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1) What’s a Citywide Special?
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 vodka and a draft HopDevil.
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?
“Everybody who knows … goes … to Melrose … ”
“If you don’t know where to go — Melrose! Melrose!”
“Nothing could be finer than the good old Melrose Diner in the morning … ”
“Every morning, noon and night, Melrose Diner gets it right!”
3) Which ice-cream brand was not founded in Philly?
Jack & Jill
Turkey Hill
Bassetts
Breyers
4) What’s the main ingredient in scrapple?
Pork
Cornmeal
Pork fat
Stock
5) Which of these cheesesteak shops is on South Street?
Pat’s
Dalessandro’s
Geno’s
Jim’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?
Faux bricks
Famous people named Frank
Famous musicians who have played there
Mummers! Lots and lots of Mummers!
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 debtors’ prison
A potter’s field
A school for gifted youngsters
10) What was traditionally served with fried oysters in this city?
Chicken salad
Quinoa
Wilbur Buds
Corn pone
11) What is hoagie spread?
The roll that hangs over a Philadelphian’s belt.
A mixture of mayo and mustard.
A mixture of oil and herbs.
A mixture of chopped hot peppers and vinegar.
12) Which of these isn’t a genuine Tastykake product?
Cream Filled Koffee Kake Cupcake
Zebra Cake Roll
Doublicious Butterscotch Krimpet
Boston Crème Honey Bun
13) What’s the protein source in Philadelphia pepper pot soup?
Eel
Turtle
Tripe
Peppers
14) What was Old Original Bookbinder’s famous for?
Steaks
Lobster
Bookbinding, of course
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.
Nobody knows!
A nonprofit that promotes healthy food access.
A nonprofit that puts electric lights on Amish farmers’ horse-drawn buggies.
16) Which beer brand didn’t originate in Philly?
Schlitz
City Park
Schmidt’s
Ortlieb’s
17) What was the specialty at Old Original Levis on 6th Street just north of South?
Jeans
Pastrami on rye
Challah bread
Hot dogs
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