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A Chemist and a former prime minister

Margaret Thatcher

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His Statue stands near the base of the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Rocky Balboa

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A beverage company that has been using commercials starring Santa Claus since the 1930's

Coca Cola

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To summon this superhero, a distress signal lights up the sky with an iconic symbol.

Batman

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There are 60 minutes in it.

One hour

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American pediatric surgeon. She is the founder of R.E.A.L. Concierge Medicine and the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium.

Dr. Ala Stanford

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An actor from Philadelphia, main character in the popular show "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"

Will Smith

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A famous Russian ballet about Christmas

The Nutcracker

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The world's largest ocean.

The Pacific Ocean.

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Often referred to as a "Baker's dozen".

13

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Canada’s first female astronaut and the world’s first astronaut-neurologist.

Roberta Bondar

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The title of a cable sitcom featuring Danny DeVito.

It's always sunny in Philadelphia

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Gingerbread houses and candy canes were almost certainly introduced to the U.S. by immigrants from this country

Germany

300

A blood type known as the universal recipient.

AB positive

300

Lines that go in the same direction but never touch.

Parallel lines

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She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 with Emmanuelle Charpentier for discovering the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors

Jennifer Doudna

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America's oldest continuously inhabited street

Elfreth's Alley

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U.S. President who was the first to recognize Hanukkah with a menorah lighting at the White House

Jimmy Carter


In 1979. The first official White House Hanukkah Party took place in 2001, hosted by George W. Bush. 

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I begin with an "e" and only contain one letter.

An envelope

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A name given to the preserved bones of extinct animals.

Fossils

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She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2009 for her discovery about how chromosomes in DNA are protected by an enzyme called telomerase

Elizabeth Blackburn

500

A vaccine distribution group that the city cut ties with following allegations of misconduct.

Philly Fighting COVID

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A weeklong celebration started in the 1960s by Dr. Maulana Karenga and modeled after traditional African harvest celebrations  

Kwanzaa

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American gymnast who has a total of 30 Olympic and world championship medals (the most in American history)

Simone Biles

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He was President of the United States before George W. Bush.

Bill Clinton