Quiz: How Well Do You Know The Third Coast?

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Throughout the 2015-2016 season of One Book, One Chicago, we've been exploring The Third Coast by Thomas Dyja. As the season draws to a close at the end of April, test your knowledge of this season's book with our quiz!

Test your expertise with our quiz by Tuesday, May 3, and you'll enter a drawing for a grand prize of a bag of books and an autographed copy of The Third Coast, or two runner up prizes of autographed copies of The Third Coast.

Quiz: How Well Do You Know The Third Coast?

The preface of The Third Coast begins with the death of which legendary Chicago architecture figure, signaling the end of an era?
What was Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem “In The Mecca” based on?
Before he was a legendary storyteller, radio host and author, Studs Terkel hung out in a public place near his parents’ boardinghouse and soaked in the colorful characters that gathered in the neighborhood. What was the setting that would shape Studs’ ear for a story?
What pioneering and popular children’s television program was created in Chicago?
Which of Nelson Algren’s books was his first critical and popular success?
Which of these burger entrepreneurs got their big break starting a business in Chicago?
Which of these legendary Chicago musicians mentioned in The Third Coast was actually born in Chicago?
In what year did Illinois Institute of Technology take over the Institute of Design?
Which of these Chicago buildings was designed by Mies Van Der Rohe?
The last line in The Third Coast is “Simone was buried wearing his ring.” Who gave Simone de Beauvoir the ring as a sign of his love for her?
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