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1) Ben Franklin moved here in 1723 from what city?
Boston
New York
London
Portsmouth
2) Which isn't one of William Penn's original squares?
Logan Circle
Rittenhouse Square
Fitler Square
Centre Square
3) What does "Schuylkill" mean?
"Old black water"
"Place not to drink from"
"Hidden river"
"Turtle crossing place"
4) What motto is engraved on the Liberty Bell?
"This be the Liberty Belle."
"Proclaim liberty throughout all the land."
"Give me liberty or give me death."
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
5) According to Ross family legend, Betsy Ross convinced George Washington to change what about the first American flag?
The number of stars
The shape of the stars
The colors
The number of stripes
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
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
The Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania
This question is sponsored by Penn Medicine
9) What is the Walking Purchase?
A deal made by William Penn with the Earl of Walking that gave him the land that became Pennsylvania.
A deal made by William Penn's sons that cheated the Lenni Lenape Indians out of land.
A drug deal executed on the street.
A scandal in which 1930s Phillies pitcher Les Sweetland got paid to walk a Cubs batter in order to throw a game.
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?
Breaking smaller rocks.
A harvest calendar devised by early Swedish settlers.
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 Stock Exchange
The Philadelphia Zoo
Pennsylvania Hospital
The Philadelphia Orchestra
12) Which institution of higher learning is oldest?
Drexel University
Temple University
Haverford College
Swarthmore College
13) Which of the following doesn't appear on the Seal of Philadelphia?
A sailing ship
A disembodied arm
Two brunettes
A whale
14) What does "Philadelphia Maneto" mean?
"Get the fuck out of the bike lane, bro."
"Let brotherly love continue."
"Brothers living in peace."
"Where brothers love their brothers."
15) The Wright Brothers Model B airplane on display at the Franklin Institute was originally bought by whom?
Philly-born actress (and mom to Goop goddess Gwyneth Paltrow) Blythe Danner.
Renowned trombonist James Madison Rittenhouse.
Top-cop-turned-mayor Frank Rizzo.
Draft-dodging playboy beer heir Grover Cleveland Bergdoll.
16) An outbreak of disease at the Bellevue Hotel in 1976 killed dozens of what?
Japanese tourists
Pennsylvania State Education Association conventioneers
U.S. military veterans
Members of the Vienna Boys Choir
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
Africa
Jones
America
18) On July 4, 1965, Independence Hall was the site of a protest calling for what?
Animal rights
Clean drinking water
Removal of troops from Vietnam
Gay and lesbian rights
19) Which institution of higher learning wasn't named for a saint?
La Salle University
Drexel University
Cabrini University
Neumann University
20) Which U.S. vice president was born in Philadelphia?
Dan Quayle
Spiro Agnew
John C. Breckinridge
George M. Dallas
21) Which wasn't introduced at the 1876 Centennial Exposition?
The telephone
The zipper
The typewriter
Heinz ketchup
22) Which one wasn't invented in Philly?
The revolving door
Bubble gum
The Post-it
The Slinky
23) What did the Budd Co. start out making?
Auto chassis
Medical marijuana
Hot-air balloons
Typewriters
24) What did one do at an automat?
Get one's wig fitted
Laundry
Buy rugs for one's car
Eat
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