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1) Ben Franklin moved here in 1723 from what city?
Portsmouth
London
New York
Boston
2) Which isn't one of William Penn's original squares?
Logan Circle
Fitler Square
Rittenhouse Square
Centre Square
3) What does "Schuylkill" mean?
"Old black water"
"Hidden river"
"Turtle crossing place"
"Place not to drink from"
4) What motto is engraved on the Liberty Bell?
"Give me liberty or give me death."
"This be the Liberty Belle."
"Proclaim liberty throughout all the land."
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
5) According to Ross family legend, Betsy Ross convinced George Washington to change what about the first American flag?
The shape of the stars
The number of stars
The colors
The number of stripes
6) What disease killed more than 5,000 Philadelphians — a tenth of the city's population — in 1793?
Yellow fever
Cholera
Affluenza
Bubonic plague
7) What Protestant denomination was founded here?
The African Methodist Episcopalians
The Quakers
The Shakers
The Branch Davidians
8) Which of the following local medical centers, founded in 1751, was the nation's first hospital?
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Pennsylvania Hospital
The Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania
This question is sponsored by Penn Medicine
9) What is the Walking Purchase?
A deal made by William Penn with the Earl of Walking that gave him the land that became Pennsylvania.
A scandal in which 1930s Phillies pitcher Les Sweetland got paid to walk a Cubs batter in order to throw a game.
A deal made by William Penn's sons that cheated the Lenni Lenape Indians out of land.
A drug deal executed on the street.
10) There's a large circular rock formation on the bank of the Schuylkill River at Southwest Philly's Bartram's Garden, America's oldest surviving botanical garden. What was it used for?
Native American coming-of-age ceremonies.
Making apple cider.
Breaking smaller rocks.
A harvest calendar devised by early Swedish settlers.
11) Which of these Philly institutions was not the first of its kind in the nation?
Pennsylvania Hospital
The Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Orchestra
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange
12) Which institution of higher learning is oldest?
Temple University
Haverford College
Swarthmore College
Drexel University
13) Which of the following doesn't appear on the Seal of Philadelphia?
A sailing ship
A whale
Two brunettes
A disembodied arm
14) What does "Philadelphia Maneto" mean?
"Brothers living in peace."
"Where brothers love their brothers."
"Get the fuck out of the bike lane, bro."
"Let brotherly love continue."
15) The Wright Brothers Model B airplane on display at the Franklin Institute was originally bought by whom?
Renowned trombonist James Madison Rittenhouse.
Top-cop-turned-mayor Frank Rizzo.
Draft-dodging playboy beer heir Grover Cleveland Bergdoll.
Philly-born actress (and mom to Goop goddess Gwyneth Paltrow) Blythe Danner.
16) An outbreak of disease at the Bellevue Hotel in 1976 killed dozens of what?
U.S. military veterans
Japanese tourists
Pennsylvania State Education Association conventioneers
Members of the Vienna Boys Choir
17) In the tragic 1985 standoff between the city and the black liberation group MOVE, the police department dropped a bomb on the group's compound on the 6200 block of Osage Avenue, causing a fire that resulted in 11 deaths (including five children) and the destruction of 61 homes. What is the last name that all members of MOVE adopt?
Jones
America
X
Africa
18) On July 4, 1965, Independence Hall was the site of a protest calling for what?
Animal rights
Clean drinking water
Gay and lesbian rights
Removal of troops from Vietnam
19) Which institution of higher learning wasn't named for a saint?
Cabrini University
La Salle University
Drexel University
Neumann University
20) Which U.S. vice president was born in Philadelphia?
Spiro Agnew
George M. Dallas
Dan Quayle
John C. Breckinridge
21) Which wasn't introduced at the 1876 Centennial Exposition?
The telephone
The zipper
Heinz ketchup
The typewriter
22) Which one wasn't invented in Philly?
The revolving door
The Slinky
Bubble gum
The Post-it
23) What did the Budd Co. start out making?
Hot-air balloons
Auto chassis
Typewriters
Medical marijuana
24) What did one do at an automat?
Get one's wig fitted
Laundry
Eat
Buy rugs for one's car
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