Statistics for Illinois Superlatives

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Largest City	Chicago	94%
Tallest Building	Willis Tower	94%
Busiest Airport	Chicago O'Hare International Airport	89%
Largest Lake that Illinois borders	Lake Michigan	83%
Largest County (Population)	Cook	78%
Largest four-year college or university (by total enrollment)	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	78%
Lowest Point	Confluence of Mississippi and Ohio Rivers at Cairo	72%
Largest County (Area)	Cook (total) / McLean (land)	72%
Longest River	Mississippi	72%
All-Time Highest Recorded Temperature (°F)	117°F (East St. Louis)	39%
All-Time Lowest Recorded Temperature (°F)	-38°F (Mount Carroll)	22%
Highest Point (not counting man-made structures)	Charles Mound	22%
Largest Lake within Illinois	Carlyle Lake	11%
Oldest continuously inhabited settlement	Peoria	11%