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1) What’s a Citywide Special?
- A shot of vodka and a draft HopDevil.
- Two parts tequila, one part Cointreau, one part fresh lime juice, shaken and strained through aerated charcoal into a highball glass, topped with seltzer and garnished with a pineapple spear.
- A shot of Jim Beam and a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon.
- A shot of Rock and Rye dumped into a pint of Guinness.

2) Which one is the Melrose Diner jingle?
- “Every morning, noon and night, Melrose Diner gets it right!”
- “Nothing could be finer than the good old Melrose Diner in the morning … ”
- “If you don’t know where to go — Melrose! Melrose!”
- “Everybody who knows … goes … to Melrose … ”

3) Which ice-cream brand was not founded in Philly?
- Breyers
- Bassetts
- Jack & Jill
- Turkey Hill

4) What’s the main ingredient in scrapple?
- Pork
- Cornmeal
- Stock
- Pork fat

5) Which of these cheesesteak shops is on South Street?
- Dalessandro’s
- Jim’s
- Pat’s
- Geno’s

6) Which restaurant is largely credited with kicking off the city’s 1970s “Restaurant Renaissance”?
- Reed Apaghian’s Astral Plane
- Judy Wicks’s White Dog Café
- Georges Perrier’s Le Bec-Fin
- Steve Poses’s Frög

7) What’s painted on the exterior walls of Dirty Franks?
- Mummers! Lots and lots of Mummers!
- Faux bricks
- Famous musicians who have played there
- Famous people named Frank

8) Which local hospital is earning big praise for its new, state-of-the-art Café 1751 (hint: it’s the year it was founded)?
- Pennsylvania Hospital
- Hahnemann
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Jefferson
This question is sponsored by Penn Medicine

9) Everyone in South Philly knows the Acme (“Ack-a-me”) at Passyunk and Reed. What originally stood on the site?
- A county fairground
- A potter’s field
- A school for gifted youngsters
- A debtors’ prison

10) What was traditionally served with fried oysters in this city?
- Chicken salad
- Corn pone
- Quinoa
- Wilbur Buds

11) What is hoagie spread?
- A mixture of oil and herbs.
- A mixture of chopped hot peppers and vinegar.
- The roll that hangs over a Philadelphian’s belt.
- A mixture of mayo and mustard.

12) Which of these isn’t a genuine Tastykake product?
- Doublicious Butterscotch Krimpet
- Cream Filled Koffee Kake Cupcake
- Zebra Cake Roll
- Boston Crème Honey Bun

13) What’s the protein source in Philadelphia pepper pot soup?
- Peppers
- Turtle
- Eel
- Tripe

14) What was Old Original Bookbinder’s famous for?
- Lobster
- Fried chicken
- Bookbinding, of course
- Steaks

15) If you’ve been to Reading Terminal Market, you know the best place to meet your friends there is at the bronze sculpture of Philbert the Pig. Money fed to Philbert funds what?
- A nonprofit that puts electric lights on Amish farmers’ horse-drawn buggies.
- Nobody knows!
- A nonprofit that promotes healthy food access.
- A Lancaster County pig sanctuary.

16) Which beer brand didn’t originate in Philly?
- City Park
- Ortlieb’s
- Schmidt’s
- Schlitz

17) What was the specialty at Old Original Levis on 6th Street just north of South?
- Challah bread
- Pastrami on rye
- Hot dogs
- Jeans

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