Q.1
The great-grandfather of actor Bruce Dern (who graduated from New Trier High School) co-founded which Chicago department store?
Carson Pirie Scott.
Montgomery Ward.
Sears.
Q.2
Which word was at the heart of a pun tweeted, then deleted, by Charmin?
Asgardian.
Thor.
Mjolnir.
Q.3
What are organizers of the 2014 Olympics banning?
"American 'fun-sized' snacks."
"Mobile phones to film athletes or spectators."
"Appearances by Sacha Baron Cohen."
Q.4
Which acclaimed Chicago restaurant is threatened by a National Association of Realtors project?
Charlie Trotter's Restaurant.
The Girl and the Goat.
The Billy Goat.
Q.5
Complete this Chicago Tribune headline from Nov. 12: "Ventra card mailed to _____________"
Man who died 20 years ago.
Infant girl.
Woman who died 5 years ago.
Q.6
The CBS News reporter who issued an apology for "60 Minutes" reporting on the Benghazi attacks is ...
Morley Safer.
Lara Logan.
Chris Wallace.
Q.7
Howard Willens, interviewed at the Oak Park Public Library Nov. 13, is ...
An architect who famously fell out of favor with Frank Lloyd Wright.
An attorney for the Warren Commission on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
A former astronaut who almost rode on Apollo 14.
Q.8
Fill in the blank for this quote from Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen: "People with conventional views must repress a __________ when considering the mayor-elect of New York."
Shudder.
Gag reflex.
Grin.
Q.9
The Employment Policies Institute, which the Austin Business Journal described as a think tank that "studies employment growth," is in fact:
A front for the CIA.
An arm of a PR organization that represents tobacco and restaurant interests.
A University of Chicago bureau.
Q.10
The version of Apple's iPhone operating system released Nov. 14 is ...
11.12.13
7.0.4.
5.0.5.