SLCH History
In 1878, she gathered women for tea and shared her idea for building a children's hospital.
Who is Appoline A. Blair?
He's from The Lou and he's proud.
Who is Nelly?
Budweiser claims this as its secret ingredient.
What is rice?
In this game, you plant, then harvest bean cards in order to earn coins.
What is Bohnanza?
Opening in 1965, the St. Louis Arch spans this height and width in feet.
What is 630?
By 1884, the 15-bed hospital on Franklin Ave. had outgrown its first quarters, and its benefactors were raising money for a new 60-bed hospital at the corner of these two streets.
What is Jefferson and Adams?
This "Father of Rock and Roll" inaugurated the Duck Room and played 209 consecutive monthly concerts there.
Who is Chuck Berry?
This popular St. Louis cheese, Provel, is made from a combination of these three cheeses.
What is cheddar, swiss, and provolone?
This railway-themed German-style board game designed by Alan R. Moon is known as Zug um Zug in German and called this in the US.
What is Ticket to Ride?
This expanse opening in 1879 covers 1,300 acres, hosted the 1904 World's Fair, and has an annual visitation of 13 million visitors.
What is Forest Park?
Its official address is One Children's Place, but SLCH is located off this 9-mile artery that runs north to south.
What is Kingshighway?
Known as Big Mac, this St. Louis Cardinal player joined Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa in a chase for the single-season home-run record in 1998. He broke the record with 70 runs.
Who is Mark McGwire?
Thought to have originated by accident in the 1930s or 1940s (depends on which tale you believe), this famous St. Louis dessert is known for it's soft and sticky consistency.
What is gooey butter cake?
In a game of strategy, these three pieces flank the royal King and Queen.
What is the bishop, knight, and rook?
Who is Fredbird?
After the acquisition of this machine in 1958, the hospital became one of the most active institutions in the country in the field of pediatric open-heart surgery led by David Goldring, MD, who formed the hospital's cardiology division in 1950 and remained its director until 1985.
What is the heart-lung machine?
St. Louis is the home of 3 actresses from the hit TV show "The Office" - Jenna Fischer (Pam), Ellie Kemper (Erin), and this actress who's character shares the same first name.
Who is Phyllis Smith?
A few chefs claim they invented this famous St. Louis dish, a fried meat pillow.
What is toasted ravioli?
Training to be a surgeon? Having a steady hand is key in this game.
What is Operation?
In 2018, the grounds surrounding the Arch were renamed Gateway Arch National Park replacing this former park name.
What is the Jefferson National Expansion Park?
SLCH was the first children's hospital west of the Mississippi and ranks at this spot as the oldest children's hospital in the US.
What is seventh?
This infectious disease physician boasts the honor of being named to the 2002 "Who's Who in America."
Who is Gregory Storch?
This famous St. Louis spot sells Christmas trees annually that are hand-picked from Nova Scotia; oh, and in the summer you can get a famous concrete.
What is Ted Drewes?
This piece is the largest of the fleet in the game of Battleship.
What is the carrier?
St. Louis was founded on February 14, 1764, by French fur traders Gilbert Antoine de St. Maxent, Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau, who named it for this king of France.
Who is King Louis IX?