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1) Ben Franklin moved here in 1723 from what city?
London
Portsmouth
New York
Boston
2) Which isn't one of William Penn's original squares?
Centre Square
Fitler Square
Logan Circle
Rittenhouse Square
3) What does "Schuylkill" mean?
"Turtle crossing place"
"Old black water"
"Place not to drink from"
"Hidden river"
4) What motto is engraved on the Liberty Bell?
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
"This be the Liberty Belle."
"Give me liberty or give me death."
"Proclaim liberty throughout all the land."
5) According to Ross family legend, Betsy Ross convinced George Washington to change what about the first American flag?
The number of stripes
The shape of the stars
The number of stars
The colors
6) What disease killed more than 5,000 Philadelphians — a tenth of the city's population — in 1793?
Affluenza
Yellow fever
Cholera
Bubonic plague
7) What Protestant denomination was founded here?
The African Methodist Episcopalians
The Quakers
The Shakers
The Branch Davidians
8) Which of the following local medical centers, founded in 1751, was the nation's first hospital?
Pennsylvania Hospital
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
The Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania
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9) What is the Walking Purchase?
A deal made by William Penn's sons that cheated the Lenni Lenape Indians out of land.
A scandal in which 1930s Phillies pitcher Les Sweetland got paid to walk a Cubs batter in order to throw a game.
A deal made by William Penn with the Earl of Walking that gave him the land that became Pennsylvania.
A drug deal executed on the street.
10) There's a large circular rock formation on the bank of the Schuylkill River at Southwest Philly's Bartram's Garden, America's oldest surviving botanical garden. What was it used for?
A harvest calendar devised by early Swedish settlers.
Breaking smaller rocks.
Native American coming-of-age ceremonies.
Making apple cider.
11) Which of these Philly institutions was not the first of its kind in the nation?
The Philadelphia Zoo
Pennsylvania Hospital
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
The Philadelphia Orchestra
12) Which institution of higher learning is oldest?
Drexel University
Haverford College
Temple University
Swarthmore College
13) Which of the following doesn't appear on the Seal of Philadelphia?
A whale
A sailing ship
Two brunettes
A disembodied arm
14) What does "Philadelphia Maneto" mean?
"Brothers living in peace."
"Where brothers love their brothers."
"Let brotherly love continue."
"Get the fuck out of the bike lane, bro."
15) The Wright Brothers Model B airplane on display at the Franklin Institute was originally bought by whom?
Draft-dodging playboy beer heir Grover Cleveland Bergdoll.
Top-cop-turned-mayor Frank Rizzo.
Philly-born actress (and mom to Goop goddess Gwyneth Paltrow) Blythe Danner.
Renowned trombonist James Madison Rittenhouse.
16) An outbreak of disease at the Bellevue Hotel in 1976 killed dozens of what?
U.S. military veterans
Pennsylvania State Education Association conventioneers
Members of the Vienna Boys Choir
Japanese tourists
17) In the tragic 1985 standoff between the city and the black liberation group MOVE, the police department dropped a bomb on the group's compound on the 6200 block of Osage Avenue, causing a fire that resulted in 11 deaths (including five children) and the destruction of 61 homes. What is the last name that all members of MOVE adopt?
X
America
Jones
Africa
18) On July 4, 1965, Independence Hall was the site of a protest calling for what?
Clean drinking water
Gay and lesbian rights
Removal of troops from Vietnam
Animal rights
19) Which institution of higher learning wasn't named for a saint?
La Salle University
Cabrini University
Neumann University
Drexel University
20) Which U.S. vice president was born in Philadelphia?
George M. Dallas
John C. Breckinridge
Spiro Agnew
Dan Quayle
21) Which wasn't introduced at the 1876 Centennial Exposition?
The zipper
The typewriter
Heinz ketchup
The telephone
22) Which one wasn't invented in Philly?
Bubble gum
The Slinky
The Post-it
The revolving door
23) What did the Budd Co. start out making?
Typewriters
Auto chassis
Medical marijuana
Hot-air balloons
24) What did one do at an automat?
Eat
Buy rugs for one's car
Laundry
Get one's wig fitted
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