Pittsburgh Quiz 1

Westinghouse gained fame when he invented the _____.

• air brake

• gas line

• electric car

• cereal box

What was Western Pennsylvania 300 million years ago?

• Mountains

• Tropical Swampland

• Prairie

• Desert

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

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

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

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

• Heinz

• Hussey

• Westinghouse

• Ferris

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

• bread

• pottery

• coal

• coke

Who owned Homestead Mill, the site of the first industrial warfare due to striking workers in the country?

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Clay Frick

• Thomas Jackson Rodman

• Ms. Schaefer

2,209 people died when the Conemaugh dam broke in the ______.

• Great Dam Break

• Johnstown Flood

• Black Hills Flood

• Yellow River Flood

What was the name of the club that owned the Conemaugh dam that broke and caused the Johnstown Flood?

• North Ridge Hunting and Shooting Club

• East End Fishing Club

• Westview Sportsman Club

• South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club