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What is Champaign, Illinois?
Originally known as “West Urbana,” this Illinois city was rated fifth best place in the United States for a healthy work-life balance in 2013.
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Who is Christina McCullough?
Although she’s since left to pursue a sales job, this pint-sized recurring character is well-known for her constant thumbs-ups as well as for being Susan’s nemesis.
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What is Green Door Tavern?
Predating a Chicago fire ordinance prohibiting construction of wooden commercial buildings in the Central Business District (as well as cunt hostesses), this bar derives its name from prohibition-era indicators of the presence of a speakeasy.
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What is Buzzfeed?
Founded in 2006 to focus on tracking viral content, this company is perhaps most notable for a post resulting in the debate over the color of a dress, which garnered over 28 million views in one day.
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What is Zoom?
This videoconferencing company, now valued at $29 billion, has seen its shares soar during the pandemic.
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What is Turks & Caicos?
Home to 40 islands and a total land area of 948 square miles, this destination has their own “ambassador dolphin” and a noted history of piracy.
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Who is Holly Smith?
This pot-loving entrepreneur was recently compared to Donald Trump due to her proclivity for excessive cheap spray tans.
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What is Big Star?
Inspired by the music scene and migrant work culture of Bakersfield, California, this quick-serve restaurant, which currently produces 10,000 hand-pressed tortillas per day and no longer employs taxidermists, was originally intended to serve old-school greasy burgers wrapped up in paper.
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What is Insight Global?
This Atlanta-based company has been ranked one of the fastest growing staffing firms for the past 11 consecutive years, and currently sports a Glassdoor review reading, “90% of these 5 star reviews are fake - read below and help expose the truth.”
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Who is Lori Lightfoot?
This Windy City mayor has become a social media star during the pandemic, most recently appearing in her own Tik Tok video rocking custom Vans that read “Madam Mayor.”
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What is New Buffalo, Michigan?
This Michigan city, founded in 1834 by Captain Wessel Whittaker, has a total area of 2.53 square miles and a population of 1,883.
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Who is @shanepsumill?
This former Penn-Stater’s grandmother called him the wrong name until he was 10.
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What is Durkin's?
The self-proclaimed “oldest north side establishment” in Chicago, this bar touts such Yelp reviews as: “I had a surreal experience the last time I was here. I accidentally stepped on some girl’s foot and she punched me in the face.”
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What is Starcom?
The former CEO of this company, whose U.S. headquarters sits in downtown Chicago, became one of the youngest CEOs to lead a global marketing services company when she was named to the position in 2008.
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What is toilet paper?
Despite COVID-19 not being a gastrointestinal virus, quantities of this household item were difficult to come by in early weeks of the pandemic.
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What is Washington, D.C.?
Residents of this place could not vote for President until 1961, and currently hold the record for drinking more wine per capita than residents of any of the 50 states.
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Who is Ryan Boylé?
Self-described as “notoriously handsome,” this man is best known for being the lead singer, guitarist, and choreographer of Chicago’s most popular nasal rock cover band.
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What is Don Tito?
This three-floor restaurant + rooftop in our nation’s capital is inspired by a classic cantina look, and claims to embrace the “best parts of Mexican tradition eaten with an American twist.”
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What is Nativo?
Formerly known as “Post Release,” this ad tech company was named a Built In LA Best Places to Work in 2019.
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Who is George W. Bush?
Elements of this former’s U.S. President’s comprehensive pandemic plan – which was never fully realized due to its aggressive funding needs – have formed the foundation for the national response to the coronavirus pandemic underway right now.
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What is Iowa City, Iowa?
This city houses the first public university to admit men and women on an equal basis, and in 1923 had the first female mayor of a U.S. city with a population over 10,000.
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Who is Sam Libowsky?
This native Chicagoan’s parents were accused of child abuse on the front page of the newspaper with the second biggest circulation in Chicago.
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What is Lincoln Station?
Located near DePaul’s campus, this bar is set apart by their Signature Stuffed Potatoes (featured on “Chicago’s Best”), and not by the wide variety of White Claws they offer.
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What is ESPN?
Since its founding in 1979, as many as 22 children have been named after this company by their parents.
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What is 5?
This is the number of states that have not yet implemented stay-at-home orders.
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