Kaufmann quiz: Chicago political conventions
How well do you know political convention history in Chicago? Let's find out!
Photo: Confetti fills the air as the 1996 Democratic National Convention welcomes First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. Photo: Wally McNamee/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images
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What was the dance craze that took over the 1996 Democratic National Convention?
Correct answer: Macarena
The Running Man
The Electric Slide
The Macarena
The Percolator
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In what year did then-Illinois Sen. Barack Obama deliver a rousing keynote speech at the DNC that effectively launched his national political career?
Correct answer: 2004
2000
1998
2008
2004
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What was the name of Haskell Wexler's film that was shot during the 1968 protests outside the DNC?
Correct answer: "Medium Cool"
"Medium Cool"
"The Watchers"
"Riots in the Streets"
"The Trial of the Chicago 7"
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Which Chicago politician is also a convention historian? They wrote a book on the subject.
Correct answer: Ed Burke
Jim Edgar
Michael Madigan
Ed Burke
Susana Mendoza
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Who were the two U.S. Senators from Illinois at the 1996 Chicago convention?
Correct answer: Paul Simon and Carol Moseley Braun
Carol Moseley Braun and Dick Durbin
Mark Kirk and Tammy Duckworth
Paul Simon and Carol Moseley Braun
Paul Simon and Alan Dixon
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What did Mayor Richard J. Daley's camp tell the press he said after a camera picked him up allegedly swearing at a speaker during the 1968 convention?
Correct answer: "Flip you"
"I love you"
"Our love is so true"
"Flip you"
"Your hair grew"
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When was the last time Chicago hosted the Republican National Convention?
Correct answer: 1960
1984
1886
2000
1960
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Which local band used the "Whole World is Watching" chants from the 1968 DNC on their debut album in 1969?
Correct answer: Chicago Transit Authority
Ides of March
Chicago Transit Authority (renamed Chicago)
Styx
Earth, Wind and Fire
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Which Broadway show (original cast) performed at the 1996 DNC in Chicago?
Correct answer: "Rent"
"Wicked"
"Oklahoma!"
"Rent"
"Shrek the Musical"
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Who did Jerry Rubin and other political activists nominate for president in their own ceremony at the Chicago Civic Center in 1968?
Correct answer: A pig
A pig
A bird
A horse
A cow
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You are a true Chicago political junkie! I'll see you out on the DNC floor!