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June Philly Quizzo: How well do you know this city’s past, present and future?

24 questions about everything Philadelphia.

The Common in West Philly

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Michaela Winberg

Jun. 19, 2019, 8:45 a.m.

How well do you keep up with what goes on in this city? That’s what we find out at our monthly Billy Penn Philly Quizzo nights.

On Tuesday evening, we took over The Common in West Philly to eat satisfying bar bites and discover how well our readers know Philadelphia. More than 30 people showed up to play, and split into six teams to answer three rounds of questions — Philly Past, Philly Present and Philly Future.

There was fierce competition for the grand prize of a $200 Chef’s Table gift certificate for four. In the end, Dykstra’s Dentures prevailed.

Winning team Dykstra's Dentures
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Our second-place winner, Team June, scored a bottle of wine and a $20 gift certificate.

Without using Google, can you beat the high score of 21/24?

Pick your the answers in the three sections below, then click “Submit” and scroll up to “View Score” to see how you did.

(If the form embedded below gives you trouble, you can access the quiz directly here.)

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