Origins Quiz — Thursday, October 1, 2026

What is named for a city that is itself named for a king? The craze began in the October 1923 Broadway revue Runnin' Wild, with a James P. Johnson tune whose rhythm he said he borrowed from South Carolina dockworkers in New York. The city was founded in 1670 under a slightly different name.

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