Kaufmann quiz: Scary Chicago
How well do you know the creepy, scary, haunted places of Chicago?
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Often called America’s first serial killer, this man and his Murder Castle were brought to fame via the popular book "The Devil in the White City."
Correct answer: H.H. Holmes
H.H. Holmes
Nicola Tesla
Richard Speck
Jeffrey Dahmer
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While usually associated with West Virginia, there have been enough sightings in and around Chicago of what cryptid since 2011 to have its own Midwest legend?
Correct answer: Mothman
Werewolf
Bigfoot
Mothman
Kraken
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2122 North Clark Street was the location of what mass shooting in 1929?
Correct answer: St. Valentine's Day Massacre
St. Valentine's Day Massacre
All Hallows' Eve Murders
The death of Al Capone
The Black Sox Scandal
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For almost 100 years, this ghostly lady has often been seen hitchhiking on Archer Avenue, looking for a ride home from a ball.
Correct answer: Resurrection Mary
Resurrection Mary
Carrie
Mary Kate O'Leary
The Ghost of Jane Addams
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The alley behind this now-closed movie theater is allegedly haunted by the ghost of gangster John Dillinger.
Correct answer: Biograph
The Athenaeum
AMC River North
Music Box
The Biograph
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If you're seeking a ghostly encounter, request Room 441 at this downtown hotel, which is said to be haunted by many spirits, including Al Capone, who lived on the 8th floor and still haunts it.
Correct answer: Congress Hotel
Palmer House
Congress Hotel
The Hyatt Regency
Hilton Towers
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In what Chicago building did Chucky the doll terrorize the family in the 1988 film "Child's Play"
Correct answer: Brewster Apartments
The Driehaus Mansion
Sears Tower
Cabrini Green
Brewster Apartments
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The Couch Tomb, and thousands of other graves, were never relocated from the Chicago City Cemetery after its land was re-designated as what public park?
Correct answer: Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park
Humboldt Park
Columbus Park
Grant Park
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The Original Triple Crown restaurant on Wentworth Avenue in what Chicago neighborhood is rumored to be haunted, with dirty dishes left out overnight showing up clean.
Correct answer: Chinatown
South Loop
Beverly
Chinatown
Bridgeport
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North of us, in Plainfield, Wisconsin, is the gravesite of what murderer who inspired fictional horror movies like "Psycho" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
Correct answer: Ed Gein
Ted Bundy
Eddie Munster
Norman Bates
Ed Gein
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