Name____________________________________ Date________________________ 

CHICAGO 
   OUR KIND OF TOWN

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Chicago is located on Lake _____________________________ in the northeast corner of the state of ________________________ .

Match the following.

  1. __________the first Europeans to view the land that is now Chicago
  2. __________ a French-African from Haiti who built the first permanent settlement
  3. __________ Illinois became a state
  4. __________ comes from the Indian words for "wild onion" or "skunk"
  5. __________ Chicago became a city with a
    population of 4,170
  6. __________ started in the cowbarn about 9 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, 1871

 

 

 

a. Checaugou

b. The Great Fire

c. Father Jacques Marquette & Louis Jolliet

d. March 4, 1837

e. 1818f. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Match the following teams and the sport they play.

1. __________CUBS and WHITE SOX

2. __________ The BEARS

3. __________ The BULLS

4. __________ The BLACKHAWKS

 a. Basketball

b. Football

c. Hockey

d. Baseball

 

Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. This building includes a Skywalk, a History Wall and some of the best views of Chicago.
a. Sears Tower
b. Marshall Fields
c. Fiske School
d. John Hancock Center

 2. ____________ is one of the busiest airports in the world.
a. Midway
b. O'Hare
c. McCormick
d. Meigs
3. Almost __________________ people live in Chicago.
a. 1 million
b. 3 million
c. 5 million
d. 10 million
 4. The ____________ is the world's tallest building.
a. Art Institute
b. John Hancock Center
c. Sears Tower
d. Adler Planetaium
5. _____________ is the current mayor of Chicago.
a. Michael Jordan
b. Oprah Winfrey
c. Richard M. Daley
d. Mr. Locke
 6. A great place to learn about the stars is the __________________ .
a. Shedd Aquarium
b. Adler Palanetarium
c. Lincoln Park Zoo
d. Field Musuem
7. Millions of visitors have enjoyed a light and water show here.
a. Buckingham Fountain
b Sears Tower
c. Chicago Children's Museum
d. 10 million
 8. The _____________ is the first and oldest African-American museum in the country.
a. Chicago Children's Museum
b. Museum of Science and Industry
c. Chicago Historical Society
d. DuSable Museum
9. In 1983, _______________ made history by becoming the first African American mayor of the city of Chicago,
a. Jane Bryne
b. Gwendolyn Brooks
c. Jesse Jackson
d. Harold Washington
 10. The city government of Chicago
includes the Mayor and __________.
a. President Bush
b. Governor Ryan
c. Oprah Winfrey
d. City Council

 

Read each statement and mark it True or False.

1. _________ The City is divided into 50 wards, each represented by an alderman
2. _________ The Mayor and the City Council oversee all city related issues.
3. _________ Alderman Arenda Troutman represents the 20th Ward where Fiske is located.
4. _________ The rose is the official flower of Chicago.
5. _________ The City of Chicago's motto is "Just Do It!"
6. _________ Two of the most common nicknames for Chicago are "Second City" and "Windy
City."
7. _________ The official song of Chicago is "Bear Down Chicago Bears"
8. _________ The Municipal Flag of Chicago consists of 3 White stripes separated by two
stripes of Blue with four Red six-pointed stars on the center stripe of White.
9. _________ The World's Colombian Exposition attracted millions of visitors to Chicago in
the late 1800s.
10. ______ Both waterways and railroads contributed to Chicago becoming a transportation
center.