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The Great Chicago Fire

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was the Great Chicago Fire.

a)

1873

b)

1781

c)

1871

d)

1872

e)

Never happened

2.

What day was the Great Chicago Fire.

a)

October 7th

b)

October 8th

c)

October 9th

d)

October 10th

3.

How many hours did the Chicago Fire burn

a)

0.5 hours

b)

19.5 hours

c)

31 hours

d)

13.7 hours

e)

Its still burning to this day

4.

About how many people died in the Great Chicago Fire

a)

None, everyone was a fast runner

b)

50-150

c)

150-250

d)

250-350

5.

Did the Great Chicago Fire burn 2.5k acres?

a)

False

b)

True

6.

Why was the fire department late to the fire?

a)

They ran out of gas

b)

They had to eat something

c)

They got sent to the wrong location

d)

They crashed into fleeing pedestrians

7.

Where did the fire start?

a)

Southwest Chicago

b)

Northwest Chicago

c)

Southeast Chicago

d)

Northeast Chicago

8.

After the Chicago Fire, which building material was used to make the new buildings fireproof?

a)

Steel

b)

Terra Cotta Clay

c)

Limestone

d)

Marble

9.

What was an effect of the Great Chicago Fire?

a)

Chicago became famous

b)

The population of Chicago decreased

c)

Stricter fire codes

d)

Chicago became abandoned for a while

10.

How many firefighters fought the fire that day?

a)

200

b)

250

c)

150

d)

185

11.

Where did The Great Fire start?

a)

In a factory

b)

In a church

c)

In an abandoned house

d)

In a barn

12.

The weather before the fire started had been..

a)

wet

b)

dry and very hot

c)

hot

d)

snowy

13.

How much of the population was left homeless because of the fire?

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

1/4

d)

1/1

14.

What word best describes the fire?

a)

Tragic

b)

Fortunate

c)

Sad

d)

Depressing

15.

How many miles did the fire burn?

a)

61 miles

b)

19 miles

c)

49 miles

d)

73 miles