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1) What’s a Citywide Special?
A shot of Rock and Rye dumped into a pint of Guinness.
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.
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?
Bassetts
Jack & Jill
Breyers
Turkey Hill
4) What’s the main ingredient in scrapple?
Pork
Stock
Cornmeal
Pork fat
5) Which of these cheesesteak shops is on South Street?
Geno’s
Jim’s
Dalessandro’s
Pat’s
6) Which restaurant is largely credited with kicking off the city’s 1970s “Restaurant Renaissance”?
Reed Apaghian’s Astral Plane
Steve Poses’s Frög
Georges Perrier’s Le Bec-Fin
Judy Wicks’s White Dog Café
7) What’s painted on the exterior walls of Dirty Franks?
Famous people named Frank
Faux bricks
Mummers! Lots and lots of Mummers!
Famous musicians who have played there
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)?
Jefferson
Pennsylvania Hospital
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
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?
Chicken salad
Quinoa
Wilbur Buds
Corn pone
11) What is hoagie spread?
The roll that hangs over a Philadelphian’s belt.
A mixture of oil and herbs.
A mixture of chopped hot peppers and vinegar.
A mixture of mayo and mustard.
12) Which of these isn’t a genuine Tastykake product?
Boston Crème Honey Bun
Doublicious Butterscotch Krimpet
Cream Filled Koffee Kake Cupcake
Zebra Cake Roll
13) What’s the protein source in Philadelphia pepper pot soup?
Eel
Tripe
Turtle
Peppers
14) What was Old Original Bookbinder’s famous for?
Steaks
Fried chicken
Lobster
Bookbinding, of course
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?
Nobody knows!
A Lancaster County pig sanctuary.
A nonprofit that puts electric lights on Amish farmers’ horse-drawn buggies.
A nonprofit that promotes healthy food access.
16) Which beer brand didn’t originate in Philly?
City Park
Schlitz
Schmidt’s
Ortlieb’s
17) What was the specialty at Old Original Levis on 6th Street just north of South?
Pastrami on rye
Jeans
Challah bread
Hot dogs
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