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Carriage Horses in Chicago Trivia Quiz

This quiz will cover all aspects of driving horses, with a focus on the Chicago carriage trade.

A multiple-choice quiz by DNL. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
DNL

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
68,763

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1915

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these items is not attached to the harness? Hint

Diaper Bag

Whip Socket

Plume Screw

Hames

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these is not a Chicago carriage company? Hint

Step In Time

Old Town Tours

The Noble Horse

Antique

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these words is a common command to tell your horse to trot? Hint

Gee

Hup

Yah

Whoa

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these Chicago landmarks is off limits to carriage traffic? Hint

Lincoln Park

Buckingham Fountain

Water Tower Park

Navy Pier

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these is a commonly recognized command? Hint

easy

all are correct

(a kissing noise)

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Question 6 of 10

6. Aside from the antique horse trough still in use at Water Tower Park, there is another on Michigan Avenue. At which cross street? Hint

Superior

Chestnut

Pearson

Chicago

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Question 7 of 10

7. From the elevated train you can see into the carriage yard of the oldest continuously operating barn in the city. Which line? Hint

brown

red

blue

green

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Question 8 of 10

8. When are horses ordered off the street? Hint

during 'rush hour'

all of these are correct

when the temperature is above 90 degrees

when the Bulls win the championship

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these is not the name of a type of carriage? Hint

All of them are types of carriages

Brougham

Omnibus

Corvette

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Question 10 of 10

10. As of Feb. 2002, which of these famous people has not had a Chicago carriage horse named after them? Hint

Jerry Springer

Sid Vicious

Oprah Winfrey

Elvis Presley

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these items is not attached to the harness?

Answer: Whip Socket

The whip socket is attached to the carriage. The diaper bag clips to the horses's breeching. The Plume screw attaches a decoration to the horse's bridle. The hames are those shiny metal things on either side of the horse's collar.

2. Which of these is not a Chicago carriage company?

Answer: Old Town Tours

I made up Old Town Tours.

3. Which of these words is a common command to tell your horse to trot?

Answer: Hup

Hup tells your horse to switch to a faster gait. Gee tells some (highly trained) horses to take a step to the right. Yah and Trot are not actual commands, though they might make your horse trot if you shouted them.

4. Which of these Chicago landmarks is off limits to carriage traffic?

Answer: Buckingham Fountain

Though horses aren't usually allowed on the pier, they do make exceptions for holidays.

5. Which of these is a commonly recognized command?

Answer: all are correct

'easy' means slow down, 'ho' means stop and a kissing noise means go.

6. Aside from the antique horse trough still in use at Water Tower Park, there is another on Michigan Avenue. At which cross street?

Answer: Chicago

The horse troughs used to belong to the fire department. They were to be torn out years after the fired department had switched to motor vehicles, but in the early seventies, carriage companies convinced the city to revive the old troughs and place them where their horses could use them.

7. From the elevated train you can see into the carriage yard of the oldest continuously operating barn in the city. Which line?

Answer: brown

The brown line is the oldest continually operating elevated track in the city.

8. When are horses ordered off the street?

Answer: all of these are correct

We shouldn't have to worry about the Bulls winning the championship again soon.

9. Which of these is not the name of a type of carriage?

Answer: Corvette

Other than a car, a corvette is a type of boat.

10. As of Feb. 2002, which of these famous people has not had a Chicago carriage horse named after them?

Answer: Jerry Springer

Although his apartment overlooks the heart of the carriage trade, Jerry has yet to receive the honor.

Source: Author DNL

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