Illinois Sweet Illinois Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bill Murray

Born and raised in Wilmette, Illinois, Bill Murray is the fifth of nine children; including brother actors, Brian-Doyle, John, and Joel Murray. Bill was a member of the "Saturday Night Live" cast for three years in the late '70s. He starred in the 1981 comedy "Stripes" with fellow Illinois native, and "Ghostbusters" co-star, Harold Ramis.

Answer: Gary Sinise

Gary Sinise was born in Blue Island, Illinois, and raised in Highland Park. The actor co-starred with Tom Hanks in 1994's "Forrest Gump", where he gave a spectacular performance as Lieutenant Dan Taylor. In 1991, Sinise played George Milton in the screen adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men"; Sinise also directed the film.

Answer: John Malkovich

John Malkovich was born in Christopher, Illinois and raised in Benton. In the late '70's Malkovich joined Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre; which was co-founded by friend and future "Of Mice and Men" co-star Gary Sinise. Malkovich gave an exceptional performance as Biff Loman in 1985's "Death of a Salesmen".

He played Cyrus "The Virus" in 1997's "Con Air". Malkovich took part in the 1999 black-comedy "Being John Malkovich", where an eccentric group of people take over the actor's body by entering a portal hidden in a New York City office building.

Answer: Joan Cusack

Though born in New York City, Joan Cusack and her siblings Ann, Bill, Susie, and John grew up in Evanston, Illinois. Joan has been acting since the 1980s. She stars in such films as "Nine Months", and "School of Rock". In 1999, Joan lent her voice to Jessie the Cowgirl when she joined the "Toy Story" cast for the movies second installment.

Answer: John C. Reilly

Illinois native John C. Reilly has been acting since the late '80s. Reilly gained mainstream fame after co-starring with Will Ferrel in the comedies "Talladega Nights" (2006) and "Step Brothers" (2008). Reilly was nominated for his role in the 2002 Independent film "The Good Girl". He also played in the Academy awarding winning film "Chicago".

Answer: Johnny Galecki

Johnny Galecki was born in Belgium. His family moved to Oak Park, Illinois when he was three years old. Galecki was raised in Chicago. In 1992, he landed the role of David Healy on the hit sitcom "Roseanne". Johnny's recent work includes playing Leonard Hofstadter on the CBS hit show "The Big Bang Theory".

Answer: Joan Allen

Rochelle native Joan Allen started her film career in the 1980s. Allen won a Chicago Film Critics award for her role in the 2005 Mike Binder directed film "The Upside of Anger". Audiences know Joan for her role as protective mother, Anne Hamilton in the Nicolas Sparks' book based movie "The Notebook", and for her part as Pamela Landy in the "Bourne" series ("The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Bourne Ultimatum").

Answer: John Belushi

John Belushi was born in Chicago, and raised in DuPage County, Illinois. Belushi spent four years as a member of the "Saturday Night Live" cast. He played the memorable John "Bluto" Blutarsky in 1978's "Animal House", and he a Dan Aykroyd starred as Jake and Elwood Blue in 1980's "The Blues Brothers". John Belushi died of a drug overdose in 1982 at the age of 33.

Answer: Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard was born near Belleville in St. Clair County, Illinois. The charming actor got his start in Independent films such as 1999's "Boys Don't Cry". Sarsgaard also co-starred with Natalie Portman in 2004's "Garden State". Peter's talent shines in more mainstream movies like "Jarhead", and the 2011 hero-adventure movie "Green Lantern".

Answer: Chris O'Donnell

Chris O'Donnell was born in Winnetka, and lived in Willmette, Illinois. As a young actor, O'Donnel starred alongside Al Pacino in "Scent of a Woman"; the role earned Chris a Golden Globe nomination. He went on to play D'Artagnan in 1993's "The Three Musketeers", a young Ernest Hemingway in "In Love and War", and Batman's sidekick, Robin in both "Batman Forever", and "Batman and Robin".