O'Reilly's History Quiz
Illinois Enters the Union
This week in 1818, Illinois was granted statehood. Learn about the history of that state right here.
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1. Illinois entered the Union as which state?
2. The name "Illinois" comes from which Native American tribe's language?
3. Illinois is also known as the Land of Lincoln after its most famous inhabitant. Where was Abraham Lincoln born?
4. Which two famous events that contributed to the rise of the American labor movement happened in Chicago?
5. Who wrote The Jungle, a novel chronicling the Chicago meatpacking industry?
6. What allegedly started the great Chicago fire of 1871?
7. What popular attraction premiered at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893?
8. Where is the tallest building in North America, other than the newly completed 1 World Trade Center in New York City, located?
9. Aurora, Illinois, was the first city to have what?
10. What iconic food was created in Illinois in 1930?



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