Early History
Public Systems
Neighborhood
Business
Who's who?
100
The year that Northwestern University began with its first cohort as freshman to launch the University.
What was 1855.
100
The type of governance that organizes the city of Evanston.
What is the City Manager/City Council structure?
100
The name of the City-managed senior center in Evanston.
What is the Levy Center?
100
IT'S THE SAUCE?
What is Hecky's BBQ Sauce?
100
Evanston is named after this Methodist Minister and found of Northwestern University.
Who is John Evans
200
The year Evanston was incorporated as a city.
What is 1863.
200
The number you call if you have a problem or question for the City of Evanston that you want addressed as a citizen.
What is 311?
200
The historically African American neighborhood that emerged as a result fo the restricted covenants in real estate practices, ending in the 1960's.
What is the fifth ward?
200
Name the west side company has been manufacturing industrial lubricants for over 100 years.
What is IRMCO?
200
This international leader was made to feel welcome and spent the night at BethEmet Free Synagogue.
Who was Martin Luther King.
300
The natural resource that pushed Evanston to incorporate North Evanston with South Evanston into what is now the City of Evanston.
What is water?
300
The only public school in illinois to use waste to heat the building.
What is ETHS?
300
Around the turn of the century, this neighborhood was given a nickname due to its swampy environment, east of Ridge. DAILY DOUBLE!!
What is Frog Town?
300
This award winning toy was manufactured in Evanston.
What is Tinker Toys?
300
This historic figure used Temperance to portect woman from domestic violence and gain momentum for the Suffragette movement.
Who was Francis E. Willard?
400
This magnet school, established in 1969, was the first step in desegregation for the Evanston Public school system.
What is Martin Luther King Laboratory School (now King Arts)?
400
This transportation hub is the second most used Public Transit station in the Chicago area.
What is the Davis St. Station?
400
This is an especially established park district which requires an extra tax for the participating residents.
What is Ridgeville Park District?
400
Evanston re-branded itself to be this destination community during the 1980's.
What is the Headquarters City?
400
This historic figure is a prominent public educator and later became the mayor of Evanston, serving until she was 91 years old.
Who is Lorrain H. Morton
500
These three institutions central to the African-American community closed in 1968.
What are the community hospital, the Emerson YWCA, and Foster School?
500
Name the four key public transportation resources in the city of Evanston.
What are the CTA, the METRA, PACE and protected Bike Lanes.
500
Beginning in the mid 1950's, this US program sparked an influx of Latino families into Evanston, primarily from Guanajuato, MX.
What is the Bracero Program?
500
Of the ten top employers in Evanston, there are only two for-profit entities.
What are Jewel-Osco and C.E. Neihoff & Co.
500
This prominent African American doctor founded the Community Hospital, the only healthcare facility begween Chicago and Milwaukee.
Who was Isabel Garnett, MD.
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