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Take our news quiz on the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Portal, and a viral neighborhood deer.
Think you know your news? There’s only one way to find out. Welcome back to our weekly News Quiz — a quick way to see if your reading habits are sinking in and to put your local news knowledge to the test.
Question 1 of 10
This flatbread pastry, called a safeha, from Majdal Bakery features this key ingredient:
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The carrot’s star power has been unleashed at Majdal Bakery, Craig LaBan writes, where roasted shreds of the root are the main event of an open-faced safeha flatbread dolloped with yogurt that owner Kenan Rabah says “resembles everything I love about cooking and what I’m trying to do here.”
Question 2 of 10
The Philadelphia Orchestra will commemorate the Eagles’ championship season with a concert this summer at the Mann Center. Details are scarce, but we know who’s hosting:
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Eagles announcer Merrill Reese will host the July 24 concert and Anthony Parnther will conduct. A similar concert took place after the Birds’ 2018 win. Jason Kelce made an appearance and performed “Fly Eagles Fly” on the baritone sax.
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Question 3 of 10
How much does the Philly Portal weigh?
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The Portal, which is moving to a new location within Philadelphia after two vandalism incidents at LOVE Park, weighs 3.5 tons.
Question 4 of 10
A right-wing internet campaign is calling for answers and decrying what it calls government overreach after Pennsylvania officials removed a domesticated deer from a Fayette County woman’s home. What is the deer’s name?
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The white-tailed deer’s name is Baby and he’s been rehomed to a wildlife sanctuary. But the widespread internet campaign is just getting started.
Question 5 of 10
Delco’s Susan Noles of The Golden Bachelor fame is starring in a new reality show next month. What’s it called?
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Noles first gained popularity for her sass and larger-than-life personality on ABC’s Bachelor franchise. Now, she’ll star in Hulu’s upcoming series, Got to Get Out. The reality competition show will feature 20 competitors trying to win $1 million in prizes.
Question 6 of 10
A bird downed in front of City Hall this week garnered concern from a crowd of locals. It became a bit of an avian drama: When the bird attempted to fly away, it was attacked by a falcon. Eventually, a wildlife rescue stepped in and the bird is recovering. What kind of bird was it?
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It was a red-railed hawk. “He sustained some minor head trauma and has some ocular damage and we’re treating those injuries,” a spokesperson said. The bird has a good chance of recovering according to the rescue.
Question 7 of 10
A renowned Abington estate is listed for sale for $4 million. Which famous historical figure was a regular visitor to the estate's windmill-powered wading pond?
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The property sits adjacent to Penn State’s Abington campus, formerly home to the Ogontz School for Young Ladies where a young Amelia Earhart attended. According to the home’s current owners, Earhart was a regular visitor to the land’s windmill-powered wading pond during her school days. Composer John Philip Sousa, known for his bombastic marches, also spent time there, the current owners believe.
Question 8 of 10
Richard Glazer is the Philly area’s oldest umpire. At 82, he spends about six months a year as an umpire and the rest of the year running his own sports trivia company. What was Glazer’s career before he became a sports agent and umpire?
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Before starting his trivia business, Glazer was an Army officer, a stockbroker, then a sports agent with his own business for 25 years. And he has a story about it.
Question 9 of 10
Which Philly town did NOT make the Top 15 list of Best Places to Live in America?
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Haverford did not make the list, but Chesterbrook (No. 3), Ardmore (No. 11), and Penn Wynne (No. 13) all cracked the top 15 in Niche’s latest rankings of the Best Places to Live in America. That’s not just the best in the state — that’s best in the country.
Question 10 of 10
Which Philly native had a street named after them this week?
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Will Smith returned to his West Philadelphia neighborhood on Wednesday, where a jubilant crowd greeted him with a street renamed in his honor, a basketball court dedicated to him, a key to the city, a letterman jacket stitched with his name, and not one but two Overbrook High baseball hats. Smith grew up at 59th and Woodcrest in the Wynnefield section of West Philadelphia.
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