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1) Ben Franklin moved here in 1723 from what city?
London
New York
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?
"Hidden river"
"Old black water"
"Place not to drink from"
"Turtle crossing place"
4) What motto is engraved on the Liberty Bell?
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
"Proclaim liberty throughout all the land."
"Give me liberty or give me death."
"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 shape of the stars
The colors
The number of stars
The number of stripes
6) What disease killed more than 5,000 Philadelphians — a tenth of the city's population — in 1793?
Affluenza
Cholera
Yellow fever
Bubonic plague
7) What Protestant denomination was founded here?
The Quakers
The Branch Davidians
The Shakers
The African Methodist Episcopalians
8) Which of the following local medical centers, founded in 1751, was the nation's first hospital?
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Pennsylvania Hospital
The Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania
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?
Native American coming-of-age ceremonies.
Breaking smaller rocks.
A harvest calendar devised by early Swedish settlers.
Making apple cider.
11) Which of these Philly institutions was not the first of its kind in the nation?
Pennsylvania Hospital
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
The Philadelphia Orchestra
The Philadelphia Zoo
12) Which institution of higher learning is oldest?
Drexel University
Temple University
Haverford College
Swarthmore College
13) Which of the following doesn't appear on the Seal of Philadelphia?
A sailing ship
Two brunettes
A disembodied arm
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.
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?
Members of the Vienna Boys Choir
Japanese tourists
Pennsylvania State Education Association conventioneers
U.S. military veterans
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
Africa
America
18) On July 4, 1965, Independence Hall was the site of a protest calling for what?
Animal rights
Gay and lesbian rights
Removal of troops from Vietnam
Clean drinking water
19) Which institution of higher learning wasn't named for a saint?
Drexel University
La Salle University
Cabrini University
Neumann University
20) Which U.S. vice president was born in Philadelphia?
George M. Dallas
Dan Quayle
Spiro Agnew
John C. Breckinridge
21) Which wasn't introduced at the 1876 Centennial Exposition?
Heinz ketchup
The telephone
The typewriter
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
Auto chassis
Medical marijuana
24) What did one do at an automat?
Laundry
Buy rugs for one's car
Get one's wig fitted
Eat
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