Welcome to Tuesday Trivia! Each week we tackle this big, bizarre, wonderful city through a different lens, asking you to answer the tough questions. This week, we’re looking at our fair metropolis through its music, and there’s so much music to choose from that we’re not even going to mention Lollapalooza (ok, except for just now).

1.Which rap subgenre recently emerged out of Chicago’s South Side?

a. Chopped and Screwed

b. Bounce

c. Drill

d. Boom Bap

Answer: C. Drill was first popularized by Chief Keef’s 2012 hit “I Don’t Like” and is characterized by grim lyrics and trap-influenced beats. Other notable drill artists include Young Chop, Tink and Katie Got Bandz. Chopped and Screwed originated in Texas, Bounce in New Orleans and Boom Bap is associated with New York City.

2. What is the name of the public access children’s television show that features rock and roll, dancing and a rat puppet?

a. Kidzorama

b. The Miss Mia and Ratso Fun Hour

c. Chica-go-go

d. Rats in the Alley

Answer: C. Chica-go-go has been “Chicago’s Dance Show for Kids of All Ages” since 1996. Airing on CAN-TV, Chica-go-go is hosted by Ratso, a rat puppet, and Miss Mia, his human co-host. Ratso has met everyone from The Cramps to Run the Jewels to Nobunny!

3. In 1945, Herman Poole Blount moved to Chicago from Birmingham to pursue jazz music. Once in Chicago, he became an icon of avant-garde jazz and Afrofuturism. What name is Blount best known by?

a. Sun Ra

b. Lee “Scratch” Perry

c. Zion

d. Starchild

Answer: A. In 1952 Blount legally changed his name to Le Sony’r Ra and was known as Sun Ra. Sun Ra did not consider himself to be a human Earthling but rather a celestial being descended from Saturn. He denied any connection to his given name. “That’s an imaginary person, never existed. Any name I use other than Ra is a pseudonym.” For more on Sun Ra, check out his 1957 album Supersonic Jazz and this clip from his 1974 film Space Is the Place.

4. Although she isn’t associated with Chicago, which of these artists was born in our fair city?

a. Lydia Lunch

b. Kim Gordon

c. Kathleen Hanna

d. Patti Smith

Answer: D. Patti Smith was born in Chicago but didn’t stay long. Her family moved to the East Coast, and she spent her childhood in Philadelphia and New Jersey before moving to New York City, whose downtown arts scene she will be forever identified with. For your Patti Smith fix, check out this 1978 live version of “Because the Night.”

5. Where did the name Wilco come from?

a. A procedure word for radio communications

b. An arts center in Romeoville, IL

c. Jeff Tweedy’s grandmother’s nickname

d. The intersection of Wilson Ave. and Congress Parkway

Answer: A. Wilco is a radio abbreviation meaning “I understand and will comply,” where Wilco equals will comply.  And yes, Jeff Tweedy has publicly acknowledged the disconnect of a rock band named after a code for compliance.

6. What neighborhood did Liz Phair live in when she wrote her landmark album Exile in Guyville?

a. Wicker Park

b. Ukrainian Village

c. Logan Square

d. Lincoln Park

Answer: A. In the early 1990s, Liz Phair lived in Wicker Park and hung around with bands like Tortoise, Jesus Lizard and Urge Overkill and frequented bars like Rainbo Club. On Wicker Park, Phair said, “All the guys have short, cropped hair, John Lennon glasses, flannel shirts, unpretentiously worn, not as a grunge statement. Work boots. It was a state of mind…” Phair may have moved, but the flannel remains.

7. Which Chicago college did Kanye West drop out of?

a. School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)

b. American Academy of Art

c. Chicago State University

d. Northeastern Illinois University

Answer: C. West attended the American Academy of Art to study painting, transferred to Chicago State University to study English and dropped out to pursue a slightly different career. But soon  Kanye will graduate: He’ll receive an honorary doctorate from SAIC this May.

8. In the 2000 film High Fidelity, Rob Gordon (John Cusack) owns a failing independent record store, Championship Vinyl. What is the location of this fictional store?

a. Armitage Ave. and Western Ave.

b. Milwaukee Ave. and Honore St.

c. Division St. and Damen Ave.

d. Milwaukee Ave. and Prindiville St.

Answer: B. Championship Vinyl was located in the heart of Wicker Park, under the blue line train tracks. Currently, the building that once housed the fictional record store stands empty.

9. Curtis Mayfield’s third studio album was also the soundtrack to which Blaxploitation film?

a. Down and Out in New York City

b. Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold

c. Superfly

d. Shaft

Answer: C. Here’s the soundtrack in its entirety for your listening pleasure.

Stay tuned for next week’s trivia on baseball!