The November 29, 2024, episode of Jeopardy! offered contestants this $400 clue in the Double Jeopardy! round under the category of “Do You Want to Build a Building?”:
In 1873 Daniel Burnham & John Root started a firm to build together in this city; 2 decades later, Burnham built a fair there.
Debbie Mercer, a retired special education teacher from (nearby) Oak Park, Illinois, gave the correct answer of Chicago.
Daniel Burnham and John Root in their office in the Rookery c 1890.