Question of the Week

This week’s question is in honor of our new quiz: In what constellation will you find the North Star, or Polaris?

Question of the Week

Gordon Gekko’s famous “Greed is good” line in the movie Wall Street was based on an actual statement that this man made in a speech in 1986: “I think greed is healthy. You can be greedy and still feel good about yourself.” A few months after giving the speech, the man in question was arrested for being too greedy. Who was he?

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The band Sugar Ray originally named themselves after a toy created by a Wisconsin mom named Kathryn Bloomberg in 1973, before a lawsuit forced them to change it to Sugar Ray. What toy is it?

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Only one member of the Phillies has ever been named All-Star Game MVP. Who was it? (Answer can be found on phillysportshistory.com)

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On July 5th, 1946, this nude model became the first woman to show off Louis Reard’s new invention, the bikini.

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What is a molecule or ion that can react as both an acid and as a base called? (It comes from the Greek word meaning “both”.)

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In the early 1980s, the kingpin of the biggest coke ring on the East Coast (known as the “Yuppie Conspiracy”) was a dental school student at Penn. Who was this infamous dentist/drug dealer?

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What was the name of the kid who was thought to be in a weather balloon floating 7,000 feet above Colorado in 2009?

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According to the Clancy Brothers Song “Beer Beer Beer”, what was the name of the man who invented beer?

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Born in South Philly in 1923, this man performed at the Met from 1948-1976, including starring performances Carmen, La Boheme, and Faust. He is honored with a mural at Broad and Tasker. Who was he?