Illinois Trivia

It's time for trivia Illinois. Trivia to be exact. Hey gang, I'm your host, Brian Rollins and this is episode. 209 of the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia podcast this week. We've got Illinois trivia after this. We've only got three states left. If you're new, welcome, please come by dorky geeky nerdy.com for more content or just say hi. That's a good enough intro. So let's get. It started with the show, the dorky round number one. What is the most populous city in Illinois? Chicago. It's 15 times larger than the second largest Aurora. Number two what 1986 movie Saw Matthew Broderick Mia Sara and Alan Ruck ditch school to hang out in Chicago Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Number 3, set in suburban Chicago what 1990 Christmas movie starred, Macaulay Culkin Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern. Home Alone. Number four. What major league? Baseball team went without a championship Victory from 1908 to 2016. The Chicago Cubs. Number 5, what actor and star of Star Wars and the Indiana Jones movies, got his first screen Credit in 1967 with a time for killing. Harrison Ford. Number 6 before heading to Dodge City and Tombstone. What? Lawman was born in Monmouth Illinois, in 1848. Wyatt Earp. Number 7, what? Former first lady was born in Chicago and wrote books titled american-grown becoming and the light we carry Michelle Obama. Number 8. What comedian from Peoria. Illinois co-starred with Gene Wilder in four films including Silver Streak and stir crazy. Richard Pryor. Number nine, what? Comedy Legend passed away. Just a few weeks shot of her 100th birthday on December. 31st, 2021. Betty White. Number 10, born in Evanston, what? Comedic, actor, starred in Stripes Ghostbusters and played himself in Zombieland. Bill Murray. The geeky round number one. Who is the only u.s. president born in Illinois? Ronald Reagan. Well, he was governor of California. He was born in Tampico Illinois. Number two, the Sears Tower was renamed. What in 2009? Willis Tower. It's the second largest building in North America. Number 3, set in Aurora. Illinois. What 1992? Comedy cause Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody to Peak at number 2 on the charts. Wayne's World. Number four, born in Waukegan in 1920, what science fiction, author, wrote, Fahrenheit 451 and was the subject of a very risque song by Rachel Bloom. Ray Bradbury. Number 5. What is the capital of Illinois? Springfield. Number six filmed in Chicago. What long-running talk show aired from 1986 to 2011. The Oprah Winfrey show. Number 7 from 1963 to 1998. What? Illinois airport was the world's busiest. Chicago O'Hare International Airport. It's considered the world's most connected airport with direct flights to every continent except Antarctica. Number 8, Illinois, touches which of the five Great Lakes. Lake Michigan. Number 9, what author from Illinois, wrote the books, The Man in the High Castle and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep, Philip K dick. Number 10, born in Chicago. In 1930, what author wrote The Giving Tree Where the Sidewalk Ends and a light in the Attic? Shel Silverstein. The nerdy round number one, what 1987 movie set in and around Chicago was the directorial debut of Christopher Columbus. Adventures in Babysitting. Number two, what chess Grandmaster was born in Chicago, but died in Iceland while on the run from the US government. Bobby Fischer. Number three. What river makes up the Western border of Illinois. The Mississippi River. Number four, what actor? From Chicago said he based the voice of Homer Simpson on a loose impression of Walter Matthau Dan castellaneta. Number 5, born in Blue Island. What actor, created his own Foundation to support veterans after his role as Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump? Gary Sinise. Number six, what comedian and actor from Chicago has won one Academy Award, two Emmys and five, Grammys hint. None of the Grammy Awards are for music. Robin Williams. Number 7, set in Haddonfield Illinois. What 1978 horror movie kicked off a long-running franchise? Halloween. Number 8. What authors novel Dragon Teeth was published in 2017? Eight years after his death. Michael Creighton, Creighton actually finished the novel in 1974 and never published it while he was alive. Number 9, born in Wilmette Illinois. What actor served five terms as president of the NRA. Charlton Heston. Number 10. What 273? Mile long river runs from the Chicago metro area, Southwest through Illinois, before it joins the Mississippi River. The Illinois River. And that's it for Illinois. Trivia wants some bonus facts. Chicago is the largest city in Illinois. And the third largest in the nation that helps make Illinois. The sixth most populous state in the u.s. its 25th in landmass it became a state on December 3rd 1818, making it the 21st state. Well, Reagan is the only president born in Illinois. Lincoln and Obama served Illinois in Congress. Lincoln was a representative and Obama a senator I'm never made it up to Illinois, but I'd love to visit sometime, especially Chicago. Let me know what I need to see. Whenever I get there we'll be back here next week with another 30 questions. Here's a clue to tide you over what state holds the distinction of being the flattest state in the u.s. give, you know, you know, I'll see you back here next Wednesday. This has been episode. 209 of the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia podcast. The music is by Jason Shaw at audio knoteks.com. This podcast was written produced and hosted by me. Brian Rollins, come find me at the voices in my head.com. Thanks for listening. When a u.s. 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