CHICAGO
Chicago lies on the southern border of this Great Lake.
Lake Michigan
Who is … the Governator?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
He starred in both Good Morning, Vietnam and Good Will Hunting.
Robin Williams
Bill Gates’ company, founded in 1975
Microsoft
… made by Raleigh?
Bicycles
Out of the University of North Carolina, Michael Jordan led this Chicago basketball team to six championships in the 1980s and 1990s.
The Chicago Bulls
What is … the Red Planet?
Mars
As president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Rickey was instrumental in breaking the color barrier in baseball by signing this second baseman in 1947.
Jackie Robinson
To obsessively control every aspect of a business or a system.
Micromanage
… made by Selchow and Righter?
Scrabble board game
This section of downtown Chicago is named for the square of blocks that were first encircled by streetcars in the 1880s.
The Loop
Who is …the Iron Lady?
Margaret Thatcher
This Daniel Defoe character spent 28 years stranded on an island near Venezuela – 26 of them alone, and the last two with the servant he named Friday.
Robinson Crusoe
This technology produces a phenomenon that causes water molecules in food to vibrate, creating the heat that then cooks the food.
Microwave
… made by Sikorsky?
Helicopters
Many of America’s most popular comedians, including Bill Murray, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Mike Myers, John Belushi and Steve Carell, started their careers at this Chicago improvisational troupe, whose nickname was the same as Chicago’s (for a while).
The Second City
Who is … the Yankee Clipper?
Joe DiMaggio
He was the founder, front man, chief songwriter, and producer for the Motown vocal group the Miracles.
Smokey Robinson
Using this technology in the late 17th century at 300 times magnification, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was the first person to see what he called “animacules.”
Microscope. Van Leewenhoek was the first person to see protozoa, sperm, red blood cells, and many other microorganisms.
… made by Oxo?
Kitchen tools
In his poem “Chicago,” Carl Sandburg described Chicago as: “Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler; Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big …” what?
Shoulders. Chicago was called City of the Big (or Broad) Shoulders because of its economic importance to the nation.
What is … the Green Monster?
The outfield wall at Fenway Park in Boston
This is President Biden’s middle name.
Robinette
A business that typically produces a limited amount of specialty ales and beers to sell locally.
Microbrewery
… made by Victorinox?
Swiss army knives