The Thing About Shedd
This is the middle name of Marshall Field's executive John G. Shedd, who donated $3 million to build Chicago's beloved aquarium.
What is Graves?
This Arctic wanderer comes equipped with nature’s most extravagant tooth: a specialized canine that spirals outward and can grow more than 8 feet long.
What is a narwhal?
The "Chicago Mix" combines cheese popcorn with this other flavor.
What is caramel?
This organ is famously known as the "powerhouse of the cell."
What is mitochondria?
Launched in 2003, this early social networking site let users customize profiles with HTML chaos, auto-playing music and a Top 8 feature.
What is MySpace?
In 2014, millions dumped buckets of ice water over their heads to raise awareness for this disease.
What is ALS?
Launched by OpenAI in 2022, this AI chatbot became the fastest-growing consumer app in history.
What is ChatGPT?
Grandad, the world's oldest fish who saw 104 million guests across eight decades at Shedd, was a member of this ancient group of fish that can breathe air.
What is a lungfish?
Unlike most birds that shed gradually, penguins lose all their feathers simultaneously in this dramatically named process.
What is a catastrophic molt?
Founded in 1988 and named for a local bird species, this brewery helped pioneer Chicago's craft beer scene.
What is Goose Island Beer Company?
This 1928 discovery by Alexander Fleming led to the first widely used antibiotic.
What is penicillin?
Directed by Jon Favreau, this 2008 film is the first installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
What is Iron Man?
The 2018 "royal wedding" between Prince Harry and this American actress dominated global media coverage.
Who is Meghan Markle?
This Netflix streaming drama about financially desperate contestants competing in deadly games became a worldwide phenomenon.
What is Squid Games?
Shedd opened to the public on May 30, 1930, with this type of fish as one of the first to appear on exhibit.
What is a Blue Tetra?
This giant filter feeder, the second-largest fish species, is named for a tendency to swim near the surface as if sunbathing.
What is a basking shark?
Created by Jane's Addiction in 1991, this iconic Chicago festival's name means "an extraordinary or unusual thing."
What is Lollapalooza?
This measurement is not a unit of heat itself, but a scale based on water’s freezing and boiling points.
What is the Celsius scale?
Often referred to as "The Bean," this sculpture was unveiled in 2004 and quickly became one of Chicago's most iconic sights.
What is Cloud Gate?
In 2016, this [redacted] mobile game sent players into the real world to catch virtual creatures.
What is Pokemon GO?
This actor, known for playing Steve Harrington on Stranger Things, also makes music under the name Djo and has ties to Chicago.
Who is Joe Keery
This slow-going Animal Engagement ambassador may not look the part, but its shelled species is a critical seed disperser across its native South American habitat.
Who is Big Red?
At an estimated 40 lbs, this supersized star of Chicago's celebrity animal lineup can often be spotted sunbathing along the Chicago River.
Who is Chonkosaurus?
According to local lore, this dense chocolate dessert was invented at the Palmer House Hotel.
What are brownies?
This layer of Earth behaves like a very slow-moving lava lamp that drives continents to drift like puzzle pieces.
What is the mantle
In this 2004 alt-rock hit, the narrator claims he's "coming out of his cage" and he's "been doing just fine."
Completed in 2016 at a cost of $100 million, this project helped turn a working waterway into one of downtown Chicago's most popular recreational destinations.
What is the Chicago Riverwalk?
This phrase is used when something is slightly embarrassing but also funny or endearing, much like using it as a clue in this game.
What is cringe or cringy?
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, one of Chicago's most prestigious architectural firms, designed Shedd Aquarium. Name another iconic Chicago building designed by the firm.
What are Field Museum, Wrigley Building, Merchandise Mart, Civic Opera House, Chicago Fed?
This arthropod species has roamed Earth's oceans for more than 450 million years and has blue blood due to copper-based hemocyanin.
What is a horseshoe crab?
The Chicago River's three branches meet at this downtown point marked by a large civic plaza.
What is Wolf Point?
This brain chemical is often associated with reward, motivation, and the feeling of “this is a good idea.”
What is dopamine?
This stretchy, shiny fabric was a staple of matching Juicy Couture and Baby Phat tracksuits, worn by celebrities and mall shoppers alike.
What is velour?
Short-form video app TikTok was originally known by this name before rebranding in 2018.
What is Musical.ly?
In 2020, this singer became the youngest artist to ever win all four major Grammy categories in the same year.
Who is Billie Eilish?
The Abbott Oceanarium's Whale Harbor is Shedd's deepest habitat, clocking in at this depth.
What is 34-feet deep?
The longest bony fish every recorded belongs to this ribbon-like species often associated with sea-serpent legends.
What is an oarfish?
Hockey fans hear this anthem by The Fratellis every time the Chicago Blackhawks score a goal.
What is Chelsea Dagger?
This bone is commonly known as the collarbone.
What is the clavicle?
This 2001 video game about raising digital pets on your desktop computer involved feeding, cleaning, and hoping they didn’t die when you weren’t looking.
What is Neopets?
This is how many years the Chicago Cubs waited between World Series championships before their 2016 victory.
What is 108 years?
Acquired by the NYT in 2022, this digital word game challenges players to guess a five-letter word in six tries.
What is Wordle?