Quiz: How Well Do You Know Famous Chicagoans? by ChloeMay 18, 2020 Muddy Waters, opens a new window by Jean-Luc Ourlin / CC BY-SA 2.0, opens a new windowThink you know everything about famous Chicagoans in history? Test your knowledge and learn more with this quiz from bloggers Allyson, Betsy, Chloe, Felicia, Johanna, Michelle, Sarah and Sarah D. Who was Chicago’s first African American mayor? Eugene Sawyer, opens a new window Lori Lightfoot, opens a new window Harold Washington, opens a new window John W. E. Thomas, opens a new window Which famous Chicagoan was actually born in Chicago? Kanye West, opens a new window Barack Obama, opens a new window Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, opens a new window Bob Fosse, opens a new window Which notorious gangster was gunned down at the Biograph Theater? Paul Ricca Al Capone, opens a new window John Dillinger, opens a new window Johnny Torrino Which famous “Wells” of Chicago is the north-to-south Wells Street named after? Orson Welles, opens a new window William Wells Ida B. Wells, opens a new window Gideon Welles, opens a new window Who invented the skyscraper? Adler & Sullivan, opens a new window William Le Baron Jenney, opens a new window Fazlur Khan, opens a new window Burnham & Root, opens a new window Which famous Chicagoan does NOT have a Chicago park named after them? Lorraine Dixon Mahalia Jackson, opens a new window Saul Bellow, opens a new window Ping Tom What does the “C.J.” in Madam C.J. Walker’s name stand for? Charles Joseph Cherise Johnson Charlotte Jackson Chandler Jenson Which Chicago author coined the term “City of Big Shoulders?” Upton Sinclair, opens a new window Studs Terkel, opens a new window Carl Sandburg, opens a new window Richard Wright, opens a new window Blues singer Muddy Waters recorded his first studio album at which Chicago record company? Blue Sky Records Charley Records Cadillac Records Chess Records Which Chicago landmark did Dr. Margaret Burroughs NOT help found? Ebony Museum (now DuSable Museum of African American History, opens a new window) Art Institute of Chicago, opens a new window South Side Community Art Center, opens a new window EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Add a comment
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