DR. JAKE'S REAL, OLD-TIME CHICAGOAN QUIZ
(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.
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! Here's the
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, Drewrys, Edelweiss, etc. 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 38. Window To The World 39. Madison Street, from Clinton to Halsted 40. Kerner and Walker
(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.
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! Here's the
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, Drewrys, Edelweiss, etc. 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 38. Window To The World 39. Madison Street, from Clinton to Halsted 40. Kerner and Walker
