Chicago Politics
This famous Chicagoan was the first Black person to be elected president of the United States of America.
Who is Barack Obama?
This organization created history in Chicago as the first team to win 70 games in a single season.
Who are the Chicago Bulls?
Raised in Chicago, this artist has won 21 Grammys, and has been featured on the Billboard 100 chart 54 times.
Who is Kanye West?
George Washington Carver invented this yummy condiment that is best with jelly.
What is peanut butter?
The first Black female mayor of the city of Chicago.
Who is Lori Lightfoot?
Taped in Chicago, this show aired nationally for 25 seasons and remains one of the highest-rated daytime talk shows in American television history.
Born in Chicago, this American television producer, television and film writer, and author was named one of TIME magazine's 100 People Who Help Shape the World. She is the creator of the longest running American primetime medical drama series.
Who is Shonda Rhimes?
Garret Morgan created this to indicate to yield for an upcoming stop.
What is the modern traffic light?
This was the first Black mayor of Chicago.
Who is Harold Washington?
In 1945, this magazine focusing on Black women's beauty, started publishing in Chicago.
What is Ebony magazine?
This Chicago native was an American comedian, actor, and voice actor who was the star of his eponymous show, earning him two Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
Who is Bernie Mac?
Sarah Boone invented this modern staple to ensure you can leave the house wrinkle free.
What is an ironing board?
This Chicago native was the first African-American US Senator.
Carol Moseley Braun
This 14-year-old Chicago native was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, after being accused of offending a white woman in her family's grocery store.
Who is Emmitt Till?
Born and raised in Chicago, this person graduated from Princeton and Harvard Law and is an American lawyer, university administrator, and writer.
Who is Michelle Obama?
Lonnie G. Johnson is an Aerospace Engineer best known for creating this toy that encouraged lots of backyard water fights in the summer.
What is the supersoaker?
The number of African Americans that have gone to Congress from Illinois (more than any other state).
What is 18?
This person is regarded as the first permanent non-Indigenous settler of what would later become Chicago, Illinois - and is recognized as the "Founder of Chicago"
Who is Jean Baptiste Point du?
This Chicago Native won the first black Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series.
Who is Lena Waithe?
After an almost fatal fall accident, Alexander Miles figured out how to automate this invention that prevents us from climbing 100s of stairs a day.
What are (automatic) elevator doors?