Exploring Philadelphia! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Greek

The word Philadelphia comes from two Greek words: "phileo" (meaning "to love") and "adelphos" (meaning "brother"); so Philadelphia means "brotherly love". This was the name of an ancient city, mentioned in the New Testament, of which ruins can be seen today in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and that William Penn chose as the name of the capital city of Pennsylvania in 1682.

Answer: A letter

Aleph is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet and symbolizes oneness and unity. This letter is the origin of the Greek letter Alpha. "The Aleph", published in 1945, is the name of a short story by Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986), in which he presents the idea of infinite time, a theme that appears in other publications.

This short story was republished, in 1949, in a short story collection named "The Aleph and Other Stories".

Answer: A place for parking a method of transportation

Helipad, or heliport, is a small area or platform on which a single helicopter can take off, land or park. Helipads are usually marked with a circle and/or the letter "H", to be visible from the air. Helipads can be found on top of skyscrapers, hospitals, police buildings, etc. Large ships and oil platforms usually have a platform for helicopter landing and taking off.

In this case, they are called helideck or helodeck. It is important to remember that helipads are extremely useful in case of an emergency.

Answer: A dish

Paella is a typical dish of Spanish cuisine based on rice, rabbit, chicken, snails, artichoke heart, olive oil, and saffron. In the seafood paella the meat can be replaced with shellfish. There are actually several types of paella.

In the Valencia region, the pans and the frying pans were called paella, including the traditional shallow pan with two side handles used for cooking paella. According to the etymologist Joan Coromines, this word could have derived from the Latin word "patella" for pan. In some regions this type of pan was called paellera and the dish called paella.

Answer: A bump

Papilla is a small projecting body part similar to a nipple in form, at the base of hair and tooth. On the tongue there are several types of these small bumps formed by epithelial cells responsible for the recognition of taste.

The word papilla is the diminutive of the word, derived from the Latin, papula, meaning small protuberance. The plural of papilla is papillae.

Answer: Dolphin

Delphi is the name of a small town on Mount Parnassus, Greece, where the famous Apollo oracle, also known as the Oracle of Delphi, was located. The word is derived from the word dolphin, which comes from Ancient Greek. In Greek mythology it appears that Apollo dove into the sea in the form of a dolphin; when he found a ship in trouble, he got on board, controlled the winds and the ship, taking it to the port at Delphi where his new temple was and turned the crew into priests.

In the dictionary we can see that Delphi is also a programming language based on PASCAL and a method used to obtain consensus from a group.

Answer: To be alarmed

Appalled means to be without courage or power, to be consternated or filled with horror. The word appall comes from Old French apalir, from a- (from Latin ad-) + palir that means "to pale". The French word comes from the Latin "pallidus", and describes a physical state associated with the emotional one.

Answer: An insect

Aphid is a homopterous insect of the family Aphididae, which is also called a plant louse because it feeds by sucking the juices from plants. Aphids are one of the most destructive insect pests in plants and difficult to control.

The word aphid was coined by Carolus Linnaeus in 1758. According to the OED there is a connection with the Greek word "apheidēs", meaning "unsparing, lavishly bestowed", referring to either the voracity or the high rate of reproduction of the insect.

Answer: Yes

Yes - An apple is a sweet and edible fruit and it is grown worldwide. It is produced by an apple tree (Malus domestica or M. pumila) in the rose family. The word appears in Old English, ćppel, or apple, used for any type of fruit other than berries, but including nuts.

Answer: Pedal

A pedal is a lever, a flat piece of metal, wood, or rubber, which is operated with the foot. We find pedals in bicycles, cars, organs, pianos, looms etc. In Latin, pedal is something related to foot, "pes" (genitive form "pedis"). In Italian, one has pedale, in French pédale, in Portuguese pedal. All are from the PIE root * ped- "foot."