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The Windy City is the nickname for this U.S. city.

What is Chicago?


 It’s the third-largest city in the United States, with a population of 2.7 million people. It has 600 parks, so there’s plenty of open space.

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Actor who plays the wheelchair-bound character in the 1954 film Rear Window

Who is Jimmy Stewart? 

When the story opens, we find his character, L. B. “Jeff” Jeffries, in a wheelchair after being shot while attending an auto race. Jeffries believes he might have witnessed a murder

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This Beatle released the hit song “Imagine.”

ho is John Lennon? 

When video footage emerged of Lennon crediting Yoko Ono with significant contribution to the song, she was given a songwriting credit for “Imagine”—more than 40 years after the tune’s release.

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Which is the largest of the Great Lakes by surface area?

Lake Superior.

 It is the world’s largest freshwater lake by area and the coldest and deepest of the Great Lakes.

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What actor starred in both The Searchers and Stagecoach?

John Wayne. 

Wayne was nominated for three Academy Awards. His only win was for his role in True Grit

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his section of Michigan Avenue is known for its opulence.

What is the Magnificent Mile? 

This is where you will find designer shops, high-end retailers, luxury dining, and boutique hotels.

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Lucy and Ricky’s landlord in I Love Lucy

Who is Fred (Mertz)? 

Fred (William Frawley) and Ethyl (Vivian Vance) were not friendly in real life. The actors hated each other.

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“Dancing Queen” is performed by this band.

Who is ABBA? 

They’re a Swedish band. Have you ever noticed how it’s difficult to detect accents when European artists sing? That’s because the mechanics of singing and speaking differ due to how people breathe and articulate vowels

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hich of the following U.S. states does not border a Great Lake: Ohio, Minnesota, or Wyoming?

Wyoming. 

The Great Lakes border eight states on the U.S. side

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Napoleon suffered from ailurophobia. Ailurophobia is the fear of what animal?

The cat.

 Genghis Khan and Julius Caesar also reportedly suffered from this irrational fear.

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) The city’s tallest building, Willis Tower, used to be called by this name

What is Sears Tower? It takes up a two-block area. For 25 years, it was the tallest building in the world.

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Family that owns the Bonanza ranch

What is Cartwright?

 Bonanza originally ran from 1959 to 1973 and was a fixture during that era. It was an hour-long drama that invaded the sitcom space, and it caught on.

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“The Singing Rage” is the nickname of this artist from Oklahoma who is well-known for “The Tennessee Waltz.”

Who is Patti Page?

 Page was born Clara Ann Fowler in Claremore, Oklahoma. Once, when asked about her greatest regret, Page lamented, “I should never have given up my name.”

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he Jet Express is a ferry service in which of the Great Lakes?

Lake Erie. The company was founded in 1988 as the Put-in-Bay Boat Line Company.

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. Who is the youngest elected president of the United States?

John F. Kennedy.

 Kennedy was 43 years old when elected president.

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The city is known for this type of pizza

What is deep dish? 

Other famous foods in town include Garrett popcorn, the rainbow cone, and Italian beef sandwiches.

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Jimmy Stewart’s character’s profession in Vertigo

What is a detective? 

When the story begins, he has retired early as a police detective. He becomes obsessed with two women and tries to transform the second woman into the first one

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Her album Tapestry contains the hits “It’s Too Late” and “I Feel the Earth Move Under My Feet.”

Who is Carole King? 

Tapestry went platinum more than 14 times

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Which Great Lake has a region similar to the Bermuda Triangle, with unexplained disappearances of ships and planes?

Lake Michigan. 

The area is dubbed the Michigan Triangle and is near a strange rock formation, which some believe creates the mysterious phenomenon.

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What 1930s dance was named after a famous aviator?

The Lindy Hop or the Lindy.

 The popular dance was named after Charles Lindbergh following his historic 1927 nonstop transcontinental flight

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The older of the city’s two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams plays at this stadium.

What is Wrigley Field? 

Home to the Chicago Cubs, the stadium was built in 1914, and it’s the second-oldest MLB stadium, after Boston’s Fenway Park

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Gilligan’s first name

What is Willie? 

There was no resolution for the stranded passengers on Gilligan’s Island because the fourth season was canceled at the last minute to accommodate Gunsmoke.

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This band released Dark Side of the Moon in 1973

Who are Pink Floyd? 

The album spent an astonishing 917 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart, the record by far.

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Fort Erie played a pivotal role in which war?

The War of 1812. 

According to historical sources, the fort witnessed the bloodiest battle of that war; it is now a historical and educational tourist site

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. What bird is the symbol of happiness?

The bluebird. 

Some sources attribute this phrase to the 1934 song “Bluebird of Happiness” by Jan Peerce. It is also referenced in the song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”