While the shamrock is famous, this musical instrument is the official national emblem.
What is the harp?
This linebacker, nicknamed the "Monsters of the Midway" anchor in the 2000s, was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2005.
Who is Brian Urlacher?
This 1871 disaster destroyed roughly 3.3 square miles of the city and left more than 100,000 residents homeless.
What is the Great Chicago Fire?
Reaching lengths of up to 100 feet, this marine mammal is the largest animal to have ever lived on Earth.
What is the Blue Whale?
This "Fab Four" group from Liverpool changed music forever after their 1964 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
Who are The Beatles?
According to legend, this saint banished all the snakes from the island.
Who is St. Patrick?
Before becoming "Da Coach," he was a star tight end who revolutionized the position by catching 12 touchdowns as a rookie in 1961.
Who is Mike Ditka?
During the 1920s, this notorious gangster, nicknamed "Scarface," reigned over Chicago’s organized crime during Prohibition.
Who is Al Capone?
This primate is the largest on Earth; adult males can weigh up to 450 pounds.
What is a Gorilla?
This child prodigy, who was blind from birth, had his first #1 hit at age 13 with "Fingertips."
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This capital city on the River Liffey is home to Trinity College and the famous Book of Kells.
What is Dublin?
This 300-plus pound defensive tackle, nicknamed "The Fridge," scored a rushing touchdown in Super Bowl XX.
Who is William "The Refrigerator" Perry?
Completed in 1974, this 110-story skyscraper was the world's tallest building for 25 years and is still often called by its original name, the Sears Tower.
What is the Willis Tower?
Sharks are unique because their skeletons are made entirely of this flexible tissue, not bone.
What is cartilage?
This Motown singer asked "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" before his tragic death in 1984.
Who is Marvin Gaye?
Triggered by a mold called Phytophthora infestans, this 19th-century catastrophe led to the deaths of over one million people.
What was the Great Potato Famine?
The Bears defeated this AFC team by a score of 46–10 to win their first Super Bowl title.
Who are the New England Patriots?
This chocolatey dessert was reportedly invented at Chicago’s Palmer House Hotel for the 1893 World's Fair.
What is the brownie?
A group of these clever black birds is famously known as a "murder."
What are Crows?
This bubblegum pop hit by The Archies was the #1 song of the entire year in 1969.
What is "Sugar, Sugar"?
Often served on St. Patrick's Day, this traditional dish features salt-cured beef and a specific leafy green vegetable.
What is corned beef and cabbage?
These three letters appear on the left sleeve of the Bears' jerseys to honor the team's founder.
What is GSH?
In 1960, the first-ever televised U.S. presidential debate took place in a Chicago studio between these two candidates.
Who are John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon?
Unlike most mammals, these "monotremes," such as the platypus, do this to reproduce.
What is lay eggs?
Fronted by Jim Morrison, this L.A. band invited listeners to "Light My Fire."
Who are The Doors?