Kaufmann quiz: Summer blahs
How well do you know the not-so-sunny side of Chicago summers?
/10
What is the deadly virus that mosquitoes bring to our area every year?
West Nile
Measles
Ebola
Scarlet Fever
Correct answer: West Nile
/10
Everyone loves going to Southwest Michigan for the weekend, but what expressway makes you wish you had never gone?
55
290
94
Lake Shore Drive
Correct answer: 94
/10
It's considered Chicago's front yard, but it is closed a lot for summer festivals.
Millennium Park
Grant Park
Humboldt Park
Lincoln Park
Correct answer: Grant Park
/10
What is new at select beaches this year that might dissuade you from going?
Wasps
Gated parking lots
Fewer trash cans
Police checkpoints
Correct answer: Gated parking lots
/10
This spot near Ohio Street beach has become a haven for the ultra party boats on Lake Michigan:
The Playpen
Burnham Harbor
Navy Pier
Belmont Harbor
Correct answer: The Playpen
/10
What happened in the summer of 1995?
E2 Nightclub stampede
Chicago Heat Wave
Marengo Monsoon
Plainfield ornado
Correct answer: Chicago Heat Wave
/10
What are you in serious jeopardy of breaking while playing softball in Chicago?
Nose
Toe
Arm
Finger
Correct answer: Finger
/10
What insect swarms near Lake Michigan each summer and is often mistaken for a mosquito?
Fly
Spider
Gnat
Midge
Correct answer: Midge
/10
Good luck running errands in East Lakeview during this event on the last Sunday in June:
Puerto Rican People’s Parade
Pride Parade
Taste of Broadway
Cubs vs. Sox
Correct answer: Pride Parade
/10
In the summer of 1999, what forced the resignation of a top ComEd executive?
The Loop Flood
Rate spike
Corruption scandal
A downtown blackout
Correct answer: Downtown blackout
Nature lover: You got {number correct}/{number of questions} correct answers 😥
You missed a few questions becuase you love summer too much!
Fairweather fan: You got {number correct}/{number of questions} correct answers 🙂
You love fall and spring. You could live with our without summer.
Hot-blooded winter fan: You got {number correct}/{number of questions} correct answers 🥳
YES! You hate the summer midges!