Chicago: Back in the Day
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100

This Chicago baseball park opened in 1914 and became home to the Cubs in 1916.

What is Wrigley Field

100

nown as "The King of Rock and Roll," this singer shook up the 1950s with hits like "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock."

Who is Elvis Presley?

100

What was the name of the popular five-and-dime store known for inexpensive household goods and candy?

What is Woolworth's?

100

What was the name of the device used to view small color photographs on round cardboard reels?

What is a View-Master?

100

This beloved actress played the scatterbrained but lovable Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls.

Who is Betty White?

200

This Chicago railroad station is famous for its grand hall and sweeping staircase.

What is Union Station
200

This blue-eyed crooner and leader of the "Rat Pack" was famous for singing "My Way" and "Fly Me to the Moon."

Who is Frank Sinatra?

200

Long before smartphones, people used this circular, finger-turned mechanism on a telephone to make a call.

What is a rotary dial?

200

What home delivery service brought glass bottles of milk to many families' doorsteps?

Who is The Milkman?
200

In this iconic 1942 film, Rick Blaine says, "Here's looking at you, kid."

What is Casablanca?

300

This Chicago street is known as the Magnificent Mile.

What is Michigan Avenue

300

This Detroit-based record company, founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in 1959, launched the careers of The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder.

What is Motown Records?
300

In the 1950s and 60s, families frequently gathered around the television to eat these pre-packaged, frozen meals named after the appliance.

What are TV dinners?

300

What kind of machine used a ribbon, keys, and paper to produce a typed letter?

What is a Typewriter?

300

What famous redheaded actress starred in I Love Lucy?

Who is Lucille Ball?

400

This Chicago department store was famous for its flagship store on State Street and its Christmas windows.

Marshall Field's

400

What famous duo sang "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"?

Who are The Righteous Brothers?

400

This popular outdoor venue allowed people to watch movies from the comfort of their own cars.

What is a drive-in theater?

400

What hairstyle was piled high and named after an insect's home?

What is The Beehive?

400

What cartoon character said, "What's up, Doc?"?

Who is Bugs Bunny?

500

In 1960, this future president faced Richard Nixon in the first televised presidential debate, held in Chicago.

Who is John F. Kennedy?

500

This four-man British band touched down at JFK Airport in 1964, sparking a global frenzy known as "Mania."

Who are The Beatles?

500

What famous catalog company sold clothing, appliances, and household goods through the mail?

What is Sears Catalog?

500

What brand of instant camera, introduced in 1948, became famous for photographs that developed soon after being taken?

What is the Polaroid?

500

This show featured a family of friendly monsters living at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.

Who are The Munsters?