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The word Philadelphians might use when referring to a submarine or hero sandwich. Legend has it that a jazz musician opened up a sandwich shop during the Great Depression with the slogan that you "had to be a hog" to eat one, inspiring the name.
What is a hoagie?
Philadelphia's border with New Jersey is created entirely by this river.
What is the Delaware River?
The steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art were famously climbed by this movie boxer and franchise cornerstone played by Sylvester Stallone. A statue of this character is still in front of the museum.
Who is Rocky Balboa?
Taken from the literal meaning in Greek, Philadelphia is known as the city of this kind of love.
What is Brotherly?
The Owls are the sports teams of this public Philadelphia university.
What is Temple University?
This “B” ice cream company, acquired by Unilever from Kraft, was founded in 1866 in Philadelphia by its namesake. It has a variety of flavors, but is best known for its strawberry, chocolate, and especially the vanilla.
What is Breyers?
Robert Indiana's most famous work of art, a sculpture with versions in Philadelphia and other cities, is a bright red, blue, and green rendition of this four-letter word.
What is Love?
Tatyana Ali graduated from Harvard in 2002, six years after starring in this NBC sitcom about a Philadelphia youth who moved to Los Angeles.
What is "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"?
Market Street in Philadelphia is home to this iconic way of getting attention, made out of copper and lead among other elements, whose name used to refer to its use in a state house. Its famously cracked and no longer used, just reverently looked at.
What is the Liberty Bell?
Locals often refer to this NFC East football team affectionately as "the birds".
Who are the Eagles?
Founded in South Philly in 1992, this classic cheesesteak stand with two first names now has outposts at Citizens Bank Park and in Brooklyn, New York.
What is Tony Luke's?
The intersection of 33rd and Chestnut in West Philadelphia is the informal boundary between the University of Pennsylvania and this other university just north of it.
What is Drexel University?
It’s not often that the owner of an establishment also acts as the janitor, but that’s the exact description of Charlie Kelly’s relationship to Paddy’s Pub on this FX series whose title is certainly not an accurate description of Mid-Atlantic weather.
What is "It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia"?
These two colors are prominently featured on the flag of the city of Philadelphia. These colors were chosen in commemoration of the city's prior Swedish governance.
What are Blue and Yellow?
Gritty, the furry orange character who debuted in 2018 and quickly became the subject of antifa memes, is the mascot of this Eastern Conference NHL team.
What is the Philadelphia Flyers?
American Cone and Pretzel Company was the initial name of this snack brand founded in 1917 in Philadelphia that has been owned by Frito-Lay since the 1960s.
What is Rold Gold?
What “M” museum at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia contains historical anatomical specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment?
What is Mutter Museum?
Pat and Tiffany launch into a dance routine as the Eagles beat the Cowboys in the climax of this 2012 Bradley Cooper-Jennifer Lawrence rom-dramedy.
What is Silver Linings Playbook?
In 1775 Philadelphia, John Behrent built the first American version of this instrument which contains hammers, dampers, strings, and pedals.
What is a Piano?
This alliterative National League East team last won the World Series title in 2008.
What is the Philadelphia Phillies?
This Philadelphia-based snack food brand rivals Little Debbie and Drake’s when it comes to yummy baked goods with occasionally alliterated or Kardashian-style spelled names.
What is Tastykake?
This medical center in City Center is not only top-ranked but also a National Historic Landmark (it's home to America’s first surgical amphitheater).
What is the Pennsylvania Hospital?
This ABC television series uses the mockumentary style similar to that used in "The Office" to follow the day-to-day lives of elementary school teachers in the Philadelphia public school system.
What is Abbott Elementary?
The Eagles are named after the depiction of the animal that appeared on posters during the National Recovery Act which was part of this famous two-word piece of American legislation.
What is the New Deal?
The Delaware Blue Coats, who play in Wilmington, are a G League affiliate of this NBA team that plays approximately 30 miles to the northeast.
What is The Philadelphia 76ers?