The Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz: Part 5

Test your Philly history knowledge with our Semiquincentennial Quiz. This month: the 1800s!

Welcome to the fifth installment of the Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz! We’re all the way up to the 19th century now. (For you youngsters, that would be the start of the 1800s.) We may have been squished between the Revolution and the Civil War, but there was still plenty going on hereabouts. Make your best guesses, then check your answers and rejoice — or mourn. (If you did the quiz on paper, you can see the answer key here.)

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1. What is the name of the Fairmount Park mansion built by Henry Pratt in 1800 as a botanical “showpiece” for 700 different types of plants?