Locations

Question 1

[______] is a city in mid-west. The population was 49,929 at the 2020 census. It is a principal city of a metropolitan area, which has a population of 118,034. The city is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of a river with a same name, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of Milwaukee and 64 mi (103 km) south of Green Bay.

Answer 1

Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Question 2

Illinois’s nickname is [______]

Answer 2

The Prairie State

Question 3

Illinois statehood happened in [______] and it was the [______]th state.

Answer 3

1818; 21st state

Question 4

Illinois population as of 2020 is [______]

Answer 4

About 13 M people

Question 5

[______] is Illinois capital.

Answer 5

Springfield

Question 6

[______] is the largest city in Illinois.

Answer 6

Chicago

Question 7

[______] is the Illinois state bird

Answer 7

Northern Cardinal

Question 8

[______] is the Illinois state flower.

Answer 8

Violet

Question 9

Great Chicago Fire happened in [______] (year).

Answer 9

1871

Question 10

Illinois is bordered by [______] in the north; Lake [______], [______], and [______] in the east; [______] and [______] in the south; and [______] and [______] in the west.

Answer 10

Wisconsin
Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky
Kentucky, and Missouri
Missouri, and Iowa

Question 11

—The state’s official snack food is popcorn, which can be served Chicago-style—that’s a mixture of cheese-covered and caramel-covered popcorn!

—Famous folks from Illinois include Hillary Clinton, U.S. representative and civil rights activist Carol Moseley Braun, First Lady Michelle Obama, and women’s rights activist Betty Friedan.

—Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry contains the world’s largest pinball machine and a miniature castle.

—Illinois’ slogan is the Land of Lincoln because Abraham Lincoln lived there for 31 years. Today visitors can see Lincoln’s home and his tomb in Springfield.

Answer 11

WIP

Question 12

What are the five great lakes?

Answer 12

WIP