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? Lori Lightfoot, opens a new window John W. E. Thomas, opens a new window Eugene Sawyer, opens a new window Harold Washington, opens a new window Which famous Chicagoan was actually born in Chicago? Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, opens a new window Kanye West, opens a new window Barack Obama, opens a new window Bob Fosse, opens a new window Which notorious gangster was gunned down at the Biograph Theater? John Dillinger, opens a new window Paul Ricca Al Capone, opens a new window Johnny Torrino Which famous “Wells” of Chicago is the north-to-south Wells Street named after? Ida B. Wells, opens a new window William Wells Gideon Welles, opens a new window Orson Welles, opens a new window Who invented the skyscraper? Fazlur Khan, opens a new window William Le Baron Jenney, opens a new window Adler & Sullivan, opens a new window Burnham & Root, opens a new window Which famous Chicagoan does NOT have a Chicago park named after them? Mahalia Jackson, opens a new window Lorraine Dixon Saul Bellow, opens a new window Ping Tom What does the “C.J.” in Madam C.J. Walker’s name stand for? Chandler Jenson Cherise Johnson Charles Joseph Charlotte Jackson Which Chicago author coined the term “City of Big Shoulders?” Richard Wright, opens a new window Carl Sandburg, opens a new window Studs Terkel, opens a new window Upton Sinclair, opens a new window Blues singer Muddy Waters recorded his first studio album at which Chicago record company? Chess Records Cadillac Records Charley Records Blue Sky Records Which Chicago landmark did Dr. Margaret Burroughs NOT help found? South Side Community Art Center, opens a new window Art Institute of Chicago, opens a new window Ebony Museum (now DuSable Museum of African American History, opens a new window) CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Add a comment
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