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1) What’s a Citywide Special?
Two parts tequila, one part Cointreau, one part fresh lime juice, shaken and strained through aerated charcoal into a highball glass, topped with seltzer and garnished with a pineapple spear.
A shot of Rock and Rye dumped into a pint of Guinness.
A shot of Jim Beam and a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon.
A shot of vodka and a draft HopDevil.
2) Which one is the Melrose Diner jingle?
“Nothing could be finer than the good old Melrose Diner in the morning … ”
“Every morning, noon and night, Melrose Diner gets it right!”
“Everybody who knows … goes … to Melrose … ”
“If you don’t know where to go — Melrose! Melrose!”
3) Which ice-cream brand was not founded in Philly?
Breyers
Bassetts
Jack & Jill
Turkey Hill
4) What’s the main ingredient in scrapple?
Stock
Cornmeal
Pork fat
Pork
5) Which of these cheesesteak shops is on South Street?
Jim’s
Pat’s
Geno’s
Dalessandro’s
6) Which restaurant is largely credited with kicking off the city’s 1970s “Restaurant Renaissance”?
Georges Perrier’s Le Bec-Fin
Judy Wicks’s White Dog Café
Reed Apaghian’s Astral Plane
Steve Poses’s Frög
7) What’s painted on the exterior walls of Dirty Franks?
Famous musicians who have played there
Famous people named Frank
Mummers! Lots and lots of Mummers!
Faux bricks
8) Which local hospital is earning big praise for its new, state-of-the-art Café 1751 (hint: it’s the year it was founded)?
Pennsylvania Hospital
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Jefferson
Hahnemann
This question is sponsored by Penn Medicine
9) Everyone in South Philly knows the Acme (“Ack-a-me”) at Passyunk and Reed. What originally stood on the site?
A county fairground
A potter’s field
A debtors’ prison
A school for gifted youngsters
10) What was traditionally served with fried oysters in this city?
Wilbur Buds
Chicken salad
Corn pone
Quinoa
11) What is hoagie spread?
A mixture of oil and herbs.
A mixture of chopped hot peppers and vinegar.
The roll that hangs over a Philadelphian’s belt.
A mixture of mayo and mustard.
12) Which of these isn’t a genuine Tastykake product?
Zebra Cake Roll
Cream Filled Koffee Kake Cupcake
Boston Crème Honey Bun
Doublicious Butterscotch Krimpet
13) What’s the protein source in Philadelphia pepper pot soup?
Turtle
Tripe
Eel
Peppers
14) What was Old Original Bookbinder’s famous for?
Fried chicken
Steaks
Lobster
Bookbinding, of course
15) If you’ve been to Reading Terminal Market, you know the best place to meet your friends there is at the bronze sculpture of Philbert the Pig. Money fed to Philbert funds what?
Nobody knows!
A nonprofit that promotes healthy food access.
A nonprofit that puts electric lights on Amish farmers’ horse-drawn buggies.
A Lancaster County pig sanctuary.
16) Which beer brand didn’t originate in Philly?
City Park
Schmidt’s
Ortlieb’s
Schlitz
17) What was the specialty at Old Original Levis on 6th Street just north of South?
Jeans
Hot dogs
Pastrami on rye
Challah bread
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