Q 01/05

Which nickname for Chicago is popularly, and probably wrongly, blamed on the breeze off Lake Michigan?

A) Big Easy

B) Big Apple

C) Windy City

D) Emerald City

Answer · why

C) Windy City

Other nicknames include Second City and Carl Sandburg's City of the Big Shoulders; the windy label is often blamed on its boastful politicians rather ...

Q 02/05

Which restaurant is often credited with inventing Chicago-style deep-dish pizza?

A) Lou Malnati's

B) Pizzeria Uno

C) Giordano's

D) Gino's East

Answer · why

B) Pizzeria Uno

Pizzeria Uno, founded by Ike Sewell and Ric Riccardo in 1943, is widely credited as the birthplace of Chicago-style deep-dish pizza.

Q 03/05

In what year did the Great Chicago Fire occur?

A) 1893

B) 1906

C) 1871

D) 1918

Answer · why

C) 1871

The Great Chicago Fire began on October 8, 1871, in a barn on DeKoven Street and burned for two days; the cow-kicking-a-lantern story was later admitt...

Q 04/05

Which Major League Baseball team plays its home games at Wrigley Field?

A) Chicago Cubs

B) Milwaukee Brewers

C) Minnesota Twins

D) Chicago White Sox

Answer · why

A) Chicago Cubs

Wrigley Field, famous for its ivy-covered outfield walls, has been the iconic home stadium for the Chicago Cubs baseball team since 1916.

Q 05/05

What is the official name of the 'Bean' sculpture in Millennium Park?

A) Cloud Gate

B) Sky Mirror

C) Silver Bean

D) Lake Mirror

Answer · why

A) Cloud Gate

Cloud Gate is Anish Kapoor's official title for the sculpture; its 168 welded stainless-steel plates were polished so no seams show, and Kapoor initia...