The correct answer to each Midewin trivia question is in bold type.

While known as the Prairie State, Illinois now has little left of its namesake habitat. How much remains?

  1. Less than 0.01%

  2. 3%

  3. 17%

Midewin was once home to the world's largest ammunition plant, the Joliet Army Arsenal. Munitions were first made there for which war?

  1. World War I

  2. World War II

  3. Korean War

This characteristic prairie plant can reach up to 12 feet high and early settlers were said to get their bearings by looking at the orientation of its leaves. Which plant is it?

  1. Shooting star

  2. Guiding aster

  3. Compass plant

Some of the plants that have been reintroduced at Midewin were once used as herbal remedies by Native Americans. Which plant has ball-shaped flower clusters and was used as an antidote for venom?

  1. Common self-heal

  2. White wild indigo

  3. Rattlesnake master

The state-endangered Loggerhead Shrike nests in shrubs and small trees at Midewin. Why is this predatory songbird also known as the "butcherbird"?

  1. Its front is bright red

  2. It impales its prey on thorns and barbed wire

  3. Its beak looks like a long knife

Midewin is home to many rare wildlife species. What federally endangered species was first seen there in 2018?

  1. Rusty patched bumble bee

  2. Gray bat

  3. Karner blue butterfly

A whimsical Route 66 tourist attraction welcomes visitors to the town of Wilmington just south of Midewin. What's its name?

  1. The Dairy King

  2. The Corn Shucker

  3. The Gemini Giant

In 2015 a herd of bison was reintroduced at Midewin. Known for their placid grazing, what's a bison's top speed?

  1. 10 mph

  2. 35 mph

  3. 50 mph

In 2019, the Wetlands Initiative completed the largest native seeding ever at Midewin as part of our current 7-year restoration project in an area known as the Prairie Glacial Plains. How many pounds of seed did we plant?

  1. 126 pounds

  2. 4,137 pounds

  3. 9,815 pounds