Riding the Rails on the CTA Trivia Quiz

Answer: Red

The Red line, formerly known as the State Street subway, runs from the northern edge of Chicago, about 7400 N, down to about 9500 S. Exit at Addison to catch the Cubs or at 35th for a Sox game. Incidentally, the name US Cellular Field is a new one in Chicago. Until this year, Sox park was named Comiskey Park, after Charles Comiskey, former owner of the team.

Answer: Blue

The Blue line's O'Hare branch runs on some elevated tracks on the northwest side, and its 54th street branch runs on el tracks on the west side. However, the Blue line is a subway through the downtown area. The Brown, Green, and Orange lines all circle the Loop, which runs over Lake, Wabash, Van Buren, and Wells streets.

Answer: Clark and Lake, from the Brown

Unless there were some specific stops you wanted to make downtown before you got to the museum, you wouldn't want to exit at Clark and Lake. Riding the Brown line, you should have gotten off 3 or 4 stops earlier, at Madison and Wabash or Adams and Wabash.

Answer: 1

The Blue line is kind of shaped like a sideways U. It starts on the west side, heads east into downtown, curves north for a bit, and then heads out northwest to O'Hare.

Answer: Purple

I don't think it is a coincidence that this line is Purple - the Wildcats' colors are purple and white. During football season, the trains are always full of fans - happy and excited on their way to the game, and usually sad and dejected after the Cats lose. Ah, to make it to the Rose Bowl again, like in 1996.

Answer: Brown

Trixies may also take the Red or the Purple (which only runs during rush hour), depending on where they board and exit the train. Yuppies are present on all train lnes, though, with Oak Park yuppies coming in on the Blue or the Green, and South Loopers riding the Orange.

Answer: Midway Airport

The Blue line goes to O'Hare, the Red to Water Tower, and you have to take the commuter rail to Brookfield Zoo. The Orange line was put into operation in 1993.

Answer: Purple to Red to Green

The Purple line does not run south of Howard on weekends! So you'd have to transfer to the red at Howard, then transfer to Green at either State and Lake or at Roosevelt, and continue to the 35th - Bronzeville - IIT station.

Answer: 5

The Brown line has a station just south of Lawrence on Western, and the Orange Line has a station at 49th and Western. The Blue line has two Western stops: Western on the Eisenhower Expressway (290), and Western just south of Armitage. Western & Cermak is on the Pink line.

Answer: Blue

The United Center is on Madison and Damen on the near west side. Take the Forest Park branch of the Blue line and exit at Medical Center. Walk a couple blocks north and there you are, in Jordan's house. (Even though he's gone it will always be his house!) You could also take the green line and exit at Ashland, but you'd have quite a walk to the Stadium.

I hope you liked my quiz! Happy traveling! Stay safe! :)