Pittsburgh Quiz 1

Pittsburgh Quiz 1

9th Grade

10 Qs

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Pittsburgh Quiz 1

Pittsburgh Quiz 1

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Westinghouse gained fame when he invented the _____.

air brake

gas line

electric car

cereal box

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Western Pennsylvania 300 million years ago?

Mountains

Tropical Swampland

Prairie

Desert

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the site of the oldest human occupation in North America, dating back 16,000 years?

Lower Pecos Canyonlands

The Grand Canion

Meadowcroft Rockshelter

The Badlands

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where was the explosion in the Pittsburgh region in 1862 that killed 78 (mostly) women and children?

Crucible Steel

Allegheny Arsenal

Homestead Mill

Wilmerding, PA

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who gained fame by traveling around the world in 72 days as a publicity stunt to get a job as a real newspaper reporter?

Emily Tassey

Georgia O'Keef

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Nellie Bly

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What three Pittsburghers debuted their inventions at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair?

Heinz

Hussey

Westinghouse

Ferris

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Henry Clay Frick made his fortune creating _____ in beehive ovens.

bread

pottery

coal

coke

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