The Kaufmann Quiz: Chicago weather
How well do you know the history of rain, heat, wind, cold and snow?
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What is Chicago's nickname for the winter wind?
The Shiver
The Bone Chiller
The Hawk
Ms. Windy
Correct answer: The Hawk
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What year did a Chicago heat wave lead to 739 heat-related deaths?
1942
1995
2011
1984
Correct answer: 1995
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In 1990, the only F5 tornado ever recorded in the Chicago area touched down in what suburb?
Barrington
Plainfield
Grayslake
East Chicago
Correct answer: Plainfield
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Who wasn't a meteorologist on Chicago television?
Jerry Taft
Tracy Butler
Tom Skilling
Alicia Snow
Correct answer: Alicia Snow
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What Chicago mayor lost their job because of the city's poor response to a blizzard?
Eugene Sawyer
Rahm Emanuel
Jane Byrne
Michael Bilandic
Correct answer: Michael Bilandic
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The weather got so cold in 2014, we came up with a new name for it.
Chiberia
Snowpocalypse
Polar tornado
The Hawk
Correct answer: Chiberia
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When does Chicago test its tornado siren system?
First Sunday of every month
Last Wednesday of every month
Never
First Tuesday of every month
Correct answer: First Tuesday of every month
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On New Year's Eve in 1988, the Bears beat the Philadelphia Eagles in a playoff game at Soldier Field. What is this game called?
The Ice Bowl
The Snow bowl
The Frozen Tundra
The Fog bowl
Correct answer: The Fog Bowl
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This 2011 blizzard flew in so fast, it stranded cars on Lake Shore Drive.
Snowmageddon
The Lake Michigan Blizzard
Snowtropolis
The Derecho
Correct answer: Snowmageddon
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This meteorologist not only loved the weather, but they loved carnations.
Harry Volkman
Michelle Leigh
Brant Miller
Ed Curran
Correct answer: Harry Volkman
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Congrats! You love Chicago weather, or at least you love complaining about it!