After this disaster hit the city in 1871, the phoenix became the symbol of the city and is now the mascot of the University of Chicago.
What is the Great Chicago Fire
100
This common carnival ride was invented in Chicago
What is the Ferris Wheel
100
The South Side father of North
Who is Kanye West
100
The capitol city of Illinois
What is Springfield
100
The nickname for the Chicago subway lines
What is the "El"
200
This religious and civil rights leader marched in Chicago to defend housing rights in 1966
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
200
This multi-billionaire TV personality filmed her show in Chicago for 25 years
Who is Oprah Winfrey
200
The last major Chicago sports team to win a championship
What are the Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) in 2013
200
The first African-American mayor of Chicago
Who is Harold Washington
200
Can you name four of the seven colored subway lines
(4/7) What is red, blue, green, pink, orange, brown, purple
300
The current name of Chicago and North America’s tallest building, built in 1974
What is the Willis Tower
300
The official name of the famous “Bean”
What is Cloud Gate
300
The famous museum Ferris Buehler visited on his day off
What is the Art Institute of Chicago
300
The 44th President of the United States taught at this institution
What is the University of Chicago
300
You can take an architectural boat tour on this river for $22 bucks
What is the Chicago River
400
This famous 1920s Chicago Gangster was finally arrested not on murder or racketeering charges, but for tax evasion
Who is Al Capone
400
This famous musician, who shares a last name with a certain disgraced Texan cyclist, made his career in the booming South Side jazz scene
Who is Louis Armstrong
400
This pseudo-training ground for Saturday Night Live, located in Old Town, has produced the likes of of Tina Fey, Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert
What is Second City Comedy Club
400
The unique title for a Chicago City Councilor
What is "Alderman"
400
The two major airports in Chicago
What are Chicago Midway International (MDW) and O’Hare International Airport (ORD)
500
This one-mile stretch of land at the southern border of the University of Chicago campus was originally planned to be a river for the World’s Columbian Exposition
What is the Midway Plaisance
500
This is who and were the famous use of “Da” as “the” when representing Chicago comes from