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George Washington.
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 took more lives than any other fire in Chicago history.
Fact or Fiction?
Fiction: The Iroquois Theatre Fire on December 30, 1903, killed more than 600 people, whereas the Chicago Fire claimed about 300 lives.
What group launched the Freedom Rides in 1961?
A) ACLU--American Civil Liberties Union
B) SCLC--Southern Christian Leadership Conference
C) CORE--Congress of Racial Equality
D) SNCC--Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
C) CORE-Congress of Racial Equality
Busloads of Freedom Riders went from town to town, testing local compliance with federal orders to desegregate interstate bus terminals.
How many minutes are in each NBA quarter?
12 minutes.
What are the stop and end points of the blue line?
O'Hare and Forest Park.
What historical figure is on the U.S. five dollar bill?
Abraham Lincoln.
The Field Museum originated at the World’s Columbian Exposition in 1893.
Fact or Fiction?
Fact: It opened in 1894 displaying objects from the natural history exhibitions of the fair. It was originally housed in the Palace of Fine Arts, the only remaining building from the 1893 exposition. In 1921 the museum opened in the building it resides in today.
Who wrote the bestselling memoir "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"?
A) Maya Angelou
B) Coretta Scott King
C) Fannie Lou Hamer
D) Rosa Parks
A) Maya Angelou
The book explores her early years, spent in St. Louis and Stamps, Ark.
How many minutes are in each professional soccer half?
45 minutes.
What are the stop and end points of the Pink Line?
What historical figure is on the U.S. ten dollar bill?
Alexander Hamilton.
Chicago’s first skyscraper was 10 stories high.
Fact or Fiction?
Fact: William Le Barron Jenney’s Home Insurance Company Building was built in 1884-85.
What was Muhammad Ali's original name?
A) Leviticus Lewis
B) Marcellus Moore
C) Cassius Clay
D) Aaron Brown
C) Cassius Clay
He changed his name after joining the Nation of Islam in 1964.
How many minutes are in an NHL hockey period?
20 minutes.
What are the stop and end points of the Orange Line?
Midway and The Loop.
What historical figure is on the U.S. twenty dollar bill?
Andrew Jackson.
Jane Addams was the city’s first female mayor.
Fact or Fiction?
Fiction: Jane Addams was the co-founder of Hull-House (est. 1889), one of the most famous settlement houses in the country, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and social reformer. Jane Byrne was Chicago’s first female mayor (1979-83).
In 1960, four African American college students staged a sit-in that helped integrate this store's lunch counter.
A) Woolworth's
B) W.T. Grant
C) G.C. Murphy
D) S.S. Kresge
A) Woolworth's
The store was in downtown Greensboro, N.C.
How many minutes are in each WNBA quarter?
10 minutes.
What are the stop and end points of the Red Line?
Howard and 95th/Dan Ryan.
What historical figure is on the U.S. one hundred dollar bill?
Benjamin Franklin.
Richard J. Daley was the city’s longest-serving mayor.
Fact or Fiction?
Fiction: Richard M. Daley, Richard J. Daley’s son, served as the city’s mayor for 22 years (1989-2011). His father was in office for 21 years (1955-76).
What famous baseball player said, "Today's black athletes have no idea what we had to endure.”
A) Hank Aaron
B) Bob Gibson
C) Ernie Banks
D) Willie Mays
C) Ernie Banks
“During the civil rights era,” Banks told the AARP Bulletin in a 2011 interview, “black players encountered racial barriers, both on and off the field: teammates refusing to shake hands, fans shouting out insults, whites-only signs and many other painful struggles just to play baseball.”
What is the Chicago Women's soccer team?
The Chicago Red Stars.
What suburb does the Yellow Line extend to?
Skokie.