Kaufmann Quiz: We don't call it that
How well do you know Chicago nicknames and name changes?
Photo caption: The SEARS Tower. Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
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It's been renamed 875 N. Michigan.
Bloomingdales
The Hancock
The Prudential Plaza
Smurfit Stone building
Correct answer: The Hancock
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What do we call the Yellow Line on the CTA?
Wrigley Wonder
Midway Express
Skokie Swift
Circle Train
Correct answer: Skokie Swift
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What do old-timers call UIC?
University of Illinois Lite
The University
West Loop College
The Circle campus
Correction: Circle campus
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What do most Chicagoans call Soldier Field?
The Track
Soldiers Field
The Columns
The Cereal Bowl
Correct answer: Soldiers Field
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We don't call it soda. We call it…
Fizz
Coke
Pop
Juice
Correct answer: Pop
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This downtown playhouse is technically called the CIBC Theatre. But we call it...
Da Round Theater
Shubert
Oriental Theater
Ruth Page
Correct answer: Shubert
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We don't say "It’s right across from," we say…
Kiddie-corner
Adjacent to it
Right near it
Over by dere
Correct answer: Over by dere
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It's now called Allstate Arena. What was it before?
State Farm Stadium
Roselle Stadium
The Tank
Rosemont Horizon
Correct answer: Rosemont Horizon
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What was the name of the mascot the people of Chicago created in jest for the 2016 Olympic bid?
Chalkie
Eagle man
Da Beef
Sears Tower man
Correct answer: Chalkie
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What did the late Cook County Commissioner Bill Beavers nickname himself?
King clout
Mr. Big Stuff
The hog with the big nuts
The Worm
Correct answer: The Hog with the big nuts
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Oh my! You must have moved here last month. Word of advice: Don't put ketchup on your hot dog.
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Yikes. Slang just might not be your thing.
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Good job. Just don't call it Willis Tower and you will be fine.
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Look at you! You wear gym shoes, put mustard on your hot dog and put an "s" on Jewel. #SearsForever