Famous Janes
Jane's Cities: History
Jane's Cities: Urban Planning
Jane's Wedding
100
Considered a leader in her fields of primatology and zoology, she became interested in this work after her dad gave her a chimpanzee as a stuffed animal when she was a child.
Who is Jane Goodall?
100

This item was clothing was invented in San Francisco during the Gold Rush, since it was durable enough for miners to use.

What are jeans?

100

This nickname for Chicago comes from the fact that is needed to be almost entirely rebuilt after the fire of 1871, and has been used by a famous improv group.

What is Second City?

100

This area of Shenandoah National Park, where Jane and Andrew got engaged, was used by Native Americans as a hunting ground over 8000 years ago.

What is Big Meadows?

200

The heroine of this book, published in 1847 by Charlotte Bronte, uses the first person to narrate her experiences.

Who is Jane Eyre?

200

This nickname for New York City was originally by journalist John J. Fitz Gerald in his columns about horse racing in the 1920s.

What is The Big Apple?

200

This building built in 1930 in NYC is one of 43 buildings in the US that has its own zip code.

What is the Empire State Building?

200

The Arboretum is home to a mated pair of this animal, called Mr. President and the Lotus (Lady of the United States).

What are bald eagles?

300

Her book Persuasion was published posthumously in 1817, after her death the same year at the age of 81

Who is Jane Austen?

300

The United Nations Charter was ratified in this city in 1945.

What is San Francisco?

300

Sears Tower (now called Willis Tower) in Chicago was the tallest building in the western hemisphere until 2014, when this building was finished.

What is One World Trade?

300
On October 26, 1825, this passage opened, helping cement New York City as the chief port of the United States in the 1800s.

What is the Erie Canal?

400

This actress was a noted activist throughout her career - including traveling to Vietnam in 1972 to support the anti-war effort.

Who is Jane Fonda?

400

The world's first open heart surgery was performed by an African American doctor in this city in 1893.

What is Chicago?

400

When DC was mapped, it used the letters for street names going N/S from the capital, and adding at W so there is no X, Y, or Z St. This is the only other letter that is skipped.

What is J?

400

The 22 Corinthian Columns in the Arboretum were originally part of this building until 1958.

What is the US Capitol?

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