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Chicago World's Fair, 1893 Trivia Quiz

Most of the questions came from the book "The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson: A history of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893". Hope you enjoy it.

A multiple-choice quiz by monkman. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
monkman

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
125,383

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2033

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 celebrated the 400th anniversay of the discovery of the New World by Columbus.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. The principal power behind the World's Fair in Chicago was which famous architect? Hint

Henry Van Brundt

Daniel Burnham

George Post

Dion Geraldine

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Chicago World's Fair came about because of the success of a world's fair in what city? Hint

Berlin

Rome

Paris

London

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Question 4 of 10

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? Hint

H.H. Holmes

Dr. Theodius B. Undy

Jack D. Ripper

Lincoln Steffens

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Question 5 of 10

5. One of the top attractions to the Chicago World's Fair was the introduction of this engineering marvel? Hint

Dodge 'Em Cars

The Roller Coaster

The Ferris Wheel

The Merry Go Round

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Ferris wheel was named after its inventor.

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False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Buffalo Bill's "Wild West Show" contained a sharp shooting gal who wowed the crowds with her precision gunmanship. What was her name? Hint

Billie Kidd

Big Nose Kate Magrew

Annie Oakley

Kate Custer

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which US president opened the World's Fair? Hint

Theodore Roosevelt

Benjamin Harrison

Grover Cleveland

William McKinley

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Question 9 of 10

9. What happened to Carter Harrison, Mayor of Chicago, just before the closing of the Chicago World's Fair? Hint

He was arrested for fraud

He was assassinated

He got married at the Fair

He fell off the Ferris Wheel and died

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? Hint

Whitney Barnum

Howard Trump

Douglas Bailey

Elias Disney

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The Chicago World's Fair of 1893 celebrated the 400th anniversay of the discovery of the New World by Columbus.

Answer: True

Many cities bid for the World's Fair and it was thought that New York had the inside track but Chicago won the contest in a close vote.

2. The principal power behind the World's Fair in Chicago was which famous architect?

Answer: Daniel Burnham

All of the other answers worked on the Fair in other capacities but Daniel Burnham gave three years of his life for the project. He gathered some of the greatest architects of the United States to work with him on this project.

3. The Chicago World's Fair came about because of the success of a world's fair in what city?

Answer: Paris

The World's Fair in Paris was made all the more interesting by Henri Eiffel's Tower - the talk of the world.

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?

Answer: H.H. Holmes

Dr. Holmes or Herman Mudgett had a hotel built near the site of the fair and advertised cheap rates. Many young women were away from home for the first time and vanished after going to the fair. Although we'll never know how many people he killed, he was one of the first serial killers to be documented. He killed men, women and children, many in the basement of his hotel.

5. One of the top attractions to the Chicago World's Fair was the introduction of this engineering marvel?

Answer: The Ferris Wheel

The Ferris Wheel held 36 cars and was over 200 feet tall giving an unprecedented view of the Fair.

6. The Ferris wheel was named after its inventor.

Answer: True

George Washinton Gale Ferris of Pittsburg spent $25,000 of his own money with an idea of a rotating Wheel of steel which would carry cars of people around a central hub. It truly was one of the great inventions of our time.

7. Buffalo Bill's "Wild West Show" contained a sharp shooting gal who wowed the crowds with her precision gunmanship. What was her name?

Answer: Annie Oakley

Her real name was Phoebe Anne Moses of Tiffin, Ohio, but Bill always called her Annie Oakley.

8. Which US president opened the World's Fair?

Answer: Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland is the only president to have served two non-consecutive terms.

9. What happened to Carter Harrison, Mayor of Chicago, just before the closing of the Chicago World's Fair?

Answer: He was assassinated

Predergast, a mentally deranged office seeker visited the Mayor at his home and shot him fatally. Carter Harrison a popular figure was to have delivered the closing remarks at the Fair's conclusion on October 30, 1893.

Answer: Elias Disney

Elias told his son Walt about his experiences at the Fair and Walt never forgot dreaming one day of building a Fair type amusement park that could be open all year. Disneyland was the culmination of that dream.

Source: Author monkman

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