A Phillyiana Quiz!
Got to thinking about those PBS Philly-related specials "The Things That Aren't There Anymore;" like Republicans and middle-class white people, but I digress.
This quiz is for Philadelphians of a certain age and for former Philadelphians who may remember:
- Finish this phrase: "Got a problem?...." If you can sing it, more power to you!
- Before Philadelphia police cars were white, they were blue. What color were they before that? Bonus answer - can you tell us why they changed to blue?
- What was the pre-9-1-1 number for the police?
- What was the slogan used to promote the new 9-1-1 number?
- What were the original names of Kelly and Martin Luther King Jr Drives?
- What was special about one of those drives during rush hour?
- Can you name at least THREE Philadelphia-based retail chains that aren't around anymore?
- What color were the Phillies old, 70s -era away uniforms?
- What is the air speed velocity of a coconut-laden swallow?
Labels: Philly Stuff
posted by TheBitterAmerican @ 10:19 AM
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2 Comments:
1. The "impact" phone line thing? Eh...Everyone in Philly's got a problem. Yeah, that twitch thing.
2. Weren't they red at some point?
3. 0 (or some ungodly arrangement of letters)
4 & 5...Why am I drawing a blank? (East River & West River?)
6. One way?
7. Wanamakers, Strawbridges, and Gimbels
8. Some kind of weird grayish, robbins egg blue funky thing. They didn't look real comfortable.
9. Not real fast, but I hear they make a nice "splat" sound when they hit a sliding glass door.
I live in Jersey and vote Republican...still get screwed either way.
#9 "What do you mean? An African or European swallow?"
http://www.moviewavs.com/0028375953/MP3S/Movies/Monty_Python/mp14.mp3
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