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1) From its founding in 1900 to the year 2001, the world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra held its concerts where?
- The Trocadero
- The Kimmel Center
- The Academy of Music
- Philly Music Hall

2) What were the names of Rocky’s turtles?
- Cuff and Link
- Dick and Jane
- Turtle 1 and Turtle 2
- Bal and Boa

3) What’s the unofficial Mummers theme song?
- “Oh Dem Golden Slippers”
- “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)”
- “Don’t Rain on My Parade”
- “Go Tell It On the Mountain”

4) Which M. Night Shyamalan film has the worst Rotten Tomatoes
- Lady in the Water
- The Village
- Signs
- The Last Airbender

5) Which Philly sports arena hosted Live Aid (1985), the 1976 Bicentennial Concert (Yes and Peter Frampton!), Judy Garland’s last American concert (1968), the Beatles’ final Philly concert (1966), and the Gene Tunney/Jack Dempsey title fight (1926)?
- JFK Stadium
- Franklin Field
- Lincoln Financial Field
- Veterans Stadium

6) In 1960, Philly saxophonist John Coltrane established himself as a jazz titan with which album?
- Giant Steps
- Step Onto the Coltrane
- My Favorite Things
- Big Leaps

7) What Protestant denomination was founded here?
- A hill in Fairmount Park
- A tattoo parlor in Old City
- A bar in Chestnut Hill
- A barbershop in West Philly

8) Which movie was filmed on Pennsylvania Hospital grounds in 1978?
- Signs
- Rocky II
- Marley & Me
- Transformers
This question is sponsored by Penn Medicine

9) What did Beatle John Lennon do live on Philadelphia television on May 16, 1975?
- Co-host The Mike Douglas Show.
- Proclaim the Flyers “World Fucking Champions.”
- Deliver the weather forecast.
- Kiss Larry Kane on the mouth.

10) Where was Pearl Bailey discovered?
- The Pearl Theatre
- The Roxy Theatre
- The Royal Theatre
- The Metropolitan Opera House

11) What is Kevin Hart’s rapper name?
- Chocolate Droppa
- King Kev
- Oh Ree Oh
- Thrilla Killa

12) The plot of the 1983 film Trading Places, set in Philadelphia, hinges on cornering the market in what commodity?
- Sugar
- Pork bellies
- Soybeans
- Orange juice

13) What was Philadelphia music journalist Maurie Orodenker known for?
- He was the producer of American Bandstand.
- He wrote “Rock Around the Clock.”
- He coined the term “rock-and-roll.”
- He discovered Chubby Checker.

14) Who asked the musical question “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?” — and what does it mean?
- Labelle / “Do you want to sleep with me tonight?”
- Ween / “Would you like to buy my couch?”
- Teddy Pendergrass / “Would you turn off the lights?”
- The Dead Milkmen / “Is there a big lizard in my backyard?”

15) On the Philly-based TV show thirtysomething, who was married to Elliot?
- Nancy
- Ellyn
- Hope
- Melissa

16) Who had a number one hit with “She’s Gone”?
- Hall & Oates
- Tavares
- Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
- Lou Rawls

17) Free jazz legend Herman Poole Blount lived in Philly from 1968 until his death in 1993. What was he best known as, and where did he claim to be from?
- Sun Ra/Saturn
- Moonbeam/The Fifth Dimension
- Mr. Styx/Hell
- Herman the Hermit/Wissahickon Park

18) Teddy Pendergrass, the powerhouse soul singer whose sultry “Turn Off the Lights” remains the standard by which all sex jams are measured, played several concerts at which only who were admitted?
- People over 21
- Women
- American Express Card members
- Fans who’d bought his last album

19) Before anyone knew the answer to the question “Who Is Jill Scott?,” Philly poet/actress Scott was known as the singer who wrote the chilling vocal hook for the Roots’ 1999 breakout hit “You Got Me.” Who sang that hook on the recording?
- Erykah Badu
- Sheryl Crow
- Macy Gray
- Eve

20) What McFadden & Whitehead song is recognized by fans of the Eagles, the Phillies, the Sixers and Barack Obama?
- “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now”
- “Hey! Ho! Let’s Go!”
- “Let’s Get It Started”
- “We Are the Champions”

21) Which Philly musician’s birth name is Ernest Evans?
- 1. Musiq Soulchild
- 2. Billy Paul
- 3. Marshmello
- 4. Chubby Checker

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