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Illinois Counties Trivia Quiz

How well do you know Illinois' counties? Can you name the County Seat of these selected counties?Each of your choices is an actual Illinois city, town, or village.

A multiple-choice quiz by TaquilaTAb. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
TaquilaTAb

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
108,483

Updated
Mar 21 23

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
1092

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Question 1 of 20

1. What is the county seat of Alexander County? Hint

Alexis

Cairo

Cahokia

Carmi

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Question 2 of 20

2. What is the county seat of Edgar County? Hint

Metcalf

Hume

Paris

Kansas

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Question 3 of 20

3. What is the county seat of Johnson County? Hint

Johnsburg

Vienna

Johnston City

Johnsville

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Question 4 of 20

4. What is the county seat of Monroe County? Hint

Monee

Wellington

Monticello

Waterloo

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Question 5 of 20

5. What is the county seat of Kane County? Hint

Genoa

Kangley

Geneva

Kane

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Question 6 of 20

6. What is the county seat of Mason County? Hint

Mason

Havana

Mason City

Cuba

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Question 7 of 20

7. What is the county seat of Effingham County? Hint

Teutopolis

Effingham

Montrose

Mason

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Question 8 of 20

8. What is the county seat of Kankakee County? Hint

Kewanee

Kane

Kaskaskia

Kankakee

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Question 9 of 20

9. What is the county seat of Champaign County? Hint

Urbana

University Park

Champaign

Channahon

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Question 10 of 20

10. What is the county seat of Carroll County? Hint

Mount Carroll

Carol Stream

Carrollton

Mt. Olive

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Question 11 of 20

11. What is the county seat of Clinton County? Hint

Carlyle

Cisco

Clinton

Damiansville

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Question 12 of 20

12. What is the county seat of Lawrence County? Hint

Russellville

Chauncey

Lawrenceville

Helena

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Question 13 of 20

13. What is the county seat of Shelby County? Hint

Sheldon

Sherman

Shabbona

Shelbyville

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Question 14 of 20

14. What is the county seat of Edwards County? Hint

Alhambra

Edwardsville

Albion

Eddyville

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Question 15 of 20

15. What is the county seat of Coles County? Hint

Clifton

Coles

Charleston

Crete

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Question 16 of 20

16. What is the county seat of Dekalb County? Hint

Sycamore

DeLand

Dekalb

Delavan

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Question 17 of 20

17. What is the county seat of Peoria County? Hint

Peotone

Pesotum

Peoria

Pierron

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Question 18 of 20

18. What is the county seat of Rock Island County? Hint

Rockford

Rockbridge

Rock City

Rock Island

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Question 19 of 20

19. What is the county seat of Dewitt County? Hint

Dewitt

Des Plaines

DuBois

Clinton

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Question 20 of 20

20. What is the county seat of Marion County? Hint

Salem

Sandoval

Marion

Marietta

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the county seat of Alexander County?

Answer: Cairo

Despite its spelling, the locals pronounce it Kay-Row.

2. What is the county seat of Edgar County?

Answer: Paris

Contrary to what you might think, this county was NOT named after the famous author Edgar Allan Poe.

3. What is the county seat of Johnson County?

Answer: Vienna

In this southern Illinois town it's pronounced VI-enna not VEE-enna.

4. What is the county seat of Monroe County?

Answer: Waterloo

In 1787 Monroe County was annexed into the Union as part of the Northwest Territory.

5. What is the county seat of Kane County?

Answer: Geneva

The village of Kane is in Greene County.

6. What is the county seat of Mason County?

Answer: Havana

The town of Mason is in Effingham County.

7. What is the county seat of Effingham County?

Answer: Effingham

Each of these choices are located in Effingham county.

8. What is the county seat of Kankakee County?

Answer: Kankakee

Kankakee, specifically the city of Kankakee, was immortalized by Arlo Guthrie's song, "The City of New Orleans".

9. What is the county seat of Champaign County?

Answer: Urbana

Champaign County is the home of the University of Illinois' "Fighting Illini".

10. What is the county seat of Carroll County?

Answer: Mount Carroll

The city of Carrollton is in Greene County.

11. What is the county seat of Clinton County?

Answer: Carlyle

The city of Clinton is in Dewitt County. And no, the county was not named after former President Bill Clinton.

12. What is the county seat of Lawrence County?

Answer: Lawrenceville

All of these choices are located in Lawrence county.

13. What is the county seat of Shelby County?

Answer: Shelbyville

Bart Simpson is often quoted as saying, "Death to Shelbyville" (a rival town to his nearby Springfield). In reality, Shelbyville is approximately 50 miles southeast of Springfield.

14. What is the county seat of Edwards County?

Answer: Albion

The city of Edwardsville is in Madison County.

15. What is the county seat of Coles County?

Answer: Charleston

Coles County was named for Edward Coles, an abolitionist from Virginia who served as Illinois' second Governor.

16. What is the county seat of Dekalb County?

Answer: Sycamore

This county's namesake, Johann De Kalb was born in Germany and served as a General in the American Revolution.

17. What is the county seat of Peoria County?

Answer: Peoria

Peoria is the hometown to comedian Richard Pryor.

18. What is the county seat of Rock Island County?

Answer: Rock Island

Rockford is Illinois' second largest city, but it is located in Winnebago County.

19. What is the county seat of Dewitt County?

Answer: Clinton

The Clinton nuclear power plant is actually closer to the village of Dewitt than the city of Clinton.

20. What is the county seat of Marion County?

Answer: Salem

The city of Marion is in Williamson County.

Source: Author TaquilaTAb

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