The Ultimate Quiz On Chicago
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- 1.What year did Paper Lace have the hit single "The Night Chicago Died" on Mercury?
- A.
1999
- B.
1974
- C.
2000
- D.
2001
- 2.What 24.5-acre park in downtown Chicago was opened to the public in 2004?
- A.
Millennium Park
- B.
Central Park
- C.
Bear Park
- D.
Wrigley Park
- 3.What Chicago university was incorporated on December 25th, 1907, by ten Vincentian priests and five Catholic laymen?
- A.
De Paul University
- B.
Illinois College
- C.
Liberty Univeristy
- D.
Harvard
- 4.What Chicago blues band made the seminal album "East West"?
- A.
Kingbees
- B.
Elvin Bishop Group
- C.
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
- D.
Chicago
- 5.Which of the following hit singles from 1973 were performed by the band Chicago?
- A.
Feelin' Stronger Every Day
- B.
Rock Wit' Cha
- C.
(You're My) Soul And Inspiration
- D.
It Must Be Him
- 6.Who built the first settlement on the land that is now Chicago in 1779?
- A.
Jean George
- B.
Art Modell
- C.
Charles Chisox
- D.
Jean Baptist Point Dusable
- 7.What does Chicago's motto, "Urbs in Horto", mean?
- A.
Windy City
- B.
City In A Garden
- C.
City In Wind
- D.
Grassy Town
- 8.What famous building is located at 210 South Canal Street in Chicago?
- A.
The Union Station
- B.
The Rookery
- C.
Pittsfield Building
- D.
Monadnock Building
- 9.How many stars are on the official Chicago flag?
- A.
3
- B.
1
- C.
43
- D.
4
- 10.Where was gangster John Dillinger gunned down by the FBI in 1934?
- A.
Biograph Theater
- B.
Wrigley Field
- C.
Art Institute Of Chicago
- D.
Lincoln Park Zoo
- 11.Who did Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley replace?
- A.
John Belushi
- B.
Bob Hoskins
- C.
Richard J. Daley.
- D.
Acting Mayor Eugene Sawyer
- 12.The Great Chicago Fire broke out in the barn behind the O'Leary's house, what were the O'Leary's first names?
- A.
Jon And Betty
- B.
Richard And Catlin
- C.
Patrick And Jane
- D.
Patrick And Catherine
- 13.Who did Al Capone go to work for when he arrived in Chicago?
- A.
Mayor Daley
- B.
John Torrio
- C.
William "Big Bill" Hale Thompson
- D.
Joe Piscipo
- 14.The Lincoln Park Zoo is the oldest public zoo in America; what year was it founded?
- A.
1678
- B.
1898
- C.
1868
- D.
1987
- 15.How many passengers did the original Chicago Ferris Wheel, which was built on the midway of the 1893 Columbian Exposition, hold?
- A.
Held 40 Passengers At A Time
- B.
Held 900 Passengers At A Time
- C.
Held 400 Passengers At A Time
- D.
Held 1,400 Passengers At A Time
- 16.Who did Harold Washington defeat in the general election to become Mayor of Chicago in 1983?
- A.
Bob Ewbanks
- B.
Eugene Sawyer
- C.
Richard J. Daley
- D.
Bernard E. Epton
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