Jeopardy Night 2.0

Chicago

100

This Haitian trader is regarded as the first permanent non-Native settler (c. ~1780) of what would later become Chicago. He is considered the founder of the City.

Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable

200

This 1986 movie follows Matthew Broderick's character as he gallivants around the city of Chicago. The director, John Hughes, describes this movie as his "love letter" to the city.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

300

Chicago has the largest network of these urban features in the U.S., with over 1,900 miles of these within city limits.

Alleys / Alleyways

400

This motto is on the city seal, seen everywhere from manhole covers to the massive flag outside City Hall, and translates to "City in the Garden".

Urbs in horto

Alcohol

100

A popular Mexican beer is characterized by two of these in its logo.

Xs (Dos Equis)

200

This country prides itself on being the birthplace of wine production, with evidence of grape wine production as far back as 8,000 BCE.

Georgia

Sitcoms

100

Troy Barnes and Abed Nadir develop a bromance in this sitcom based in the fictional town of Greendale, Colorado.

Community

Capitals

200

Located at an altitude of 4,500 feet, this capital belongs to one of the only countries that has never been conquered or colonized.

Kathmandu

400

This is the only country in the world that has three capital cities - one each for its executive, judicial, and legislative branches.

South Africa

500

This capital houses nearly 2.5 million people and belongs to a landlocked country in West Africa that was previously called the "Republic of Volta", until it received its current name in 1984.

Ougadougou (Burkina Faso)

World History

300

The first dynasty of Imperial China that ruled from 221 to 206 BCE, and was the origin of the name of the country.

Qin dynasty