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1) Ben Franklin moved here in 1723 from what city?
New York
London
Portsmouth
Boston
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"
"Turtle crossing place"
"Hidden river"
4) What motto is engraved on the Liberty Bell?
"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."
"This be the Liberty Belle."
5) According to Ross family legend, Betsy Ross convinced George Washington to change what about the first American flag?
The number of stripes
The colors
The shape of the stars
The number of stars
6) What disease killed more than 5,000 Philadelphians — a tenth of the city's population — in 1793?
Yellow fever
Bubonic plague
Cholera
Affluenza
7) What Protestant denomination was founded here?
The Shakers
The Quakers
The African Methodist Episcopalians
The Branch Davidians
8) Which of the following local medical centers, founded in 1751, was the nation's first hospital?
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
The Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Pennsylvania Hospital
This question is sponsored by Penn Medicine
9) What is the Walking Purchase?
A drug deal executed on the street.
A deal made by William Penn's sons that cheated the Lenni Lenape Indians out of land.
A deal made by William Penn with the Earl of Walking that gave him the land that became Pennsylvania.
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?
A harvest calendar devised by early Swedish settlers.
Native American coming-of-age ceremonies.
Breaking smaller rocks.
Making apple cider.
11) Which of these Philly institutions was not the first of its kind in the nation?
The Philadelphia Orchestra
The Philadelphia Zoo
Pennsylvania Hospital
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
12) Which institution of higher learning is oldest?
Temple University
Swarthmore College
Haverford College
Drexel University
13) Which of the following doesn't appear on the Seal of Philadelphia?
Two brunettes
A disembodied arm
A sailing ship
A whale
14) What does "Philadelphia Maneto" mean?
"Brothers living in peace."
"Let brotherly love continue."
"Get the fuck out of the bike lane, bro."
"Where brothers love their brothers."
15) The Wright Brothers Model B airplane on display at the Franklin Institute was originally bought by whom?
Renowned trombonist James Madison Rittenhouse.
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.
16) An outbreak of disease at the Bellevue Hotel in 1976 killed dozens of what?
Pennsylvania State Education Association conventioneers
U.S. military veterans
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?
Jones
X
America
Africa
18) On July 4, 1965, Independence Hall was the site of a protest calling for what?
Removal of troops from Vietnam
Animal rights
Gay and lesbian rights
Clean drinking water
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
George M. Dallas
John C. Breckinridge
21) Which wasn't introduced at the 1876 Centennial Exposition?
The telephone
Heinz ketchup
The zipper
The typewriter
22) Which one wasn't invented in Philly?
The Post-it
The revolving door
The Slinky
Bubble gum
23) What did the Budd Co. start out making?
Auto chassis
Hot-air balloons
Typewriters
Medical marijuana
24) What did one do at an automat?
Get one's wig fitted
Laundry
Eat
Buy rugs for one's car
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