Q 01/05

Chicago's rapid transit trains, running since 1892, are nicknamed the "L" as short for which word?

A) Electric

B) Elevated

C) Lakefront

D) Local

Answer · why

B) Elevated

Elevated is the word, because the first lines ran on structures built above the city's streets and alleys. Parts of the system now run in subways and ...

Q 02/05

Which superhero sequel filmed its runaway-train fight on the Chicago "L"?

A) Spider-Man 2

B) The Dark Knight

C) Superman II

D) Batman Returns

Answer · why

A) Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2 needed tracks high above the street for its battle with Doctor Octopus, and Manhattan has very few. The crew shot in Chicago's Loop for t...

Q 03/05

In March 2014, a CTA Blue Line train overran the end of the track at O'Hare and climbed what?

A) A parked bus

B) A baggage carousel

C) An escalator

D) A taxi rank

Answer · why

C) An escalator

An escalator at the end of the platform caught the lead car after it jumped the bumper block. The operator had fallen asleep at the controls, and 34 p...

Q 04/05

Which CTA Red Line station on Chicago's North Side directly serves Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs?

A) Addison

B) Belmont

C) Fullerton

D) Sheridan

Answer · why

A) Addison

Addison gets so crowded after Cubs games that many fans walk to the next station north, Sheridan, to board there instead.

Q 05/05

In which romantic comedy does Sandra Bullock play a lonely fare collector on the Chicago "L"?

A) My Best Friend's Wedding

B) Sleepless in Seattle

C) While You Were Sleeping

D) Never Been Kissed

Answer · why

C) While You Were Sleeping

While You Were Sleeping opens with Lucy in her token booth on Christmas Day, when she rescues a commuter who has been pushed onto the tracks.