Philadelphia Quiz: questions and answers

1. How many people visit Philadelphia a year?

20 million

30 million

10 million

2. What was Philadelphia originally intended to be?

A garbage dump

A mining town

A Quaker Utopian town

3. What happens on New Year's Day in Philadelphia?

Burning of the Christmas tree

A fireworks display

The Mummers Parade

4. Where in Philadelphia is Benjamin Franklin buried?

Christ Church

Freedom Church Philly

Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

5. Who was Pennsylvania named after?

George Washington

William Penn

Thomas Jefferson

6. What did Penn call the plan for Philadelphia?

"The Who"

"The Holy-Experiment "

"Penn's Great Plan"

7. Where did the First Continental Congress meet?

Independence Mall

Carpenter

South Street

8. When did Philadelphia become the capital of the United States?

1850

1775

1790

9. What is the famous music band from North Philadelphia?

"Tim McGraw's Boys"

"Boys 2 Men "

"Faith Hill"

10. Which rivers border Philadelphia?

Montrose and Schuylkill

Delaware and Schuylkill

Delaware and Montrose

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