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Questions Every Chicagoan Should Know The Answers To

The Answers

1. Who were #23, #34 and #51? #23 = Michael Jordan, #34 = Walter Payton, #51 = Dick Butkus.

2. "Meet me under the clock" means meet me where? Meet me under the Marshal Fields clock on State Street.

3. Chicago has three of the top 15 tallest buildings in the world. Name the three in order, beginning with the tallest. Sears Tower, Aon Building, John Hancock Building.

4. The letters WGN stand for what? World's Greatest Newspaper.

5. What did protesters chant at the 1968 Democratic National Convention? "The whole world's watching!"

6. On the sign over the right field wall at Wrigley Field, what do the numbers and letters stand for? Eamus Catuli, is Latin (roughly) for Let's Go Cubs. AC stands for (Latinish) Year of the Cubs. AC145895 stands for, Year of the Cubs, 14 years since the last division title, 58 years since the last penant, 95 years since the last World Series Title.

7. Whose phone number is 588-2300? Empire carpeting.

8. How did Chicago get the nickname "The Windy City?" Not from the wind but from our windy politicians.

9. What is the three letter designation for O'Hare Airport? ORD.

10. Which way does the Chicago River flow - Into Lake Michigan or away from Lake Michigan? Away from Lake Michigan.

10+1. In our fabulous street numbering system, what streets divide North from South and East from West? East/West roads begin numbering from State Stree. North/South streets are divided by Madison. The intersection of State and Madison is ground zero in Chicago.

Once again, write to John if you have a better question or answer. Though this list is solid and won't change, he'd be happy to change it.

Send your suggestions for questions to JohnWilliams@wgnradio.com.

 

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