Sweet Home Chicago - Some Lesser-Known Facts

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1. Chicago is known worldwide as "The Windy City". But it also has several lesser-known nicknames. Which of the following is NOT one of them? City by the Bay The City of the Big Shoulders" Hog Butcher for the World The Big Onion

2. Which of these fires claimed the lives of 21 firefighters in 1910, in what was then known as the deadliest building collapse in terms of firefighter fatalities? La Salle Hotel Fire Our Lady of the Angels Fire Chicago Union Stock Yards Fire Iroquois Theatre Fire

3. Which Chicago museum did Julius Rosenwald, chairman of Sears, Roebuck and Company, open in 1933? Museum of Science and Industry Art Institute of Chicago Field Museum of Natural History Adler Planetarium

4. The World Columbian Exposition of 1893, also known as The Chicago World's Fair, had many notable "firsts". Which of these was NOT introduced during the fair? Pabst Beer Spray Painting Shredded Wheat Deep Dish Pizza

5. Chicago is the only city in the world that can boast having the only one of these buildings through which you can drive a car. And not like a fast food or bank drive-through. Post Office Church Shopping Mall School

6. Flattened fried green plantains, with garlic mayo, steak, cheese, lettuce and tomato. What is the name of this Puerto Rican sandwich that was created in Chicago in 1996? Pionono Patacones Jibarito Cubano

7. The NFL's Chicago Bears moved to Chicago in 1921. From which Illinois city did they move? Decatur Peoria Rockford Springfield

8. The four stars on Chicago's flag are symbolic of different events in the city's history. The second star is for The Great Chicago Fire. The third is for the World Columbian Exposition. The fourth is for the Century of Progress Exposition. The first star represents the construction of Chicago's first fort. Which fort was this? Fort Du Page Fort Dearborn Fort de Checagou Fort Nonsense

9. Completed in 1925, this building's Gothic entrance contains rocks and bricks from several historical sites, including the Taj Mahal, the Parthenon, the Great Wall of China, the Great Pyramid, and the Berlin Wall. Union Station Willis (Sears) Tower Tribune Tower Water Tower Place

10. Which popular men's magazine awarded Chicago the title of "Tastiest City" in 2008? Playboy Maxim FHM Men's Health