Night and Day in Philadelphia, Pa. Quiz

Answer: Washington's Headquarters

Washington's Headquarters is located in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, which is 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Elfreth's Alley is known to be the oldest continuously inhabited street in the United States. Carpenters' Hall was the site of the First Continental Congress in 1774. Christ Church, founded in 1695, was where many leaders of the American Revolution worshiped.

Other places to visit while in the historic district of Philadelphia might include City Tavern, Declaration House and Old City Hall.

Answer: July 1, 1874

Over the years, the Philadelphia Zoo has maintained the feel of the Victorian era. It features tree-lined walks, historical architecture that includes the country home of William Penn's grandson, ornate ironworks and lovely botanical gardens. Other firsts credited to the zoo are the successful births of both an orangutan and a chimpanzee in 1928, cheetahs born in captivity in 1956 and a Children's Zoo established in 1938.

This petting zoo was the first established in the western hemisphere.

Answer: Rittenhouse Square

The seventy-two steps to the main entrance of the Philadelphia Art Museum are often referred to as the "Rocky Steps". Much controversy has arisen about a perpetual home for "Rocky". He finally ended up residing permanently at Eakins Oval. The museum is a treasure trove with over 227,000 art pieces in collections which are housed in over 200 galleries. New exhibitions are always being presented for the enjoyment of the public.

A great experience awaits visitors.

Answer: Pat and Harry Olivieri

Brothers Pat and Harry Olivieri operated a hot dog stand in South Philadelphia. One day, they thinly sliced up some inexpensive steak meat, then grilled it with sliced onions and served it on a roll. It was a hit with the public. The brothers forfeited the hot dogs for the steak sandwich business and the rest is history. Pat's King of Steaks is located at the same address where it all began with that little hot dog stall. With the success of the steak sandwich business, the brothers brought the property and this Philadelphia legend stands at the intersection of South 9th Street and Passyunk Avenue.

Joey Vento was the owner of Geno's Steaks, which is located across the street from Pat's. There has been an unofficial competition called "War of the Cheesesteak World" for years between Pat's and Geno's. Which is the best? You must try both and then you decide.

Answer: Walnut Street Theater

Located on the corner of 9th Street and Walnut Street, the Walnut Street Theater has been the site of much activity over the past 200 years. The first theatrical production entitled "The Rivals" opened to the public in 1812. On opening night the performance was attended by Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette.

At one point, the theater was owned by Edwin Booth, brother of the infamous John Wilkes Booth. The Ford-Carter presidential debate was held at the WST on September 23, 1976. The list of talented actors and actresses that have graced the WST stage is long indeed. Just to name a very few, it includes Henry Fonda, the Barrymores, the Marx Brothers, Katherine Hepburn and Marlon Brando.

Answer: Dr. Thomas Dent Mutter

Back in the late 1800s, Dr. Mutter was determined to reform and improve education for future medical practitioners. He donated his personal collection of over 1,700 anatomical specimens and $30,000 to that cause of medical education. He requested a brick building to house the collection, annual lectures for doctors, a curator and room for expansion of the collection.

The museum today houses over 20,000 anatomical specimens, wax models and early medical instruments. One can view a 50-pound distended colon, a liver shared by Siamese twins Chang and Eng Bunker, a wall of skulls, misshapen aborted fetuses and many more abnormal curiosities.

The museum opened in 1863.

Answer: tuba

The glockenspiels and drums make up the percussion portion of the band. Banjos, violins and bass fiddles are the stringed instruments. Saxophones and accordions are the reed section. Together these instruments make musical sound that is unique to the Philadelphia Mummer's Parade.

Other categories of mummer units are Fancy Brigade, Comic Division, Wench Brigade and Fancy Division. These four usually use recorded music or small pick-up bands. If you are not lucky enough to see the parade, there is a Mummer's Museum that opened in 1967.

It has a very interesting assemblage of Mummer memorabilia.

Answer: Devils-- ice hockey

The Flyers are Philadelphia's professional ice hockey team. The Devil's are from New Jersey. Games are held in South Philadelphia's sports complex. Basketball and ice hockey are played at the Wells Fargo Center, football is played at the Lincoln Financial Center and baseball at Citizen's Bank Park. Philadelphia also has a professional men's indoor soccer team and two professional men's lacrosse teams.

Answer: Al Capone

Alphonse Capone, notorious Chicago mob boss, spent eight months at Eastern State Penitentiary for carrying a concealed deadly weapon. It was his first arrest and he lived a rather cushy life surrounded in his cell by oriental carpets, fine furniture and a radio. He did not die there, but some visitors claim to have seen his ghost haunting the premises.

The penitentiary was a model for over 300 prisons worldwide. It was intended not simply to punish prisoners but to have them seek penitence and change their lives. The prison holds an annual "Terror Behind The Walls" around Halloween time. It's really frightening.

Willie Sutton was a bank robber who spent 30 years behind bars. William "Blackie" Zupkoski was sentenced to 70 to 140 years in prison for armed robberies. Clyde Barrow, along with fellow bank robber and girlfriend Bonnie Parker, died in an ambush by law enforcement officers in Louisiana.

Answer: Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs

In 1825 an exhibition was opened in Independence Hall to honor the innovative mind of Benjamin Franklin. Through funding, the modern home of the Franklin Institute was built and opened in 1934. In the rotunda stands a 20 foot marble statue of Ben himself.

The museum features theaters and a planetarium. As for Benjamin Franklin's resume, it would include Founding Father, political theorist, politician, inventor, author, scientist, civic activist, ambassador, plus much, much more.