Philebrities
First of its Kind
Gritty
A Philadelphia Story
Grab Bag
200

This actor and musician most recently made news when he appeared as a guest on his wife’s talkshow, Red Table Talk.

Will Smith

200

“The Philadelphia Packet and Daily Advertiser”, was founded in Philadelphia in 1784, had a six-year publication run, and was the nation’s first daily this.  

Newspaper

200

Gritty is the mascot for this sports team.

The Philadelphia Flyers

200

A Philadelphia icon, the protagonist of this eponymous film is featured in statue form on the steps of the Art Museum.

Rocky

200

This building is the largest municipal building in the country and was the tallest building in the country until 1908.

City Hall

400

This musician may be most widely known as the drummer on The Tonight Show, but Philadlephians know him for putting on an annual “picnic” at the Mann Center for Performing Arts.

QuestLove

400

Philadelphia became the site of the first organized protest against this with the signing the 1688 Quaker Petition Against ______.

Slavery

400

Gritty's father is allegedly a ______ , the nickname given to members of the 1970s Philadelphia Flyers responsible for the teams two Stanley Cup wins.

"Bully" / Broad Street Bullies

400

This history-obsessed heist film features the iconic line: “I’m going to steal the Declaration of Independence.”

National Treasure

400

This 32-house street is the oldest continuously inhabited street in the nation.

Elfreth's Alley

600

This oscar nominated actor, known for both blockbuster dramas, comedies (and recently music) can often be spotted in the stands at an Eagles game.

Bradley Cooper

600

The first university in the United States, The University of Pennsylvania, also opened the first of this type of educational institution in 1765.

Medical School

600

For his September 2018 debut, Gritty made a smashing entrance to the Flyers first regular season game by entering the rink on this object.

Wrecking Ball

600

The Philadelphia Eagles are featured prominently in this David O’Russel film about a man released from an inpatient program who moves back in with his parents.

Silver Linings Playbook

600

One out of every six of this profession are trained in Philadelphia.

Doctor

800

This co-creator and co-star of Broad City is also a trained and published illustrator.

Abby Jacobson

800

Located on the west bank of the Schuylkill River, this public attraction is the first of its kind in America.  It was meant to open in 1859 but due to the civil war, its opening was delayed until 1874.

The Philadelphia Zoo

800

Despite “not knowing his left from his right”, Gritty has been adopted as an unofficial mascot for this leftist ideology.

Antifa

800

M. N. Shyamalan’s most recent release, this is the third film in a trilogy also featuring UNBREAKABLE and SPLIT.

Glass

800

Slides holding pieces of this scientist’s brain can be found in the Mutter Museum.

Einstein

1000

Born and raised in North Philadelphia, this beloved musician and actress’ 2000 debut record “Who is _____?” went platinum.

Jill Scott

1000

In 1946, the first general use version of this electronic, which weighed 27 pounds, was created in Philadelphia

Computer (ENIAC)

1000

Before Gritty, the Flyers were one of only two NHL teams without a mascot. What is the other team without a mascot?

The NY Rangers

1000

This comedy about surrogacy brings real life bffs Amy Poehler and native Philadelphian Tina Fey together.

Baby Mama

1000

Planted in honor of the bicentennial of America's founding, the seeds for this famous plant located in Washington Square travelled on Apollo 14.

Moon Tree