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1) Ben Franklin moved here in 1723 from what city?
Portsmouth
London
New York
Boston
2) Which isn't one of William Penn's original squares?
Rittenhouse Square
Centre Square
Logan Circle
Fitler Square
3) What does "Schuylkill" mean?
"Hidden river"
"Turtle crossing place"
"Old black water"
"Place not to drink from"
4) What motto is engraved on the Liberty Bell?
"This be the Liberty Belle."
"Give me liberty or give me death."
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
"Proclaim liberty throughout all the land."
5) According to Ross family legend, Betsy Ross convinced George Washington to change what about the first American flag?
The number of stars
The colors
The shape of the stars
The number of stripes
6) What disease killed more than 5,000 Philadelphians — a tenth of the city's population — in 1793?
Bubonic plague
Affluenza
Yellow fever
Cholera
7) What Protestant denomination was founded here?
The Branch Davidians
The African Methodist Episcopalians
The Quakers
The Shakers
8) Which of the following local medical centers, founded in 1751, was the nation's first hospital?
Pennsylvania Hospital
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
The Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
This question is sponsored by Penn Medicine
9) What is the Walking Purchase?
A scandal in which 1930s Phillies pitcher Les Sweetland got paid to walk a Cubs batter in order to throw a game.
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 deal made by William Penn with the Earl of Walking that gave him the land that became Pennsylvania.
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.
Making apple cider.
A harvest calendar devised by early Swedish settlers.
Native American coming-of-age ceremonies.
11) Which of these Philly institutions was not the first of its kind in the nation?
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Pennsylvania Hospital
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
The Philadelphia Zoo
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?
A disembodied arm
A whale
A sailing ship
Two brunettes
14) What does "Philadelphia Maneto" mean?
"Let brotherly love continue."
"Where brothers love their brothers."
"Brothers living in peace."
"Get the fuck out of the bike lane, bro."
15) The Wright Brothers Model B airplane on display at the Franklin Institute was originally bought by whom?
Renowned trombonist James Madison Rittenhouse.
Top-cop-turned-mayor Frank Rizzo.
Draft-dodging playboy beer heir Grover Cleveland Bergdoll.
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?
U.S. military veterans
Pennsylvania State Education Association conventioneers
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
Gay and lesbian rights
Animal rights
Clean drinking water
19) Which institution of higher learning wasn't named for a saint?
Cabrini University
La Salle University
Neumann University
Drexel University
20) Which U.S. vice president was born in Philadelphia?
George M. Dallas
Spiro Agnew
Dan Quayle
John C. Breckinridge
21) Which wasn't introduced at the 1876 Centennial Exposition?
The telephone
The typewriter
Heinz ketchup
The zipper
22) Which one wasn't invented in Philly?
The revolving door
The Post-it
Bubble gum
The Slinky
23) What did the Budd Co. start out making?
Hot-air balloons
Typewriters
Medical marijuana
Auto chassis
24) What did one do at an automat?
Buy rugs for one's car
Laundry
Get one's wig fitted
Eat
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