The Quiz: Chicago’s name comes from a Miami-Illinois word referring to which food?
Potato
Onion
Pierogi
Radish
The name “Chicago” is the French version of the Miami-Illinois Native American word “shikaakwa,” which means “stinky onion.” Despite its connotation, the term doesn’t imply a stench in the city but rather refers to the garlic plant that commonly grows along the Chicago River. However, other words in similar languages mean “striped skunk,” or even, “place of the bad smell.”
The correct answer to this quiz is Onion.