GaelicSoxFan Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 (edited) Test your Chicago knowledge! When you're done, please come up to my desk and hand it in . NO CHEATING! (1) Name all five of Riverview's rollercoasters. (2) What was the former name of Martin Luther King Drive? (3) How many times was Richard J. Daley ( the "Old Man") elected mayor? (4) Identify any two candidates who lost to this Daley. (5) What is an alewife? (6) What did Jack Brickhouse yell when the Cubs hit a home run? (7) Name--in order--the three papers Mike Royko wrote for. (8) What gasoline chain had Dino the Dinosaur as a mascot? (9) Which of Bill Veeck's legs was the peg-leg? (10) Identify Resurrection Mary. (11) Why was 1340 North State Parkway a famous address? (12) Who was Uncle Johhny Coons? (13) What car dealer was the "Home of the Backward K?" (14) Name the announcer of TV bowling at Faetz-Niesen. (15) What was a Green Hornet? (16) Where were the Stock Yards located? (17) What type of store was Morris B. Sachs? (18) When he wasn't doing Riverview commercials, what was Two-Ton Baker's profession? (19) What Catholic archbishop has a suburb named after him? (20) What business had the phone number MOhawk 4-4100? (21) Identify one Chicago street that was part of U.S. Route 66. (22) Name the sponsor of TV wrestling who was killed by an unhappy customer. (23) What was the last home stadium of the Chicago Cardinals? (24) Name one locally-brewed Chicago beer -- recent brew-pubs do not count! (25) Before Circle, where was the Chicago campus of the University of Illinois? (26) Where did the Beatles perform on their first trip to Chicago? (27) Which defunct grocery chain gave S & H Green Stamps? (28) Name the boxing champ who gave his name to a local milk company. (29) Where was the Army Induction Center located? (30) How many inches of snow fell in the January 1967 blizzard? (31) Who wore an Uncle Sam suit, and was always a losing candidate for public office? (32) What public building was often called simply "Eleventh and State?" (33) Where did Andy the Clown hang out? (34) Name the TV show that was the source of the local catch-phrase "Right Here, Harv." (35) Who were the Lincoln Park Pirates? (36) What was the old name of the Brown Line 'L"? (37) Where was "Skip's" located? (38) What do the call letters of Channel 11--WTTW--stand for? (39) Where was Skid Row? (40) Name two Illinois governors who served time in prison. ANSWERS: 1.. Bobs, Sliver Streak, Comet, Fireball (formerly the Blue Streak), Flying Turns.[No, the Wild Mouse was not a real rollercoaster.] 2. South Park Avenue 3. Six 4. Pick two--Merriam, Sheehan, Adamowski, Waner, Friedman, Hoellen. 5. fish 6. "Hey-Hey!" 7. Daily News, Sun-Times, Tribune 8. Sinclair 9. right leg 10. famous ghost haunting the Southwest suburbs 11. Playboy mansion 12. host of 1950's kids' TV show 13. Nickey Chevrolet 14. Whispering Joe Wilson 15. streetcar 16. Halsted near 43rd Street 17. clothing 18. band leader 19. George Cardinal Mundelein 20. C.E.T. (early TV dealer) 21. Ogden, Adams, Jackson 22. Sid Fohrman 23. Soldier Field 24. Old Chicago, Meister Brau, Tavern Pale, Drewry’s, Edelweiss, 25. Navy Pier 26. Comiskey Park 27. National 28. Joe Louis 29. Van Buren and Des Plaines streets 30. 27 inches 31. Lar "America First" Daly 32. Central Police Headquarters 33. Comiskey park 34. Bozo's Circus 35. Lincoln Towing 36. Ravenswood 37. North Avenue near First Avenue and 55th & Damen 38. Window To The World 39. Madison Street, from Clinton to Halsted 40. Kerner and Walker SCORES 31-40 points-- EXPERT: In the next election, you get to vote three times instead of only twice. 21-30 points-- JOURNEYMEN: When it snows, you may save a parking space with furniture. 11-20 points-- APPRENTICE: You probably put ketchup on your hot dog. 0-10 points-- TOURIST: Go back to Milwaukee! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited September 21, 2006 by GaelicSoxFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Looks like I'm going back to Milwaukee!! LOL The only ones I got right (and I've lived in Chicago my entire life) were: 5, 6, 10, 16, 26, 32 and 33. It's not that I don't pay attention..............I just don't really care that much.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaelicSoxFan Posted September 21, 2006 Author Share Posted September 21, 2006 1 X 2 South Park Avenue © 3 x 4 x 5 x 6 Hey-Hey! © 7 X 8 Sinclair © 9 Right © 10 Ghost that haunts Archer Avenue © 11 X 12 X 13 X 14 X 15 X 16 43rd St. & Halsted Ave. © 17 Mens’ clothing store © 18 X 19 Mundelein © 20 X 21 Ogden Ave. © 22 X 23 x 24 X 25 X 26 Comiskey Park © 27 National © 28 Joe Louis © 29 X 30 x 31 x 32 Chicago Police Department Headquarters (Area 1) © 33 Comiskey Park © 34 X 35 X 36 Ravenswood © 37 X 38 Window to The World © 39 X 40 X I didn't do too bad, considering a lot of that stuff, like Riverview Park, was at least 30 years older than I am... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted September 22, 2006 Share Posted September 22, 2006 I got 13. But I don't(!) put ketchup on my hotdog!! And the WTTW question was interesting - I had no idea on that. Of sourse, for me and the other adolescents growing up watching WSNS 44 late at night during the scrambled picture "On-TV" line through-the-image adult programming - we all know that "WSNS" stood for "Was it Snatch or Not Snatch?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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