Kaufmann quiz: 1984 Chicago
How well do you remember the year 1984? Let's find out!
Photo: Harry interviews Cubs manager Jim Frey in October, 1984. Bettmann/Getty Images
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What John Hughes film, shot in the Northern suburbs, was released in 1984?
Correct answer: "Sixteen Candles"
"Groundhog Day"
"Home Alone"
"Risky Business"
"Sixteen Candles"
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Which Chicagoan ran for president in 1984?
Correct answer: Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
Jane Byrne
Adlai Stevenson
Paul Simon
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This WTTW news program launched in 1984. The first guest was Mayor Harold Washington.
Correct answer: Chicago Tonight
This is Chicago
Chicago News Now
Eye on Chicago
Chicago Tonight
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After the Cubs brutal loss in the 1984 playoffs, Cubs announcer Harry Caray famously said on the air "The good Lord wants the Cubs to win, but apparently, the good Lord was a _____."
Correct answer: Southern Californian
masochist
Southern Californian
monster
drunk
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What Chicago-based band was the only local act to make the Billboard 100 top hits in 1984?
Correct answer: Chicago. With the song "Hard Habit to Break"
Chicago
Earth, Wind and Fire
Chaka Khan
Cheap Trick
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Who was the governor of Illinois in 1984?
Correct answer: Jim Thompson
Michael Madigan
Pat Quinn
Jim Edgar
Jim Thompson
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What was the song used as the theme for WGN-TV's "The Lead Off Man" before every Cubs game in 1984?
Correct answer: "Jump"
"Jump"
"Stir it Up"
"Centerfield"
"Centerfold"
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In 1984, Front 242 and Ministry both played back-to-back weeks at this all-ages club in Lakeview. The club also helped launch house music in Chicago.
Correct answer: Medusas
Circus
Medusas
Berlin
Liar's Club
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This award-winning restaurant along the Mag Mile opened in 1984, ushering in a new era of fine dining in Chicago. It closed permanently in 2021.
Correct answer: Spiaggia
Spiaggia
London House
Avec
Charlie Trotter's
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On Oct. 7, 1984, Bears running back Walter Payton broke the all-time rushing record. Who did he surpass?
Correct answer: Jim Brown
O.J. Simpson
Crazy Legs McGee
Jim Brown
Emmitt Smith
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You are either a history nerd or 1984 was the best year of your life. Either way, congratulations!