January 2024 Trivia Question

Our seasonal newsletter includes a “Palmer Puzzler” exclusive to those who subscribe. (You can sign up here.) The first person to send us the correct answer wins a small prize. The January 2024 Trivia Question The Ceremonies for Closing Day of the 1893 World’s Fair, scheduled for October 30, were abruptly cancelled following the murder of Mayor Carter Harrison two days earlier. The celebration was to have ended with the entire audience being led by choral director William L. [...]

By Scott|2024-01-16T15:06:54-06:00January 16th, 2024|Categories: TRIVIA|0 Comments
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Spring 2020 Trivia Question

Our seasonal newsletter includes a “Palmer Puzzler” exclusive to those who subscribe. (You can sign up here.) The first person to send us the correct answer wins a small prize. The Spring 2020 Trivia Question Who was the "Tiger King" of the 1893 World's Fair? A.  George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. B.  Francis Millet C.  P. T. Barnum D.  Carl Hagenbeck E.  George R. Davis Many readers knew that the correct answer is Carl Hagenbeck, proprietor of Hagenbeck’s Wild [...]

By Scott|2024-05-29T14:25:15-05:00April 5th, 2020|Categories: TRIVIA|Tags: |0 Comments
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Winter 2019 Trivia Question

Our seasonal newsletter includes a “Palmer Puzzler” exclusive to those who subscribe. (You can sign up here.) The first person to send us the correct answer wins a small prize. The Winter 2019 Trivia Question What was at the top of the staff held in the left hand the Statue of the Republic? A. an eagle B. a wreath of laurel and placard proclaiming liberty C. a Phrygian cap D. a globe E. a torch We had several correct [...]

By Scott|2024-05-29T14:24:40-05:00December 23rd, 2019|Categories: TRIVIA|Tags: |0 Comments
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Autumn 2019 Trivia Question

Our seasonal newsletter includes a “Palmer Puzzler” exclusive to those who subscribe. (You can sign up here.) The first person to send us the correct answer wins a small prize. The Autumn 2019 Trivia Question Which famous world leader stood motionless on the fairgrounds of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition pointing at the New York State Building? We had several interesting guesses--Teddy Roosevelt (who was at the Fair), George Washington, and Winston Churchill, and one correct answer: Augustus Julius [...]

By Scott|2024-05-29T14:22:43-05:00October 8th, 2019|Categories: TRIVIA|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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Summer 2019 Trivia Question

Our seasonal newsletter includes a “Palmer Puzzler” exclusive to those who subscribe. (You can sign up here.) The first person to send us the correct answer wins a small prize. Gondola on the North Pond, featuring a traditional fero da prora. [Image from Johnson, Rossiter A History of the World's Columbian Exposition Volume 1 - Narrative. D. Appleton and Co., 1897.] The Summer 2019 Trivia Question The prow of a traditional Venetian gondola has a metal plate [...]

By Scott|2019-07-31T16:05:19-05:00August 6th, 2019|Categories: TRIVIA|Tags: |0 Comments
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Spring 2019 Trivia Question

Our quarterly newsletter includes a “Palmer Puzzler” exclusive to those who subscribe. (You can sign up here.) The first person to send us the correct answer wins a small prize. The Spring 2019 Trivia Question In the image above can be seen the Wooded Island, spread out below the balloon. Just out the frame to the left (south) would have been a small log cabin, erected by future U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt as a museum and memorial to honor [...]

By Scott|2024-05-29T14:20:35-05:00March 22nd, 2019|Categories: TRIVIA|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments
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Winter 2018 Trivia Question

Our quarterly newsletter includes a “Palmer Puzzler” exclusive to those who subscribe. (You can sign up here.) The first person to send us the correct answer wins a small prize. The Winter 2018 Trivia Question Which state building on the fairgrounds was surmounted by a 9-foot elk with antlers measuring ten feet from tip to tip? A. Idaho B. Montana C. Wyoming D. Nevada The winner of the Winter 2018 Trivia Question is R.S. from Wheaton, IL, who knew [...]

By Scott|2019-01-04T17:51:53-06:00January 6th, 2019|Categories: TRIVIA|Tags: |0 Comments
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November 2018 Trivia Question

Our monthly newsletter includes a “Palmer Puzzler” exclusive to those who subscribe. (You can sign up here.) The first person to send us the correct answer wins a small prize. The November 2018 Trivia Question Which of the Great Buildings in the White City featured a ring of ornamental turkey sculptures on its roof? A. the Transportation Building B. the Agricultural Building C. the U.S. Government Building D. the Palace of Poultry The answer is B. A ring of [...]

By Scott|2018-11-25T10:47:15-06:00November 21st, 2018|Categories: TRIVIA|Tags: , , |1 Comment
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October 2018 Trivia Question

Our monthly newsletter includes a “Palmer Puzzler” exclusive to those who subscribe. (You can sign up here.) The first person to send us the correct answer wins a small prize. The October 2018 Trivia Question For the grand night pageant held on Chicago Day (October 9), the General Electric Company and Chicago Edison sponsored a float shaped as … A. a giant light bulb B. a wizard of electricity C. Thor, the Germanic god of thunder and lightning D. [...]

By Scott|2024-02-17T10:00:54-06:00October 9th, 2018|Categories: TRIVIA|Tags: |0 Comments
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September 2018 Trivia Question

Our monthly newsletter includes a “Palmer Puzzler” exclusive to those who subscribe. (You can sign up here.) The first person to send us the correct answer wins a small prize. The September 2018 Trivia Question To accompany our “Brownies in September” post, here is a trivia question about (the other kind of) brownies at the Fair. One origin story for the delicious chocolate treats is that they were invented for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. Bertha Palmer, head of [...]

By Scott|2021-06-07T16:07:46-05:00September 30th, 2018|Categories: TRIVIA|Tags: , |0 Comments
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August 2018 Trivia Question

Our monthly newsletter includes a “Palmer Puzzler” exclusive to those who subscribe. (You can sign up here.) The first person to send us the correct answer wins a small prize. The August 2018 Trivia Question Who served as the “rolling chair boys,” assisting visitors around the fairgrounds? A. college students from across the country B. husbands of the women working in the Irish Village C. Civil War veterans D. New Yorkers still sore about losing their bid to host [...]

By Scott|2018-09-07T19:10:42-05:00September 7th, 2018|Categories: TRIVIA|Tags: |0 Comments
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July 2018 Trivia Question

Our monthly newsletter includes a “Palmer Puzzler” exclusive to those who subscribe. (You can sign up here.) The first person to send us the correct answer wins a small prize. The July 2018 Trivia Question Which of the following Liberty Bells was NOT on display at the 1893 World's Fair? A.  the original Liberty Bell from Philadelphia. B.  a "New Liberty Bell" cast in honor of the Fair. C.  a Liberty Bell made out of oranges and other citrus fruit. D.  [...]

By Scott|2018-08-05T20:23:51-05:00August 5th, 2018|Categories: TRIVIA|Tags: , |0 Comments
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June 2018 Trivia Question

Our monthly newsletter includes a “Palmer Puzzler” exclusive to those who subscribe. The first person to send us the correct answer wins a small prize. The June 2018 Trivia Question When the Ferris Wheel attraction finally opened, on June 21, 1893, which musical group performed in one of the cars for the inaugural rotation? A. the Iowa State Band B. the Exposition Orchestra C. the Irish Village choir D. John Philip Sousa’s band The winner of the June 2018 [...]

By Scott|2018-06-21T08:28:41-05:00June 21st, 2018|Categories: TRIVIA|Tags: , |0 Comments
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May 2018 Trivia Question

Our monthly newsletter includes a “Palmer Puzzler” exclusive to those who subscribe. The first person to send us the correct answer wins a small prize. The May 2018 Trivia Question To celebrate the opening of the 1893 World’s Fair and the Woman’s Building, what did Bertha Palmer drive? A. an electric “automobile” on display in the Transportation Building B. a hard bargain with Director-General Davis to have President Grover Cleveland visit her building C. a golden nail into a [...]

By Scott|2018-05-09T18:47:11-05:00May 16th, 2018|Categories: TRIVIA|Tags: , , |0 Comments
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