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1) Ben Franklin moved here in 1723 from what city?
London
Boston
Portsmouth
New York
2) Which isn't one of William Penn's original squares?
Centre Square
Logan Circle
Fitler Square
Rittenhouse Square
3) What does "Schuylkill" mean?
"Old black water"
"Place not to drink from"
"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 number of stripes
The colors
6) What disease killed more than 5,000 Philadelphians — a tenth of the city's population — in 1793?
Affluenza
Bubonic plague
Yellow fever
Cholera
7) What Protestant denomination was founded here?
The Quakers
The Shakers
The Branch Davidians
The African Methodist Episcopalians
8) Which of the following local medical centers, founded in 1751, was the nation's first hospital?
The Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Pennsylvania Hospital
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
This question is sponsored by Penn Medicine
9) What is the Walking Purchase?
A deal made by William Penn with the Earl of Walking that gave him the land that became Pennsylvania.
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 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?
A harvest calendar devised by early Swedish settlers.
Breaking smaller rocks.
Native American coming-of-age ceremonies.
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?
Temple University
Swarthmore College
Haverford College
Drexel University
13) Which of the following doesn't appear on the Seal of Philadelphia?
A whale
A sailing ship
Two brunettes
A disembodied arm
14) What does "Philadelphia Maneto" mean?
"Let brotherly love continue."
"Brothers living in peace."
"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.
Philly-born actress (and mom to Goop goddess Gwyneth Paltrow) Blythe Danner.
Top-cop-turned-mayor Frank Rizzo.
Draft-dodging playboy beer heir Grover Cleveland Bergdoll.
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?
America
Jones
X
Africa
18) On July 4, 1965, Independence Hall was the site of a protest calling for what?
Animal rights
Clean drinking water
Removal of troops from Vietnam
Gay and lesbian rights
19) Which institution of higher learning wasn't named for a saint?
Cabrini University
Drexel University
La Salle University
Neumann University
20) Which U.S. vice president was born in Philadelphia?
John C. Breckinridge
George M. Dallas
Spiro Agnew
Dan Quayle
21) Which wasn't introduced at the 1876 Centennial Exposition?
The typewriter
The telephone
Heinz ketchup
The zipper
22) Which one wasn't invented in Philly?
The Slinky
The Post-it
Bubble gum
The revolving door
23) What did the Budd Co. start out making?
Medical marijuana
Hot-air balloons
Typewriters
Auto chassis
24) What did one do at an automat?
Eat
Get one's wig fitted
Buy rugs for one's car
Laundry
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