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Pennsylvania Trivia

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was Pennsylvania declared a British Colony?

a)

1623

b)

1681

c)

1704

d)

2030

2.

According to a 2023 study published by SmartAsset, Centre County is the __ wealthiest county in Pennsylvania.

a)

3rd

b)

5th

c)

11th

d)

13th

3.

What is Pennsyltucky?

a)

Pennsylvania land not near Philadelphia or Pittsburgh

b)

The region of Pennsylvania that touches Kentucky

c)

According to Obama, it is "Philadelphia and Pittsburgh separated by Alabama"

d)

A town in Kentucky

4.

How many counties are in Pennsylvania?

a)

47 counties

b)

58 counties

c)

67 counties

d)

Probably like 7

5.

Why is Pittsburgh's football team called the 'Steelers'?

a)

There were a lot of robberies in the city so the name was fitting

b)

Ownership wanted to name it something related to the Pittsburgh Pirates

c)

That is not the team name

d)

A fan vote led to a name that represented the steel workers

6.

Pronounced "skoo-kl", how do you spell the name of this river that runs through Philadelphia?

a)

Schukill

b)

Scholukille

c)

Skoogle

d)

Schuylkill

7.

How many U.S. presidents were born in Pennsylvania?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

8.

The U.S. has four major sports leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL). In total, how many teams in these leagues are from Pennsylvania?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

9.

Based on 2020 data, this Pennsylvanian-based company was seen as one of the top 100 largest revenue earners in the country

a)

Hershey's

b)

Comcast

c)

PepsiCo

d)

Universal Health Services

10.

How many Pennsylvanian counties are considered Appalachian Counties? (according to Appalachian Regional Commission)

a)

27

b)

34

c)

46

d)

52

11.

Since you loved the last spelling test so much, here's another! Spell the name of the most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania (who is named after this Pennsylvanian Town)

a)

Punxsutawney

b)

Punxsatawney

c)

Punxsuwatawney

d)

Gus

12.

What famous Civil War battle occurred in Pennsylvania?

a)

Battle of Valley Forge

b)

Battle of Fort Necessity

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Shiloh (aka Battle of Pittsburg Landing)

13.

What dish is Pittsburgh known for?

a)

Cheesesteak

b)

Loaded nachos

c)

Deep dish pizza

d)

Pierogi

14.

What dish is Philadelphia known for?

a)

Cheesesteak

b)

Pierogi

c)

Deep dish pizza

d)

Chicken BLT sandwich

15.

This NYT map represents survey data of supporters for __: which is a very heated debate.

a)

People who prefer camping (red) vs people who prefer going to the beach (blue)

b)

Republicans (red) vs Democrats (blue)

c)

Hot dog is a sandwich (red) vs hot dog is not a sandwich (blue)

d)

Sheetz (red) vs Wawa (blue)