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6/4/2018 Question of the Week When John Bill Ricketts arrived in Philadelphia from the UK in the 1790s, the “circus” was still a relatively young form of entertainment. Question of the Week Monday, 6/4/18 9:35 am pglennon@hsp.org 18th century	5/29/2018 Question of the Week What Philadelphia-area university has one of the oldest collegiate rugby teams in the nation? Answer: Villanova University Question of the Week Tuesday, 5/29/18 3:14 pm pglennon@hsp.org Recreation and Sport
5/21/2018 Question of the Week In what East Coast town did the world’s first boardwalk open in 1870? Answer: Atlantic City Question of the Week Monday, 5/21/18 2:19 pm pglennon@hsp.org 19th century	5/14/2018 Question of the Week This photo from HSP’s archives depicts skaters enjoying some time on an icy Schuylkill River in 1913. Near what historic landmark are they skating? Answer: Boathouse Row Located on the east bank of the Schuylkill River, Boathouse Row is home to thirteen rowing clubs and the nation’s oldest amateur sporting association, the Schuylkill Navy of Philadelphia. Originally founded in 1858, the Navy operates houses #2-#14 of Boathouse Row. The Sedgeley Club runs the Turtle Rock lighthouse which is located at Boathouse #15. Monday, 5/14/18 3:13 pm pglennon@hsp.org Recreation and Sport
5/1/2018 Question of the Week The man pictured here was a pioneering musician popularly known as the “Father of the Blues.” Can you guess his name? Answer: William Christopher “W.C.” Handy Question of the Week Tuesday, 5/1/18 12:03 pm pglennon@hsp.org Arts and Culture	4/23/2018 Question of the Week In April 1933 (eighty-five years ago this month), famed Philadelphia Orchestra Conductor Leopold Stokowski teamed up with what technology company to perform the world’s first concert transmitted by telephone wire? a) General Electric b) RCA Victor c) Bell Labs Question of the Week Monday, 4/23/18 9:32 am pglennon@hsp.org Arts and Culture
4/16/2018 Question of the Week Philadelphia is home to numerous educational agencies that serve many different local ethnic groups, one of which is the National Educational Service Center of LULAC. What does LULAC stand for? Answer: The League of United Latin American Citizens Question of the Week Monday, 4/16/18 4:46 pm pglennon@hsp.org	4/9/2018 Question of the Week Our latest Question of the Week looks back at U.S. labor history! Question of the Week Monday, 4/9/18 2:06 pm pglennon@hsp.org Labor
4/2/2018 Question of the Week In celebration of National Library Week (April 8-14), what local museum and library was founded by William Wagner and has been offering free science courses to the public since its incorporation in 1855? Question of the Week Monday, 4/2/18 11:06 am pglennon@hsp.org 19th century	3/28/2018 Question of the Week The Fenians were an influential group of Irish-Americans in the 1860s and 1870s. What was the purpose of their organization? Answer: Founded in the late 1850s, the Fenian Brotherhood was the American offshoot of the Irish Republican (or Revolutionary) Brotherhood, a radical organization that believed in Irish independence and armed resistence to Britain. Question of the Week Wednesday, 3/28/18 10:54 am pglennon@hsp.org

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