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Philly Phacts
100

This emmy-award winning PORES staff member is also an amateur beekeeper in their free time.

Who is Stephanie?

100

This Texas senator won the 2016 Republican Iowa Caucus.

Who is Ted Cruz?

100

To highlight the network's transition to color programming in 1956, NBC adopted this new logo.

What is a peacock?

100

Including Carey, Wharton, and Weitzman, the University has this many schools.

What is 12?

100

The Philadelphia Art Museum steps gained global fame after being featured in this 1976 film.

What is Rocky?

200

Also the birthplace of Elvis Presley, Oprah Winfrey, and Britney Spears, Andrew taught high school math in this state for two years.

What is Mississippi?

200

This state, which shares coastlines with two great lakes, was one of the tipping points in the 2020 election.

What is Wisconsin?

200

NBC is an acronym for this.

What is National Broadcasting Company?

200

Penn fans throw toast onto Franklin Field after this quarter of football games.

What is the 3rd Quarter?

200

In 1930, the Philadelphia Cheesesteak was invented when the namesake to this Philadelphia restaurant grilled beef to make a sandwich.

What is Pat’s King of Steaks?

300

These two PORES Aries share a birthday on March 22nd.

Who are Dylan and Katie?

300

Name one of the two states in the U.S. where felons never lose the right to vote.

What is Vermont, Maine (or DC)

300

This news anchor has hosted "NBC Nightly News" since 2015.

Who is Lester Holt?

300

Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump attended the Penn graduation in this year.

What is 2016?

300

Between 1958 and 1970, the Philadelphia Eagles called this their home field.

What is Franklin Field?

400

Katie and Joelle were both PORES Fellows this summer, the same year that Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

What is 2019?

400

This term refers to the poorly designed ballots used in Palm Beach County, Florida during the 2000 election.

What is a Butterfly Ballot?

400

This company, known for selling products from aircraft equipment to home appliances, owned NBC before Comcast bought the network in 2011.

What is General Electric?

400

In 1912, this pioneer of the women's suffrage movement earned a PhD in Sociology from Penn.

Who is Alice Paul?

400

The Philadelphia Phillies have two World Series titles, which they won in these two years.

What is 1980 and 2008?

500

Through a combination of coffee and soda, Professor Meredith drinks this many servings of caffeine in a day.

What is six?

500

This state has voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in the most consecutive elections.

What is Minnesota?

500

The MS in MSNBC stands for this.

What is Microsoft?

500

In 1998, the Love Statue created by this artist was installed overlooking College Green.

Who is Robert Indiana?

500

Philadelphia was the most populous city in the United States before NYC surpassed it during this decade (will accept answers within 50 years).

What is 1790?