Chicago Firsts
The first ever MLB All Star Game took place at this stadium in 1933
What is Comiskey Park?
This Former First Lady and 2016 Presidential Candidate was born in Chicago
Who is Hillary Clinton?
This Chicago museum is the largest museum of its kind in the Western Hemisphere
What is the Museum of Science and Industry?
What is 16 inch softball?
In 1927, this Chicago bootlegger made nearly $60 million selling illegal hooch.
Who is Al Capone?
In 1892, Chicago debuted this transportation system, the first of its kind in the US
What is the Chicago "L" or elevated railway?
This famous creator of animated cartoon films was born in Chicago in 1901
Who is Walt Disney?
Chicago was home to the first of this amusement park ride. One still stands today at Navy Pier
What is the ferris wheel?
DD: In 1900, Chicago completed this massive and highly innovative engineering project on the Chicago River
What is reversed the flow?
In 1919, the night before this law went into effect, Chicago experienced over $2 million in liquor sales
What is Prohibition?
Based in Schaumburg, Motorola released this product in 1973, the first of its kind
What is a mobile or handheld phone?
Bill Murray, John Belushi, Tina Fey, and Seth Meyers are just a few who started their careers in this famous Chicago comedy club.
What is Second City?
This famous highway starts at Grant Park on Adams Street in front of the Art Museum.
What is Route 66?
This Chicago building is home to some of the fastest elevators in the world, operating at 1,600 feet per minute.
What is the Willis or Sears Tower?
In 1885, Chicago built this structure, the first ever of its kind
What is a skyscraper?
DD: Known as "The Whirlwind", this cleaning accessory was invented in Chicago in 1869 and would be sold for $25 until the Chicago Fire started in 1871 leaving all but two of them salvageable.
What is a vacuum cleaner?
Craig Robinson, better known as this character from "The Office", was born in Chicago.
Who is Darryl?
Chicago is home to 167 of these drinking establishments, the most of any metropolitan area in the nation
What are breweries?
With an average of 1,300 departures & arrivals each day, Chicago is known as the United States' capital of this mode of transportation
What is railroad?
In 1874, this animal was the first purchase of the Lincoln Park Zoo and cost $10.
What is a Bear Cub?
On September 26, 1960, Chicago's CBS Studios broadcasted the first televised US Presidential Candidate Debate between these two candidates
Who is JFK and Richard Nixon?
This famous and current college basketball coach from the ACC was born in Chicago in 1947.
Who is Coach K?
In Chicago this transit option covers 233,906 miles per day.
What is the train?
This common dessert item was invented in Chicago in 1893 so that it could be served at the World's Columbian Exposition
What is a brownie?
The Art Institute of Chicago is home to the largest collection of impressionist paintings in the world outside of this city
What is Paris, France?