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City in a Minute ~ Philadelphia

The first part of a series where you answer as many questions about a city important to human history as you can...within a minute. Hence the name.
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Last updated: June 3, 2025
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Abolitionist who was the first African American to graduate from the University of Vermont.
Who founded Philadelphia?
He was a...
Actress who became the princess of Monaco.
Before European colonizers came, the area was home to the...
Many Irish immigrants came to Philadelphia to escape the...
This river is on the eastern edge of the city and forms the border between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
One of the oldest Italian restaurants in the city, ran by multiple generations of the same family and a hangout of visiting celebrities.
Hymen L. Lipman, who was born in Jamaica, is credited with attaching an eraser to a...
Boathouse Row lies on this river.
ENIAC, created at UPenn, is widely considered the first modern...
The city's name is Greek for...
About 22,000 Philadelphians are immigrants from this country.
Arguably the most famous Philadelphian, a polymath who was born in Massachusetts.
Meeting place of the 1st Continental Congress which is owned by the oldest craft guild in the United States.
Author who lived in many houses in Philadelphia, known for works such as Mask of the Red Death.
Originally a shipyard in World War I, it is now home to the Philadelphia International Airport.
The Zion German Reformed Church held this after George Washington's defeat at the Battle of Brandywine.
Competing with Geno's for the title of Top Philly Cheesesteak, it is very mediocre.
A ship that served in the Battle of Manila in the Spanish-American war.
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Quaker
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William Penn
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