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1) What’s a Citywide Special?
A shot of vodka and a draft HopDevil.
A shot of Rock and Rye dumped into a pint of Guinness.
A shot of Jim Beam and a can of Pabst Blue Ribbon.
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.
2) Which one is the Melrose Diner jingle?
“If you don’t know where to go — Melrose! Melrose!”
“Every morning, noon and night, Melrose Diner gets it right!”
“Everybody who knows … goes … to Melrose … ”
“Nothing could be finer than the good old Melrose Diner in the morning … ”
3) Which ice-cream brand was not founded in Philly?
Breyers
Bassetts
Turkey Hill
Jack & Jill
4) What’s the main ingredient in scrapple?
Stock
Pork fat
Pork
Cornmeal
5) Which of these cheesesteak shops is on South Street?
Dalessandro’s
Pat’s
Jim’s
Geno’s
6) Which restaurant is largely credited with kicking off the city’s 1970s “Restaurant Renaissance”?
Reed Apaghian’s Astral Plane
Georges Perrier’s Le Bec-Fin
Steve Poses’s Frög
Judy Wicks’s White Dog Café
7) What’s painted on the exterior walls of Dirty Franks?
Famous musicians who have played there
Faux bricks
Mummers! Lots and lots of Mummers!
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)?
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Jefferson
Pennsylvania Hospital
Hahnemann
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 school for gifted youngsters
A debtors’ prison
A county fairground
A potter’s field
10) What was traditionally served with fried oysters in this city?
Corn pone
Chicken salad
Quinoa
Wilbur Buds
11) What is hoagie spread?
A mixture of oil and herbs.
The roll that hangs over a Philadelphian’s belt.
A mixture of mayo and mustard.
A mixture of chopped hot peppers and vinegar.
12) Which of these isn’t a genuine Tastykake product?
Boston Crème Honey Bun
Cream Filled Koffee Kake Cupcake
Doublicious Butterscotch Krimpet
Zebra Cake Roll
13) What’s the protein source in Philadelphia pepper pot soup?
Tripe
Eel
Peppers
Turtle
14) What was Old Original Bookbinder’s famous for?
Bookbinding, of course
Lobster
Steaks
Fried chicken
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 Lancaster County pig sanctuary.
A nonprofit that puts electric lights on Amish farmers’ horse-drawn buggies.
Nobody knows!
A nonprofit that promotes healthy food access.
16) Which beer brand didn’t originate in Philly?
Ortlieb’s
Schmidt’s
Schlitz
City Park
17) What was the specialty at Old Original Levis on 6th Street just north of South?
Pastrami on rye
Jeans
Hot dogs
Challah bread
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