Philadelphia History
Founder of Pennsylvania, Landed in Philadelphia in the 1600's
William Penn
What was the first Super Bowl appearance for the Eagles?
Super Bowl XV
Their first appearance was at Super Bowl XV, capping off a successful 1980 season. The Eagles played the Oakland Raiders in Louisiana.
All time home run leader for the Phillies
Mike Schmidt
This Music group had made R&B Hits and are graduates of CAPA on S. Broad Street
Boyz 2 Men
This Oscar winning film about the underdog winning helped to make the 'Italian Market' famous
Rocky
'Jawn' a Phila. term, is always used as a noun? True or False
True
This former Eagles Offensive Lineman from the University of Tennessee wore #78 when he was drafted as a first rounder in 1991.
Antone Davis.
Davis was immediately inserted into the starting lineup for the Eagles, but never really materialized into the type of lineman the Eagles envisioned when they drafted him in round 1.
This former Georgetown Hoyas, helped lead the 76ers to the the NBA finals in 2001
Allen Iverson
This artist had one of the greatest Summer jams, Summer Time...
Will Smith
This film stared Bradley Cooper and famously showed a Philadelphia Eagles tailgate
Silver Linings Playbook
Tatyana Ali graduated from Harvard in 2002, six years after starring in what NBC sitcom about a Philadelphia youth who moved to Los Angeles?
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
In which arena did the Broad Street Bullies play their home games?
The Spectrum
How many times throughout his great career, did Steve Carlton strike out 300 batters in a season?
1
Carlton wiffed an amazing 310 batters in 1972, the same year that he went 27-10. Steve won the Cy Young Award that remarkable season.
Double Jeopardy
What band was the play/movie 'Jersey Boys' based on? (full answer is needed)
This TV show is based in Olde City's Paddy's Pub-
Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia
Double Jeopardy
What band played at the spectrum more times than any other band? (53)
Who was the mascot that debuted for the Flyers in 1976?
Slapshot
Slapshot debuted in 1976, but was dropped the following year.
Which two 76ers are the alma mater of the same college?
Allen Iverson and Dikembe Mutombo
Both graduated from Georgetown.
This Founder of the Roots Picnic is currently the lead musician on the Tonight Show
Quest Love
What 1983 comedy features Dan Aykroyd as a rich trader and Eddie Murphy as a poor street hustler who become the unwitting pawns of a bet about how each one would do in the other's circumstances?
Trading Places
Philadelphia Museum located on 22nd Street filled with medical oddities
Mutter Museum
For the one season that the Eagles merged with the Pittsburgh Steelers, what was the team name?
Steagles
Due to World War II, both teams had roster shortages. For only the 1943 season, the teams merged and were known as the Phil-Pitt Steagles.
During the 2000-01 season, Allen Iverson averaged over 31 points during the entire season, who was the previous player who achieved this?
Michael Jordan
92-93 season.
These Philly Musicians met on Temple University prior to making dozens of hits
Hall and Oats
Tom Hanks had two consecutive Academy Awards nominations and wins for Best Actor in 1993 and 1994. The first was for “Philadelphia”—what was the second?
Forest Gump