Kaufmann quiz: The printed page
How well do you know the city's newspaper history?
/10
What was the name of the parent company that owned the Chicago Tribune in 2014?
Correct answer: Tronc
Tronc
TribLocal
TribTru
Tribune Productions
/10
Who did NOT own the Sun-Times?
Correct answer: Gary Fencik
Gary Fencik
Rupert Murdoch
Chicago Public Media
Michael Ferro
/10
What was the name of the newspaper that rivaled the Chicago Tribune at the turn of the 20th century?
Correct answer: Chicago Daily News
Chicago Telegraph
The Chicago Sun
Chicago Bulletin
Chicago Daily News
/10
The Sun-Times building was torn down in 2005. What building was erected in its place?
Correct answer: Trump Tower
Trump Tower
One North Wacker
The Leo Burnett Building
Aqua
/10
What was the name of the Chicago-based television drama that involved the Chicago Sun-Times?
Correct answer: "Early Edition"
"Mary Tyler Moore"
"Superman"
"Early Edition"
"ER"
/10
Columnist Mike Royko wrote for several papers. Which one did he NOT write for?
Correct answer: Daily Southtown
Tribune
Sun-Times
Daily Southtown
Daily News
/10
What was the name of the short-lived Sun-Times newspaper designed for younger readers?
Correct answer: Red Streak
The Garbler
Redeye
Gen X News
Red Streak
/10
What was the Tribune's television station that ended in 2019?
Correct answer: CLTV
CLTV
Metromix
Chicago's Very Own
WPWR
/10
When Sam Zell purchased the Tribune in 2017, whom did he put in charge of it?
Correct answer: Randy Michaels
Randy Michaels
Roger Ebert
Ann Marie Lipinski
Ken Griffin
/10
Columnist Mary Mitchell joins Billy Goat's "Wall of Fame" tonight. She becomes the third female reporter/columnist added to the wall. Who are the other two?
Correct answer: Annie Sweeney and Maggie Daly
Annie Sweeney and Maggie Daly
Carol Marin and Renee Ferguson
Kathy & Judy
Laura Washington and Mary Ann Ahern
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