Philadelphia Triva

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1) Who was the original host of American Bandstand?
2) Which one of the following magazines were not published by the Curtis Publishing Co.?
3) Where was the Latin Casino located before it moved to Cherry Hill?
4) Where was the Boyd Theater located?
5) What word is misspelled on the Liberty Bell?
6) What is unusual about the numbers on the face of the Independence Hall Tower clock?
7) Al Capone was arrested one time in Philadelphia. What was he arrested for?
8) What was Mayor Frank Rizzo's dog's name?
9) There is only one building left standing from the Centennial Exposition in 1876. What is that building?
10) The President's Room at Old Original Bookbinders displayed a portrait of every president with one outsider. Who was it?
11) In the early 1950's, more network TV shows originated in Philadelphia rather than in Hollywood. Which of the following is not one of these Philadelphia shows?
12) What was the name of the oldest gorilla housed at the Philadelphia Zoo?
13) Where was the Fern Rock theater?
14) What republican ran against and lost to James Tate in the 1967 mayoral election?
15) What was the nation's longest trolley car route?
16) Which of the following counties are not considered part of metropolitan Philadelphia?
17) The Penn Sherwood hotel was located where?
18) Baker's Field was located at
19) What cartoon character once helped Leopold Stokowski conduct the Philadelphia Orchestra?
20) Which one of these early Philadelphia TV weathermen is matched with the correct station they were with?