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Quiz about Illinois Counties and County Seats

Illinois Counties and County Seats Quiz

Here are ten questions concerning Illinois' 102 counties and county seats.

A multiple-choice quiz by IlliniBob72. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
IlliniBob72

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
88,537

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1009

Last 3 plays: JanIQ (1/10), Guest 108 (9/10), Sweeper11 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

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

Wheaton

Rockford

Peoria

Chicago

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these four Lincoln-Douglas debate sites was not a county seat in 1858? Hint

Ottawa

Jonesboro

Freeport

Galesburg

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these international capital cities does not share its name with an Illinois county seat? Hint

Paris

Havana

Berlin

Vienna

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these counties does not share its name with its county seat? Hint

Champaign

Rock Island

Peoria

Effingham

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which county was the last one established in the state? Hint

Jefferson

Putnam

Bureau

Ford

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Question 6 of 10

6. Adams County is named after the second U.S. President, John Adams.

True

False

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Question 7 of 10

7. This county's courthouse, when completed, was the largest in the country outside of New York City. Hint

Cook County

Winnebago County

Peoria County

Macoupin County

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these U.S. state capitals does not share its name with an Illinois county seat? Hint

Frankfort

Salem

Nashville

Lincoln

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which county seat was not on Abraham Lincoln's circuit when he was a lawyer roaming the plains? Hint

Metamora in Woodford County

Decatur in Macon County

Sullivan in Moultrie County

Belvidere in Boone County

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Question 10 of 10

10. This county's seat was the state capital before it was moved to Springfield. Hint

Stark County

Fayette County

Marion County

Coles County

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the county seat of Cook County?

Answer: Chicago

Chicago was made the county seat of Cook County when the county was formed in 1831

2. Which of these four Lincoln-Douglas debate sites was not a county seat in 1858?

Answer: Galesburg

Knoxville was the county seat of Knox County in 1858. The county seat was moved to Galesburg in 1873.

3. Which of these international capital cities does not share its name with an Illinois county seat?

Answer: Berlin

Havana is the seat of Mason County, Vienna of Johnson County, and Paris of Edgar County.

4. Which of these counties does not share its name with its county seat?

Answer: Champaign

The county seat of Champaign County is Urbana.

5. Which county was the last one established in the state?

Answer: Ford

Ford County was established in 1859 and its county seat is in Paxton.

6. Adams County is named after the second U.S. President, John Adams.

Answer: False

Adams County is named for John Quincy Adams, with its county seat in, you guessed it, Quincy.

7. This county's courthouse, when completed, was the largest in the country outside of New York City.

Answer: Macoupin County

The Macoupin County Courthouse, in Carlinville, was completed in 1870 and cost an astounding (by 1870 standards) $1,342,267.31 to build.

8. Which of these U.S. state capitals does not share its name with an Illinois county seat?

Answer: Frankfort

Nashville is the county seat of Washington County, Salem of Marion County, and Lincoln of Logan County. Incidentally, Lincoln is the only town of that name named for Abraham Lincoln with his consent.

9. Which county seat was not on Abraham Lincoln's circuit when he was a lawyer roaming the plains?

Answer: Belvidere in Boone County

Boone County in northern Illinois was not in the Eighth Circuit that was travelled by Lincoln, in central Illinois. The county seat of Woodford County was moved from Metamora to Eureka in 1894.

10. This county's seat was the state capital before it was moved to Springfield.

Answer: Fayette County

The seat of Fayette County, Vandalia, was the state capital before it was relocated to Springfield, at the urging of Abraham Lincoln and others.

Source: Author IlliniBob72

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