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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 Academy of Music
- Philly Music Hall
- The Kimmel Center

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

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

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

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)?
- Lincoln Financial Field
- Veterans Stadium
- Franklin Field
- JFK 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 bar in Chestnut Hill
- A tattoo parlor in Old City
- A barbershop in West Philly

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?”
- The Dead Milkmen / “Is there a big lizard in my backyard?”
- Teddy Pendergrass / “Would you turn off the lights?”

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

16) Who had a number one hit with “She’s Gone”?
- Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
- Tavares
- Hall & Oates
- 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?
- Mr. Styx/Hell
- Herman the Hermit/Wissahickon Park
- Moonbeam/The Fifth Dimension
- Sun Ra/Saturn

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
- Fans who’d bought his last album
- American Express Card members
- Women

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?
- Macy Gray
- Erykah Badu
- Sheryl Crow
- Eve

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

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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