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This Canadian PORES staffer has run more than 10 marathons.
Who is Marc Trussler?
Elections have a lot of acronyms. What does RCV stand for?
What is Rank Choice Voting?
Since 1970, viewers have tuned in seven days a week for this flagship evening news program.
What is Nightly News?
The motto of the University of Pennsylvania is "Leges sine moribus vanae," which translates to this.
What is "Laws without morals are useless"?
Philadelphia’s 2023 mayoral election resulted in this former city councilmember becoming the city’s 100th mayor and first woman to hold the office.
Who is Cherelle Parker?
Buzz in! This Emmy Award-winning PORES staffer is also an amateur beekeeper in their free time.
Who is Stephanie Perry?
Residents of this state are not required to register in order to vote.
What is North Dakota?
GIilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, and John Belushi first took the Saturday Night Live stage in this year for the show's inauguaral season.
What is 1975?
When its doors first opened over 150 years ago, this historic building on Penn’s campus housed the entire University.
What is College Hall?
Wawa, which was founded just outside of Philadelphia in 1964 and traces its roots all the way back to 1803, features this flying bird in its logo.
What is a goose?
These two PORES Aries share a birthday on March 22nd.
Who are Katie & Dylan?
There were two one states or territories where Donald Trump did not win the Republican presidential primary in 2024. Name one of them.
What is Vermont and D.C.?
In its first few years on air, The Today Show had a mascot named Mr. Muggs, who was this kind of exotic animal.
What is a chimpanzee?
This popular mobile payment app was founded by freshman roommates at the University of Pennsylvania.
What is Venmo?
Before SEPTA was established in 1964, this now-defunct company operated many of Philadelphia’s trolley and subway lines, and even had its own acronym: "PTC".
What is the Philadelphia Transportation Company?
Starring in plays and taking trips to Disney World were two shared experiences for this PORES pair who attended high school together.
Who are Andrew and Stephanie?
Name three of the eight states that run elections at the town level.
What is Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin?
In December each year, visitors flock to watch the lighting ceremony for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree - which is required to be this tall.
What is 75 feet? +/- 10 feet
Penn students began the tradition of throwing toast onto the field during football games during this decade, after a stadium alcohol ban led them to take a school song’s “toast” a bit more literally.
What is the 1970s?
Phoebe Phanatic often makes appearances on the field with the Phillie Phanatic. What is her relation to the team's mascot?
What is his mom?
The Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies (PORES) was founded in this year.
What is 2014?
This is the one state or territory that Joe Biden did not win the Democratic primary in 2024.
What is American Samoa?
Six people have hosted The Tonight Show since it debuted in 1954. Name two of them.
Who is Jimmy Fallon, Jay Leno, Jack Paar, Conan O'Brien, Johnny Carson, Steve Allan?
The Daily Pennsylvanian was founded in 1885 and has published continuously since 1894, except for these three years, during which it suspended operations (+/- 5 years acceptable).
What is 1943-1945? (World War II)
Before Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies played at this now-demolished stadium in South Philly?
What is Veteran's Stadium?