illinois?
a) State sovereignty national union
b) Excelsior
c) Peace and justice
d) Liberty and independence

10. Which is the highest point in Illinois?
a) Mount Davis
b) Mount Ossa
c) Charles Mound
d) Mount Etna

1. When did Illinois become a state of USA?
d) 3 December 1818

2. When did Louis Jolliet visit Illinois?
c) 1673

3. Who captured Kaskaskia in 1778?
b) George Rogers Clark

4. When was Illinois separated from Indiana?
d) 1809

5. When was Haymarket Riot?
b) 4 May 1886

6. Which is the capital of Illinois?
c) Springfield

7. Which state is to the north of Illinois?
a) Wisconsin

8. Who was Illinois’s governor arrested for attempted sale of a Senate seat in 2008?
b) Rod Blagojevich

9. What is the motto of Illinois?
a) State sovereignty national union

10. Which is the highest point in Illinois?
c) Charles Mound