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1) Ben Franklin moved here in 1723 from what city?
- Portsmouth
- Boston
- London
- New York

2) Which isn't one of William Penn's original squares?
- Logan Circle
- Rittenhouse Square
- Centre Square
- Fitler Square

3) What does "Schuylkill" mean?
- "Place not to drink from"
- "Old black water"
- "Turtle crossing place"
- "Hidden river"

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 shape of the stars
- The colors
- The number of stripes

6) What disease killed more than 5,000 Philadelphians — a tenth of the city's population — in 1793?
- Yellow fever
- Cholera
- Affluenza
- Bubonic plague

7) What Protestant denomination was founded here?
- The Shakers
- The Quakers
- The Branch Davidians
- The African Methodist Episcopalians

8) Which of the following local medical centers, founded in 1751, was the nation's first hospital?
- Pennsylvania Hospital
- The Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
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 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.
- A deal made by William Penn's sons that cheated the Lenni Lenape Indians out of land.

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.
- A harvest calendar devised by early Swedish settlers.
- Breaking smaller rocks.
- Making apple cider.

11) Which of these Philly institutions was not the first of its kind in the nation?
- The Philadelphia Orchestra
- The Philadelphia Zoo
- Pennsylvania Hospital
- The Philadelphia Stock Exchange

12) Which institution of higher learning is oldest?
- Drexel University
- Haverford College
- Swarthmore College
- Temple University

13) Which of the following doesn't appear on the Seal of Philadelphia?
- A disembodied arm
- A sailing ship
- A whale
- Two brunettes

14) What does "Philadelphia Maneto" mean?
- "Let brotherly love continue."
- "Get the fuck out of the bike lane, bro."
- "Brothers living in peace."
- "Where brothers love their brothers."

15) The Wright Brothers Model B airplane on display at the Franklin Institute was originally bought by whom?
- Draft-dodging playboy beer heir Grover Cleveland Bergdoll.
- Philly-born actress (and mom to Goop goddess Gwyneth Paltrow) Blythe Danner.
- Top-cop-turned-mayor Frank Rizzo.
- Renowned trombonist James Madison Rittenhouse.

16) An outbreak of disease at the Bellevue Hotel in 1976 killed dozens of what?
- Members of the Vienna Boys Choir
- Japanese tourists
- U.S. military veterans
- Pennsylvania State Education Association conventioneers

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?
- Africa
- America
- X
- Jones

18) On July 4, 1965, Independence Hall was the site of a protest calling for what?
- Gay and lesbian rights
- Animal rights
- Removal of troops from Vietnam
- Clean drinking water

19) Which institution of higher learning wasn't named for a saint?
- Drexel University
- Cabrini University
- La Salle University
- Neumann 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
- The zipper
- Heinz ketchup

22) Which one wasn't invented in Philly?
- The Post-it
- The revolving door
- The Slinky
- Bubble gum

23) What did the Budd Co. start out making?
- Auto chassis
- Medical marijuana
- Typewriters
- Hot-air balloons

24) What did one do at an automat?
- Buy rugs for one's car
- Eat
- Get one's wig fitted
- Laundry

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