Geography
The dog-sledding race known as the Iditarod is run in this U.S. State.
What is Alaska?
These 3 consecutive even numbers have a sum of 72.
What are 22, 24, and 26?
In 2023, this pop superstar became the first artist to have 10 albums simultaneously in the Billboard 200 chart.
Who is Taylor Swift?
This local celebrity was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1952, the family moved to Downers Grove during his high school years, attending Downers Grove North. While in high school, he played baseball and was signed as a catcher for the St. Louis Cardinals minor league team to develop his skills. After injuring his throwing arm in a collision at home plate, he followed in the footsteps of his father, becoming a professional wrestler. While his first character was ‘The Spider’, he quickly became known for crazed, ego-maniacal outlaw character.
Who is Randy 'Macho Man' Savage.
This Dutch post-impressionist painter is famous for works like "The Starry Night" and "Sunflowers."
Who is Vincent van Gogh?
This ocean lies to the east of Africa.
What is the Indian Ocean?
What is Thursday?
This Marvel superhero, played by Chadwick Boseman, made his solo film debut in 2018's "Black Panther."
Who is Black Panther? (or Who is T'Challa?)
In 1814, the proposed boundaries for the state of Illinois were much different than they are today. The Illinois Congressional delegation, led by Nathaniel Pope, pushed for an amendment to the original statehood bill to extend the border sixty miles north, insuring access to Lake Michigan. If the amendment had not passed, Downers Grove be in this state.
What is Wisconsin?
This Italian Renaissance sculptor created the marble statue of David, now housed in Florence.
Who is Michelangelo?
What is Africa?
This person was the first American to orbit the planet Earth.
Who is John Glenn?
This iconic 1997 film featured Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as star-crossed lovers aboard an ill-fated ocean liner.
What is "Titanic"?
The first settler in Downers Grove arrived in 1832. This Vermont native, but long-time New York resident, camped alone in a grove of oak trees at the fork of two ancient Indian trails. He staked his claim to the surrounding 160 acres of prairie and timberland, for which he paid $1.25 an acre.
Who is Pierce Downer?
This American abstract expressionist painter is known for his drip painting technique.
Who is Jackson Pollock?
These two continents are separated by the Strait of Givraltar.
What are Europe and Africa?
This part of the cell, often called the "powerhouse," produces most of the cell's supply of ATP.
What is the mitochondrion?
This Netflix series about a group of kids battling supernatural forces in the 1980s made Eleven and the Upside Down household names.
What is "Stranger Things"?
From the 1760s through the 1830’s, this tribe extended into Northern Illinois. Its Chief, Chief Aptakisic escorted settlers from this area to Fort Dearborn in Chicago during the Black Hawk War of 1832. Many of Downers Grove’s founding families were among those who were guided by this tribe as they sought refuge from the war.
Who are the Potawatomi Tribe?
This Mexican artist, known for her self-portraits and works inspired by nature, was married to Diego Rivera.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This country is situated both in Europe and Asia.
What is Turkey?
This state of matter, neither solid, liquid, nor gas, makes up stars and lightning.
What is plasma?
This 2022 sequel became one of the highest-grossing films of all time.
What is "Top Gun: Maverick"?
This is the oldest brick building in Downers Grove.
What is the Sucher Blacksmith Shop?
This early 20th-century art movement, founded in Zurich, Switzerland, rejected logic and reason in favor of nonsense and irrationality.
What is Dadaism?