The Magic of Marshall Fields
This Marshall Field's motto emphasized putting customer satisfaction first.
What is "The customer is always right"?
This beautiful actress, famous for her works in films like 'West Side Story' and 'Miracle on 34th Street' had a fear of water and ultimately died of drowning.
Who is Natalie Wood.
Before plastic buckets, children used these to collect their halloween candy.
What are pillowcases?
This is a friendly Ghost that children love.
Who is Casper.
Frango Mints were produced in this part of the Marshall Field's flagship store until 1999.
What is the 13th floor.
Founded in 1852, Marshall Field's was originally part of this dry goods firm.
What is Potter Palmer's store?
This famous British naturalist who studied evolution reportedly feared public speking so much that he avoided lectures.
Who is Charles Darwin.
This spooky night always falls on the same date every year.
What is October 31st, Halloween Night?
This is the place in Europe where Count Dracula comes from.
Transylvania Romania.
During 1961, this New York Yankee hitter broke the home run record set by Babe Ruth in 1927.
Who is Roger Maris.
This department store was the first to offer bridal registry services, personal shopping, and in-store dining.
What is "Marshall Fields".
This surrealist painter's fear of insects-especially grasshoppers-were often used to influence his works. He used them to portray decay and destruction.
Who is Salvador Dali.
Before costumes were store-bought, families often made them out of these.
What are clothes or household items(homemade)?
This baseball team "reversed the curse" and won the world series for the first time since 1918.
Who are the Boston Red Sox.
Marshall Field's was born in this U.S. state in 1834.
What is Massachusetts?
In 1849, this famous composer fell ill. He shared a phobia of being buried alive (taphophobia), along with Hans Christian Andersen, Edgar Allen Poe, and George Washington.
Who is Frederic Chopin.
He had tuberculosis. Family and friends gathered around his deathbed where he requested that they played music & sang. Along with that, he begged that they cut open his chest to verify that his heart stoped beating before placing him in the ground.
People once told fortunes or looked into mirrors on Halloween to try to see this.
What is their future, Bloody Mary, or spooky ghosts.
In European folklore, a person transformed into this animal when a full moon came around.
What is a werewolf.
In 1939, a letter urging President Franklin D. Roosevelt to support development of the atomic bomb was signed by four prominent scientists. Name one(or all) of the scientists who signed it.
Who are Albert Einstein, Leo Szilard, Eugene Wigner, Edward Teller?
In Chicago, locals have long said "Meet me under the clock"-referring to this famous Marshall Field's landmark at the corner of Washington and this street.
What is State and Washington streets.
This famed conqueror who nearly ruled the world was said to have ailurophobia, a fear of cats. It was the one thing that could send him fleeing.
Who is Alexander the Great?
Before store bought candy was common to give as treats on Halloween, children often received these treats.
What are pennies, popcorn balls, or, caramel apples.
Edgar Allen Poe terrified readers with this poem about a mysterious bird that speaks only one word-"Nevermore."
What is "The Raven".
During the 1980 presidential debate with incumbent Jimmy Carter, candidate Ronald Regan asked voters this memorable question about their economic status.
What is "Are you better off than you were four years ago?"