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Lancaster Trivia

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Franklin and Marshall College is named for Benjamin Franklin and…?
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
John Marshall
c)
Gregory Marshall
d)
Marshall Mathers
2.
In what year was the first permanent building for Lancaster Central Market erected?
a)
1757
b)
1776
c)
1801
d)
1854
3.

Lancaster is known as the _________ City.

a)
White Rose
b)
Red Rose
c)
Yellow Rose
d)
Roseanne Barr
4.
Lancaster's baseball team is known as the…?
a)
Farmers
b)
Barnstormers
c)
Cylos
d)
Stormers
5.
Lancaster was the capital of the United States for one day in 1777 when the Continental Congress fled Philadelphia. Where was the capital next?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
York, PA
c)
Baltimore, MD
d)
Trenton, NJ
6.
Which Lancaster resident won Olympic medals as a sprinter?
a)
Barney Ewell
b)
Usain Bolt
c)
Michael Phelps
d)
Jim Dunning
7.
Milton Hershey's first successful candy company was founded in Lancaster. What was it called?
a)
The Hershey Corporation
b)
Lancaster Caramel Company
c)
Lancaster Chocolate Collective
d)
Hershey Foods, Inc.
8.
This world-renowned watch maker was established in Lancaster in 1892, and recently opened a new shop downtown.
a)
Hamilton
b)
Rolex
c)
Timex
d)
Fossil
9.
Which famous Easter candy was first created and sold by Lancaster's Rodda Candy Company?
a)
Jelly beans
b)
Reese's Eggs
c)
Peeps
d)
Robin's Eggs
10.
Which former U.S. president was a Lancaster county native?
a)
John Adams
b)
James Buchanan
c)
John Tyler
d)
Millard Fillmore