Can you name the most populated cities in the State of Illinois?

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Illinois Cities Quiz

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Created by: Booger -
Published: July 8th, 2009
Category: Geography
Plays: 61,508

Tags: State Quizzes, City Quizzes, Population Quizzes, rank, illinois

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	davidr:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 18:43 GMT	20 points
	I've never sung in a barbershop quartet so I didn't get #19.

	MovieDynamic:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 18:44 GMT	5 points
	Illinois is a rockin' place!

	joshow:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 18:44 GMT	19 points
	Very tough. This quiz confirms "Lanford" Illinois on Roseanne is definitely fictional. I'm an idiot.

	weizenugb:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 18:47 GMT	8 points
	Yeah Illinois!!

	cmkeller:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 18:49 GMT	9 points
	I guess Metropolis, Illinois is no Metropolis after all.

	WhiteSox:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 18:50 GMT	4 points
	i think i tried champaign-urbana like 10 times. 10/20 ain't bad though... Go Illinois!

	jd1z:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 18:52 GMT	5 points
	quick, name all the chicago suburbs and college towns you can..

	Mr_Negative:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 18:52 GMT	-3 points
	I think everyone should be aware that Scruff McGruff is part of that 2,836,658.

	Adam:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 18:52 GMT	8 points
	I was hoping for this quiz. Good to see my hometown Arlington HEights get some representation here on Sporcle.

	JohnJF:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 18:57 GMT	6 points
	Being from St. Louis, I evidently border the wrong side of Illinois.

	zalagreensbury:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 18:59 GMT	10 points
	Hey, when all else fails in these 'populous city' quizzes Springfield's the way to go.

	crazylegs:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 19:03 GMT	6 points
	The only reason I knew Aurora was from Wayne's World, and now that I see 19 I wish I would've thought of Usual Suspects too.

	SPORKLER:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 19:12 GMT	1 point
	Bloomington is the world's greatest town. Its like the Paris of Illinois. (not including the actual Paris, IL)

	Rebel33322:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 19:18 GMT	3 points
	Wow I am from Illinois and I only got 9...

	kaiohshin:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 19:23 GMT	1 point
	i fail. i grew up in chicago and only managed to get 5 without looking at the comments for help. and looking at the list i should've gotten at least ten more. there is no excuse. living in alaska for 6 years has messed me up.

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	kaiohshin:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 19:24 GMT	5 points
	@davidr: what does Skokie have to do with barbershop quartets, incidentally?

	Lauro:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 19:35 GMT	4 points
	As a German I only got that Rivermen Hockey team and Nr. 6 because of the search where the Simpsons really live beside No1

	davidr:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 19:37 GMT	7 points
	@kaiohshin: In The Usual Suspects, Kint says, ``Back when I was in that barbershop quartet in Skokie, Illinois, I used to have...'' (Kujan interrupts before he can finish.)

	mathias1979:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 19:48 GMT	3 points
	bah...I was thinking Rockville not Rockford...and how could I forget Springfield? Doh!

	jaymc:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 19:48 GMT	2 points
	I can't believe that my hometown (Bolingbrook) is now up to 70,000. That's probably twice as many people as when I was a kid.

	Jimmy:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 19:57 GMT	6 points
	Arlington Heights!!!

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	geowiz85:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 20:01 GMT	0 points
	being from IL and growing up in #3, im surprised none of the quad cities were there. only missed #18. @jd1z, chicago suburbs and college towns still wont get you #3, #6, or #11

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	ileggin:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 20:10 GMT	4 points
	Effingham is basically a huge interstate crossroads, but the city isn't that big once you get past the 57/70 intersection. Only 6 of the 20 aren't in Chicagoland (though Rockford is almost a suburb now).

	Kaytayyyyyyy:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 20:26 GMT	5 points
	I'm pathetic for living in Illinois for all my life and only getting 6 without cheating. I wonder what number BG is.

	Skydog:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 20:34 GMT	6 points
	Woohoo! Peoria made the list!!! Loved the fireworks here!

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	Hope:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 20:44 GMT	4 points
	Does Anyone know if Tennessee Cities are in the Queue?

	GeoExpert:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 20:50 GMT	0 points
	@Hope: Let me look... No, Tennessee is not. There are a few states in the queue right now. I don't think Booger would be pleased if I told people what was coming, though.

	Hope:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 20:52 GMT	1 point
	I just wondered, I'm looking forward to the Tennessee quiz though-the state where I'm from and hopefully I can ace it.

	GeoExpert:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 20:55 GMT	2 points
	@Skydog: Is there a Wrigley Field in Peoria? What about a Field Museum? Lake Michigan? Sears Tower? Don't think any of those you can see in Peoria. Hey... small cities CAN have these type of landmarks, like the Saturn V and US Space & Rocket Center, and Space Camp in Huntsville, AL. Looking up Peoria landmarks and it has the Pettengill Morron House

	cstravagante:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 20:56 GMT	2 points
	Oooh, so is this where listening to Sufjan Stevens' Illinoise comes in handy?

	AlexSmith:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 21:44 GMT	0 points
	Not really. I went through the Illinois album in my head and came up with a handful of places, none of which were represented. Metropolis, Highland, Jacksonville, Pullman, Rock River Valley Region, The Palisades. All it gives you like Chicago and Decatur--two that I got anyway. :p

	ku_sucks:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 21:55 GMT	3 points
	illinois is funny. one of the towns neighboring joliet is romeoville. and when i moved to naperville in 95, it wasn't nearly as big. those suburbs are really crawling into the cornfields.

	subway24:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 22:07 GMT	8 points
	Is East St Louis really that small? I thought it would be on there.

	OldHickory:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 22:08 GMT	2 points
	Yeah, Sufjan didn't help at all.

	cocky:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 22:12 GMT	2 points
	I got Skokie from the Nazi march they had there years ago.

	GeoExpert:	Jul 8th, 2009 at 22:21 GMT	3 points
	Metropolis is not that big, but it is home to the GIANT SUPERMAN STATUE!!!!