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Guru_Vandana_Teachers Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pittsburgh is also known as the city of bridges. How many bridges does the city have in total ?

a)

664

b)

426

c)

396

d)

446

2.

What is the significance of the lights atop the Gulf Building in downtown Pittsburgh?

a)

Nothing-just a park of Art Deco buildings

b)


Stock prices for oil corporation

c)

Homage to the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus

d)

Indicates predictions and/or changes in weather

3.

What is the significance of the blinking red beacon atop the Grant Building in downtown Pittsburgh?

a)

Represents Huntington Bank (who has a branch in the building)

b)

Blinks Pittsburgh in Morse code

c)

Communicate with sister building (Grant Building in L.A.)

d)

Air traffic control

4.

What is the oldest surviving building in downtown Pittsburgh dating back to the late 1700s?

a)

The blockhouse

b)

Neill Log House

c)


Beltzhoover Homestead

d)

John Woods House

5.


What is the oldest bridge in downtown Pittsburgh, built in the 1880s?

a)

Hot Metal Bridge

b)


Smithfield Street Bridge

c)

Sixth Street Bridge

d)

16th Street Bridge

6.

Singer/Dancer Gene Kelly attended what Pittsburgh university?

a)

University of Pittsburgh

b)

Point Park College/University

c)

Duquesne University

d)


Carnegie Mellon

7.


In 1950, the four newspapers in circulation in Pittsburgh were:

a)


Pittsburgh Courier

b)

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

c)

Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph

d)


Times Pittsburgh

e)


Pittsburgh Press

8.

Which puppet character is NOT on Mister Roger's Neighborhood?

a)


Queen Sara Saturday

b)

Cornflake S. Pecially

c)

Uncle "Traveling" Matt

d)

X the Owl

e)

Ana Platypus

9.

The tallest building in Pittsburgh is the

a)

BNY Mellon

b)

One PPG Place

c)

US Steel Building

d)

Cathedral of Learning

10.

What is the Hindu festival of lights called ?

a)

Shivratri

b)

Holi

c)

Diwali

d)

Raksha-Bandan

11.

What is the approximate population of Allegheny County ?

a)

1 million

b)

2 million

c)

1.3 million

d)

2.3 million

12.

How many officially recognized languages are spoken in India ?

a)

2

b)

12

c)

22

d)

4

13.

What is the traditional Hindu attire for women called ?

a)

Kimono

b)

Saari

c)

Flamenco

d)

Sardinian

14.

In which year was Pittsburgh was incorporated as a city ?

a)

1920

b)

1816

c)

1857

d)

1792

15.

Pittsburgh region is also known for being the birthplace of ?

a)

Heinz Ketchup

b)

The Big Mac

c)

The Clark Bar

d)

The Banana Split

e)

The Subway Sandwich

16.
  1. What is the number of parking space covered by the car?

a)

78

b)

87

c)

21

d)

44

17.

What well-known actor, of "Batman" fame, once worked as a copy boy at the Pittsburgh Post Gazette?

a)

Ben Affleck

b)

Michael Keaton

c)

George Clooney

d)

Christian Bale

18.

What year did the Pittsburgh Steelers win their first super bowl?

a)

1965

b)

1978

c)

2015

d)

1975

19.

What is the nickname of Franco Harris's 1972 famous catch in the playoffs?

a)


The immaculate reception

b)

The ridiculous catch

c)

The bounce catch

d)

The incredible reception

20.

What does the Sanskrit word "Guru" mean ?

a)

A good friend

b)

Teacher/Mentor/

Spiritual Master

c)

Being Proud

d)

Father