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1) From its founding in 1900 to the year 2001, the world-renowned Philadelphia Orchestra held its concerts where?
- Philly Music Hall
- The Academy of Music
- The Kimmel Center
- The Trocadero

2) What were the names of Rocky’s turtles?
- Cuff and Link
- Dick and Jane
- Bal and Boa
- Turtle 1 and Turtle 2

3) What’s the unofficial Mummers theme song?
- “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)”
- “Oh Dem Golden Slippers”
- “Don’t Rain on My Parade”
- “Go Tell It On the Mountain”

4) Which M. Night Shyamalan film has the worst Rotten Tomatoes
- The Village
- Signs
- Lady in the Water
- The Last Airbender

5) Which Philly sports arena hosted Live Aid (1985), the 1976 Bicentennial Concert (Yes and Peter Frampton!), Judy Garland’s last American concert (1968), the Beatles’ final Philly concert (1966), and the Gene Tunney/Jack Dempsey title fight (1926)?
- Franklin Field
- JFK Stadium
- Lincoln Financial Field
- Veterans Stadium

6) In 1960, Philly saxophonist John Coltrane established himself as a jazz titan with which album?
- My Favorite Things
- Big Leaps
- Giant Steps
- Step Onto the Coltrane

7) What Protestant denomination was founded here?
- A tattoo parlor in Old City
- A barbershop in West Philly
- A hill in Fairmount Park
- A bar in Chestnut Hill

8) Which movie was filmed on Pennsylvania Hospital grounds in 1978?
- Rocky II
- Signs
- Marley & Me
- Transformers
This question is sponsored by Penn Medicine

9) What did Beatle John Lennon do live on Philadelphia television on May 16, 1975?
- Proclaim the Flyers “World Fucking Champions.”
- Kiss Larry Kane on the mouth.
- Deliver the weather forecast.
- Co-host The Mike Douglas Show.

10) Where was Pearl Bailey discovered?
- The Pearl Theatre
- The Metropolitan Opera House
- The Roxy Theatre
- The Royal Theatre

11) What is Kevin Hart’s rapper name?
- Chocolate Droppa
- Oh Ree Oh
- Thrilla Killa
- King Kev

12) The plot of the 1983 film Trading Places, set in Philadelphia, hinges on cornering the market in what commodity?
- Soybeans
- Pork bellies
- Orange juice
- Sugar

13) What was Philadelphia music journalist Maurie Orodenker known for?
- He discovered Chubby Checker.
- He coined the term “rock-and-roll.”
- He was the producer of American Bandstand.
- He wrote “Rock Around the Clock.”

14) Who asked the musical question “Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir?” — and what does it mean?
- Labelle / “Do you want to sleep with me tonight?”
- Ween / “Would you like to buy my couch?”
- The Dead Milkmen / “Is there a big lizard in my backyard?”
- Teddy Pendergrass / “Would you turn off the lights?”

15) On the Philly-based TV show thirtysomething, who was married to Elliot?
- Nancy
- Ellyn
- Hope
- Melissa

16) Who had a number one hit with “She’s Gone”?
- Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
- Tavares
- Lou Rawls
- Hall & Oates

17) Free jazz legend Herman Poole Blount lived in Philly from 1968 until his death in 1993. What was he best known as, and where did he claim to be from?
- Herman the Hermit/Wissahickon Park
- Sun Ra/Saturn
- Mr. Styx/Hell
- Moonbeam/The Fifth Dimension

18) Teddy Pendergrass, the powerhouse soul singer whose sultry “Turn Off the Lights” remains the standard by which all sex jams are measured, played several concerts at which only who were admitted?
- Fans who’d bought his last album
- American Express Card members
- People over 21
- Women

19) Before anyone knew the answer to the question “Who Is Jill Scott?,” Philly poet/actress Scott was known as the singer who wrote the chilling vocal hook for the Roots’ 1999 breakout hit “You Got Me.” Who sang that hook on the recording?
- Macy Gray
- Sheryl Crow
- Eve
- Erykah Badu

20) What McFadden & Whitehead song is recognized by fans of the Eagles, the Phillies, the Sixers and Barack Obama?
- “We Are the Champions”
- “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now”
- “Hey! Ho! Let’s Go!”
- “Let’s Get It Started”

21) Which Philly musician’s birth name is Ernest Evans?
- 1. Musiq Soulchild
- 2. Billy Paul
- 3. Marshmello
- 4. Chubby Checker

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