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the chicago fire

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what year did the chicago fire happen.

a)

1870

b)

1864

c)

1871

d)

1903

2.

how long did it take before the fire completely stopped.

a)

31 hours

b)

16 hours

c)

36 hours

d)

9 hours

3.

how many people died in the fire.

a)

100

b)

300

c)

600

d)

200

4.

how long did it take to rebuild chicago after the fire.

a)

5 years

b)

8 years

c)

14 years

d)

10 years

5.

how many firefighters fought the fire that day.

a)

170

b)

290

c)

210

d)

185

6.

how many miles did the fire burn.

a)

76 miles

b)

93 miles

c)

71 miles

d)

64 miles

7.

where did the great fire start

a)

a barn

b)

a hospital

c)

an apartment

d)

a restaurant

8.

what was the weather when it started

a)

wet and rainy

b)

snow

c)

warm

d)

dry

9.

what was the effect of the fire.

a)

chicago became abandon for a while.

b)

the population decreased

c)

stricter fire codes

d)

chicago becomes famous

10.

after the fire what building material was used to make the new buildings fireproof

a)

limestone

b)

terra cotta clay

c)

brick

d)

steel

11.

why was the fire department late

a)

they got sent the wrong direction

b)

they ran into a crowd of people

c)

there was to much smoke

d)

they ran out of gas

12.

where did the fire start

a)

southeast chicago

b)

southwest chicago

c)

northwest chicago

d)

northeast chicago

13.

what word best describes the fire

a)

sad

b)

tragic

c)

happy

d)

exited

14.

what day was the great chicago fire

a)

october 7th

b)

october 6th

c)

october 9th

d)

october 8th

15.

did the fire burn 2.5k ankers

a)

true

b)

false