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Chicago Landmarks
Chicago Fire
Chicago Transportation
Famous People From Chicago
True or False
100
This is the new name that the Sears Tower will have.
What is the Willis Tower?
100
The most famous building that survived the Chicago fire.
What is the Water Tower?
100
The name of the train that transported us to Chicago on our field trip.
What is Metra?
100
The Famous Comedy Club where many actors/actresses of Saturday Night Live got their "big break."
What is Second City?
100
Spiders grow larger at the upper levels of skyscrapers and at higher altitudes.
What is true?
200
This is the name of the famous fountain in Grant Park.
What is the Buckingham Fountain?
200
True or False: One theory of how the Chicago fire started was a meteor shower.
What is true? There were at least five large scale fires throughout the midwest that night. Some say they were all a result of a meteor shower.
200
The name of the famous Chicago airport.
What is O'Hare Field?
200
Famous talk show personality who calls Chicago her home. Hint: Her tv studio is called "Harpo Industries."
Who is Oprah?
200
It takes 1 minute to ride to the top of the Hancock Building by elevator.
What is False. It only takes 39 seconds!!
300
This is where you can find detailed information about the history of Chicago. Bonus of 100 points if you can name 3 artifacts you saw there.
What is the Chicago History Museum?
300
The State where firefighters came from to help fight the blaze but lost a large portion of their city to a fire the same night.
What is Wisconsin?
300
The name of the road that has an above ground portion and below ground portion in the City.
What is Wacker Drive?
300
The first African American to be elected Mayor in Chicago. The Chicago Library is also named after him.
Who is Harold Washington?
300
You will never see a bird when looking out the Sears Tower Observatory.
What is true. Birds generally do not fly above 500 feet.
400
The name of the skyscraper that has the fastest elevator in the City if not the country.
What is the Hancock Building?
400
The year of the Great Chicago Fire.
What is 1871?
400
The name of the multi-lane road that is parallel to Lake Michigan.
What is Lakeshore Drive?
400
A famous comic book character who "made" movies in Chicago.
Who is Batman?
400
Chicago got its nickname as the "Windy City" because of the blustery weather in the City.
What is False? Bonus 100 points if you can tell us how Chicago got this nickname.
500
The famous Chicago Zoo that has free admission and is over 100 years old.
What is the Lincoln Park Zoo?
500
The name of the owner of the famous cow who is blamed for starting the fire.
Who is Mrs. O'Leary?
500
This area is now closed but the entrance gate remains and reminds us of the history of Chicago's railroads and livestock trades.
What is the Union Stock Yard?
500
The current Mayor of the City of Chicago.
Who is Richard Daly?
500
The City of Chicago has never had a female mayor.
What is False. Bonus 500 points if you can tell us her name.