Lincoln Park Zoo
The first animal at the zoo
What is a pair of swans?
The largest egg laid by any living animal comes from this species
What is the ostrich?
This iconic baseball stadium, home to the Chicago Cubs, is known for its ivy-covered walls
What is Wrigley Field?
The style of pizza that Chicago is known for that is not deep-dish
What is tavern style?
This is the only country that is also a continent
What is Australia?
The year Lincoln Park Zoo was founded
What is 1868?
This deep-sea fish uses a bioluminescent lure growing from its head to attract prey
What is the anglerfish?
This skyscraper was once the tallest building in the world
What is the Willis Tower?
This sandwich is a Chicago classic, featuring layers of meat, giardiniera, and served with au jus
What is an Italian beef sandwich?
The longest river in the world is this one, which runs through Egypt
What is the Nile?
What the Laflin Memorial Building was in 1857
What is Chicago's first science museum (Chicago Academy of Sciences)?
This egg-laying mammal is sometimes known as a spiny anteater in Tasmania
What is a short-beaked echidna?
This park, located near the lakefront, features the famous "Cloud Gate" sculpture, also known as "The Bean"
What is Millennium Park?
This famous Chicago snack is made from caramel and cheese popcorn mixed together
What is Garrett Popcorn?
Mount Everest is located in this mountain range
What is the Himalayas?
The zoo has this many science centers listed on their website
What is seven?
PMC, Alexander Center, UWI, Davee Center, Fisher Center, AWSP, Tanzania Conservation Research Program
This animal’s heart can weigh over 400 pounds and beats only 5 times per minute
What is the blue whale?
In the 1880's, to prevent polluted water from contaminating the city's drinking water source, engineer Sylvester Chesbrough suggested this
What is reversing the Chicago River's flow?
This Chicago-based company is famous for its hot dogs, as well as its commitment to the "drag it through the garden" style of topping
What is Portillo's?
The largest planet in our solar system is named after this Roman god of the sky
What is Jupiter?
This full-scale replica was brought to the zoo all the way from Norway for the World's Columbian Exposition and remained there until 1994
What is a Norse Viking ship?
This microscopic invertebrate can survive freezing, dehydration, radiation, and even the vacuum of space
What is the tardigrade (aka water bear)?
This Chicago-born activist and author became famous for her work with the Hull House, promoting social reform and services for immigrants
Who is Jane Addams?
This bitter spirit, originates from Sweden. It's name translates to "moth herb" or wormwood. Carl Jeppson, a Swedish immigrant, brought this tradition to Chicago in the 1920s, producing his own version
What is Malört?
Of all the continents, this one has the smallest total area classified as desert, despite having a few arid regions.
What is Europe?