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Some basic questions about Chicago sports, history, and population
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Chicago is an Indian word from which the name of the city is derived. What does the word mean?
City by the lake
Marshy place
The name of a Potawatomi Indian chief
Place of the wild onion
2
What is the popular name for the heart of Chicago’s downtown business district?
The Loop
Millennium Park
The Core
The Circle
3
What native American tribe lived in the area that is now Chicago ?
Potawatomis
Cherokee
Shawnee
Iroquois
4
Where do the Chicago Cubs play baseball?
Wrigley Field
Soldier Field
United Center
U.S. Cellular Field
5
In what year was one third of the city razed in what became known as the Great Chicago Fire?
1775
1900
1956
1871
6
What was one of the buildings left standing during the Chicago Fire that is still here today?
Water Tower Place
Wrigley Field
Sears Tower
John Hancock Building
7
How many neighborhoods are in Chicago?
147
15
25
77
8
Chicago has a world famous natural history museum. What is its name now?
Burnham Museum
Columbus Memorial Museum
Chicago Museum of Zoological Sciences
Field Museum of Natural History
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Why is the Chicago public train system called the "El" or "L" train?
It's short for "elevated"
They use Lionel brand trains
It was originally "Al" for Al Capone
For the "Loop"
10
A section of which Chicago Street is known as "the magnificent mile?"
Randolph Street
State Street
Western Avenue
Michigan Avenue
11
For what phenomenon is Chicago nicknamed "the Windy City"?
Tall ship at Navy Pier
Wind off Lake Michigan
Politician's bluster
Bad weather
12
What's the name of the world's seventh tallest building and the tallest building in Chicago?
both Willis and Sears Towers
the Willis Tower
John Hancock
the Sears Tower
13
How many people live in Chicago city?
2.7 Million
1.5 Million
9.8 Million
14 Million
14
What is nickname of the city of Chicago?
The Big Apple
Sin City
The Windy City
The Big Easy
15
What is the official name for "The Bean"?
Cloud Gate
Space Orb
Millennium Monument
Skyline Mirror
16
Chicago has how many miles of lakefront?
35 miles (57 kilometers)
29 miles (47 Kilometers)
12 miles (19 Kilometers)
22 miles (35 Kilometers)
17
Where do the Chicago Bears play football?
Wrigley Field
Soldier Field
US Cellular Field
United Center
18
Which of these movies is not set in Chicago ?
The Blues Brothers
Home Alone
Ghostbusters
Divergent
19
What are the attractions found at the Museum Campus in Chicago?
Field Museum, Museum of Science and Industry, Shedd Aquarium
Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, Art Museum
Adler Planetarium, Shedd Aquarium, Field Museum.
Adler Planetarium, Field Museum, Art Museum
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Chicago has the distinction of building the first of what type of building?
Gambling casino
Subway
Buddhist Temple
Steel frame skyscraper
