Are You a Real Chicagoan? (NON GEEZER EDITION!!!)

chiburb

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Tue Feb-17-04 10:10 AM
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Are You a Real Chicagoan? (NON GEEZER EDITION!!!)

Take this quiz assembled by Tribune columnist Eric Zorn to see if you qualify (or can pass) as a true Chicagoan of the 1980's and 1990's (as opposed to those ancient natives who are able to pass this quiz of 1950's through 1970's local trivia)

Some correct answers are worth more than others, and you may lose points for guessing. The answer "I don't know" is always worth one point.

Please, no googling and no wagering!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ericzorn/chi-realchicago2quiz.weightedquiz

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chiburb

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Tue Feb-17-04 10:22 AM
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1. I did better on the Geezer version...

Score: 137 points. -- out of a possible 166 points. You have been alert over the past 20-plus years and qualify as a Real New Chicagoan

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Tue Feb-17-04 10:25 AM
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2. 153 out of 166

153 points. -- out of a possible 166 points. You have been alert over the past 20-plus years and qualify as a Real New Chicagoan

I didn't live in Chicago from '95-'01, so a couple of the questions I had to guess at, but overall, I proved my worth as a real Chicagoan.

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Beaker

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Tue Feb-17-04 10:31 AM
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3. 164 points out of 166

Edited on Tue Feb-17-04 10:32 AM by Beaker

but then- i am a lifer...
I just couldn't remember who scott and carolyn swanson were.

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chiburb

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Tue Feb-17-04 10:35 AM
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4. I was impressed by XNASA's score, but...

THAT is impressive!

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Whitacre D_WI

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Tue Feb-17-04 10:42 AM
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5. 60 Points.

I'm not a Chicagoan.

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ProfessorGAC

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Tue Feb-17-04 10:43 AM
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6. I Got A 153, Too!

I wonder if XNASA and i missed the same questions. There were a few i guessed at, and a few i was only somewhat sure about. Most though, i knew without question. So, for someone who lives in the sticks, i did ok.
The Professor

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XNASA

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Tue Feb-17-04 10:55 AM
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7. I missed the one about "The Millie" the one about "Inc." and

the one about the guy that killed the homeless guy on the Near North Side...

Maybe one other as well....

I feel honored and priveledged to receive the exact same score as the Professor.

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ProfessorGAC

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Tue Feb-17-04 10:58 AM
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8. I Missed Millie Too

Edited on Tue Feb-17-04 10:59 AM by ProfessorGAC

But i knew the Inc. question. I got one of the questions about some married couple wrong. I was guessing and guessed wrong.
The Professor

On Edit: I think we should go bonus points or something. You were gone for several years, and i live at beyond the edge of civilization. We should each get at least 10 bonus points, shouldn't we?

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