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1. The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 celebrated the 400th anniversay of the discovery of the New World by Columbus.
2. The principal power behind the World's Fair in Chicago was which famous architect?
3. The Chicago World's Fair came about because of the success of a world's fair in what city?
4. During the World's Fair of 1893 a serial killer was at work, using the draw of the Fair to ensnare his victims. What was his name?
5. One of the top attractions to the Chicago World's Fair was the introduction of this engineering marvel?
6. The Ferris wheel was named after its inventor.
7. Buffalo Bill's "Wild West Show" contained a sharp shooting gal who wowed the crowds with her precision gunmanship. What was her name?
8. Which US president opened the World's Fair?
9. What happened to Carter Harrison, Mayor of Chicago, just before the closing of the Chicago World's Fair?
10. Thousands of people worked on the constuction of the fair; one came home and told his family about his experience and how it changed his life; his son heard these stories and created one of the greatest amusement parks of all time, the father's name was?
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