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In what town is the Bryn Mawr Country Club located?
What is Lincolnwood, IL?
Let’s start with an easy appetizer. How many flavors are in Garrett’s Mix popcorn?
Just two! Cheddar and caramel-flavored popcorn make up the famous Garrett’s Mix popcorn.
Lincoln Park Zoo was born in 1868 when New York City’s Central Park sent Chicago two pairs of animals as a gift. What animals were sent?
The Central Park Board of Commissioners gifted the zoo two pairs of swans.
Long before Galena, Illinois, was a charming tourist destination, one industry dominated the town. What industry was it?
What is lead mining.
What do you call a group of flamingos?
What is a flamboyance.
In what town is Sunset Ridge Country Club located?
What is Northfield, IL
This restaurant is known for its Chicago's Italian Beef sandwich?
What is Al's Italian Beef.
Chicago’s streets are designed on a grid, which is why you might hear people give a location as “6500 south and 400 east,” for example. At what intersection does Chicago’s grid begin?
Chicago’s grid begins with “zero-zero” at State and Madison. Though there are some exceptions, every 8 blocks is about a mile.
What name is singer-actor Stefani Germanotta better known by?
Who is Lady Gaga.
M&M’S Fruit Chews would eventually become what popular candy?
What is Starburst.
Old Orchard Country Club is a hidden gem located outside of downtown Chicago and close to O'Hare Airport. In what town is this Club located?
What is Mt. Prospect, IL.
Speaking of steak, what is the oldest steakhouse in Chicago?
Gene and Georgetti Steakhouse opened in 1941 in River North.
Before it was a park, what was located in present-day Lincoln Park?
What is a cemetery in the city’s early days. It was transformed into Lake Park when the cemetery was deemed a health hazard and was renamed for Abraham Lincoln after his assassination.
Who penned the 2018 autobiography “Becoming”?
Who is Michelle Obama.
In the United Kingdom, what is the day after Christmas known as?
What is Boxing Day.
Founded in 1924, Rolling Green Country Club is one of the oldest private golf clubs. In what town is this Club located?
What is Arlington Height, IL.
Which Chicago chef rose to foodie superstardom after winning season four of Bravo’s Top Chef?
Stephanie Izard was the first woman to win Top Chef in 2008. You may know some of her popular restaurants, such as Girl & The Goat, Little Goat, Duck Duck Goat, Cabra Cevicheria, and Sugargoat.
After being incorporated as a city in 1837, Chicago adopted the motto Urbs in horto. What does this Latin phrase mean?
What is... Urbs in horto means “city in a garden.” The city has lived up to the slogan with its nearly 570 parks, some designed by famed landscape architects and city planners such as Daniel Burnham, Alfred Caldwell, Jens Jensen, and Frederick Law Olmsted.
What guitarist notably performed on the Michael Jackson song “Beat It”?
What is Eddie Van Halen.
What breed of cat doesn't have fur?
What is a sphynx.
Formerly known as Sportman's Country Club, and now known as the Heritage Oaks Golf Club what town is this Club located?
What is Northbrook, IL.
Milk Duds are traditionally give to guests as a sweet treat at what restaurant?
What is Lou Mitchell.
What does the oldest public monument in Chicago commemorate?
An old limestone obelisk surrounded by a fence marks the Illinois-Indiana border. It’s located in Allen J. Benson Park, named for a ComEd executive who led the efforts to restore the landmark in the 1980s.
The Marina City towers are iconic in Chicago. How many stories of parking are there in each tower?
According to the Chicago Architecture Center, the levels that make up the parking garages at Marina City number 19 floors in each tower.
Which popular condiment was once sold as a medicinal cure for diarrhea?
What is ketchup.