Q. What Pennsylvania city
was named for two members of the British Parliament?
A. Wilkes-Barre (for John Wilkes and Isaac Barre).
Q. Who was the first editor/publisher of the Benton Argus?
A. W. H. Smith
Q. Where was the world's first all-steel passenger train coach constructed in
1904?
A. Berwick
Q. What is the total area of Pennsylvania?
A. 45,126 square miles.
Q. What was the meaning of "Shickshinny?"
A. "Five mountains."
Q. Where did the name "Kitchen's
Creek" come from?
A. Kitchen's Creek appears to have
been named for William Kitchen, a Quaker originally from New Jersey who lived
near Danville around 1799.
Q. On what date did Pennsylvania gain statehood?
A. December 12, 1787
Q. What four counties make up the "Endless Mountains?
A. Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Wyoming
Q. How many states share a border with Pennsylvania?
A. Six (Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York).
Q. What female country music artist was born in Bloomsburg?
A. Lacy J. Dalton
Q. What Pennsylvania-born actor hosted the "Ripley's Believe It or Not"
series?
A. Jack Palance
Q. Comedian Ernie Kovacs married what Kingston-born singer/actress?
A. Edie Adams
Q. What is the real name of country music artist Lacy J. Dalton?
A. Jill Byrem
Q. What movie shot in Pittsburgh won the 1978 Academy Award for Best Picture?
A. The Deer Hunter
Q. What governmental body met at York from September 30, 1777, to June 27, 1778?
A. The Continental Congress
Q. What did the Delaware Indians call themselves?
A. Leni-Lenape ("real men").
Q. Who was the second publisher of the Benton Argus?
A. Percy Brewington
Q. What kind of whisky did the Rohr McHenry and Son Distillery produce?
A. "strictly pure rye whiskey."
Q. Who was known as the "white woman of the Genesee"?
A. Mary Jemison
Q. The present dam one and a half miles above Benton is called what?
A. The Robert K. Brewington dam.
Q. During what year did
the Republican Party (Thomas E. Dewey), Democratic Party (Harry S. Truman),
and the National Progressive Party (Henry A. Wallace) all select Philadelphia
as their national convention site?+
A. 1948
Q. What was the lunchtime favorite sandwich of workers at Hog Island Shipyard
in Philadelphia?
A. "Hoggies," later changed to "Hoagies."
Q. What states surround
Pennsylvania?
A. Pennsylvania is bordered
by New Jersey across the Delaware River (E), Delaware (SE), Maryland (S), West
Virginia (SW), Ohio (W), and Lake Erie and New York (N).
Q. What was the estimated total of both Union and Confederate dead and wounded
from the three0day battle at Gettysburg?
A. Approximately 51,000
Q. During the 187 operational days of the 1926 Philadelphia World's Fair, how
many days did it rain?
A. 127
Q. When it first opened, what was the fixed speed limit on the Pennsylvania
Turnpike?
A. None.
Q. What college did Farmers' High School in Centre Country evolve into?
A. Pennsylvania State College
Q. What is the Pennsylvania state motto?
A. Virtue, Liberty and Independence.
Q. In 1776, what portion of Pennsylvania's residents were of German origin?
A. About a third.
Q. What Wilkes-Barre artist helped preserve the North American Indian culture
through his painting and illustrations?
A. George Catlin.
Q. What is the name of the NASCAR facility at Long Pond?
A. Pocono International Raceway.
Q. What 1800s hunter is credited with having killed some 1,900 deer?
A. John McHenry
Q. What counties existed in Pennsylvania when it was established?
A. The original three counties when the Province of Pennsylvania was established
in 1682 were Bucks, Chester, and Philadelphia.