Kaufmann quiz: Movie theaters
How well do you know Chicago's movie theaters, past and present?
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Before becoming one of the biggest concert venues with the most iconic marquee, this downtown theater showed movies.
Schubert
Chase Bank Auditorium
Chicago Theatre
House of Blues
Correct answer: Chicago Theatre
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German films were shown at least twice a month up until the early 1990s at this Lincoln Square theater.
Lincolnwood Six
The Davis
AMC Edgewater
The Square
Correct answer: The Davis
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This indie film house used to be called the "Diversey Theater."
Landmark Century
ArcLight
Facets Multimedia
The Music Box
Correct answer: Landmark Century
/10
Finish this sentence: Brew &....
View
Bubbles
Two
Bites
Correct answer: View
/10
Not even Kanye West could get this iconic theater back up and running. It's still dormant, looking for investors.
Beverly 19
Cinema Chatham
Arie Crown
The Regal
Correct answer: The Regal
/10
What was the name of the movie theater that is now Lincoln Hall in Lincoln Park?
The Biograph
Three Penny
The Village 400
Webster Place
Correct answer: Three Penny
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This theater was the Streeterville destination for big blockbuster films before AMC River East came along.
AMC River North
The Auditorium
Sandburg Terrace
McClurg Court
Correct answer: McClurg Court
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If you wanted to go see a second-run movie in Old Town, you went here.
600 N. Michigan
Regal City North
Village Theatre
Piper's Alley
Correct answer: Village Theatre
/10
Where was the first Cineplex Odeon in the Chicago area?
Barrington
Lincolnwood/Chicago (McCormick)
Gurnee
Little Village
Correct answer: Lincolnwood
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This Lawndale movie theater was considered to be the first one in the country to have air conditioning. It closed long ago but the building now houses a church.
The Logan
Central Park Theater
Cineplex 2000
Regal Oak Park
Correct answer: Central Park Theater
Novice: You got {number correct}/{number of questions} correct answers 😥
You don't watch movies in the theater. You only watch movies at home.
Aficionado: You got {number correct}/{number of questions} correct answers 🙂
Nice work! You know your way around a cineplex.
Cinephile: You got {number correct}/{number of questions} correct answers 🥳
Yes! You get the movie pass, you order popcorn ahead. You know your way around the theater!