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1) Name the Last Three Governors of Pennsylvania A. Thornburgh, Ridge, Schweiker B. Rendell, Corbett, Wolf C. Lawrence, Nixon

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1) Name the Last Three Governors of Pennsylvania A. Thornburgh, Ridge, Schweiker B. Rendell, Corbett, Wolf C. Lawrence, Nixon 15) How many members are there in the Pennsylvania Senate? A. 67 B. 100 1) Name the last three governors of 8) Name the first trained forester in the U.S. C. 50 Pennsylvania He was a great conservationist, served D. 10 A. Thornburgh, Ridge, Schweiker as governor of Pennsylvania and B. Rendell, Corbett, Wolf established the U.S. Forest Service. 16) How many members are there in the C. Lawrence, Nixon, Schweiker A. Daniel Boone House of Representatives? D. Thornburgh, Casey, Ridge B. Gifford Pinchot A. 203 C. Samuel Pennypacker B. 250 2) The State Bird is the D. James Beaver C. 205 A. Cardinal D. 200 B. Ruffed Grouse 9) The correct spelling of the county C. Mallard where Pittsburgh is located is 17) The correct spelling for the river which D. Blue Jay A. Allegany flows through the central part of B. Alegany Pennsylvania is the 3) Pennsylvania is known as the C. Allegheny A. Suquehanna A. Frontier State D. Alleghanie B. Susqhahanna B. Keystone State C. Susquehanna C. Peach State 10) The correct spelling of the river in the south- D. Susquenania D. Timber State west part of the state that flows north is the A. Manonogahela 18) The discoverer of oxygen lived near 4) How many counties does Pennsylvania B. Manongahela Sunbury, Pennsylvania. His name was have? C. Monongahela A. Joseph Priestley A. 65 D. Monangahela B. Daniel Boone B. 56 C. John Potts C. 71 11) What important U.S. document was D. James Wilson D. 67 signed in Philadelphia in 1787? A. The Declaration of Independence 19) The country home of William Penn is called 5) The state dog is the B. The Bill of Rights A. Garden of Pines A. Beagle C. Articles of Confederation B. Pennsbury Manor B. Dachshund D. The U.S. Constitution C. Rutherford Estate C. German Shepherd D. Kingston Mansion D. Great Dane 12) The state tree is the A. Red Maple 20) Rear Admiral Robert Edwin Peary, the 6) The correct spelling of the largest city in B. Five Star Gum discoverer of the ______ was born near Pennsylvania C. Red Oak Cresson, Pennsylvania on May 6, 1856. A. Philadelphia D. Hemlock A. Mississippi River B. Phillipdelfia B. North Pole C. Phildelphia 13) Pennsylvania is a word made up of two C. Amazon River D. Philadephia other words. “Penn” is for William Penn D. Rocky Mountains and “sylva” is a Latin word meaning 7) The boundary between Pennsylvania A. Woods or Forest 21) The state fish is the and Maryland is called the ____ ____ B. Mountain or Hill A. Shad line, named after ______ _____ and C. Creek or Stream B. Small Mouth Bass ____ ____ . D. Field or Meadow C. Pickerel A. Curtin-Parker; Jeremiah Curtin, D. Brook Trout Israel Parker 14) The British fleet was defeated in the War B. Washington Parker; George Washington, of 1812 at the Battle of Lake Erie. The 22) The President of the United States who Nathaniel Parker commander of the American fleet was lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania was C. Boone-Dixon; Daniel Boone, A. Oliver Wendell Holmes A. Jeffrey Buchanan Nathaniel Dixon B. Oliver Hazard Perry B. John Buchanan D. Mason-Dixon; Charles Mason, C. John Morton C. James Buchanan Jeremiah Dixon D. Theodore Roosevelt D. Joseph Buchanan Answers inside. GEOGRAPHY Did You Know? Highest point—Mt. Davis in Somerset County, 3,213 feet ALLENTOWN was the secret Lowest point—Delaware River, Sea Level hiding place of the Liberty Bell dur - 67 Counties—Largest County is Lycoming County, ing the Revolutionary War. larger than the State of Rhode Island. The geographic center of Pennsylvania is located The Rockville Bridge in HARRIS - in Centre County, 2.5 miles southwest of Bellefonte. BURG is the longest stone arch • Erie bridge in the world. FEDERAL & STATE GOVERNMENT HERSHEY is home to the State Representatives—203, Senators—50 world’s largest chocolate plant. U.S. Representatives—21, U.S. Senators—2 LANCASTER was capital of the United States for one day. • Warren NICKNAME • Coudersport The Keystone State. READING was one of the first locali - Also known as The Quaker State for its original ties where outlet shopping became Wellsboro Bradford • • Quaker settlements and the Quaker beliefs a tourist industry. Titusville of its original founder, William Penn. SCRANTON is the birthplace • Meadville • of the coal industry. MOTTO SUNBURY was the site of Virtue, Liberty, and Independence. Thomas A. Edison’s earliest success- ful experiment with electric lighting. • Scranton AREA PUNXSUTAWNEY is home to the • Wilkes-Barre Land area: 44,820 square miles world’s most famous weather-fore - • Williamsport Water surface: 1,239 square miles casting groundhog. • Clarion • Hazleton Total area: 46,058 square miles PHILADELPHIA was the first 33rd largest in area among the 50 states capital of the United States. Punxsutawney • Lock Haven 283 miles long, from east to west, and • Clearfield 160 miles wide at its most distant points. PITTSBURGH is home to three New Castle • • Stroudsburg professional sports teams: • PHILADELPHIA is home to four profes - Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) sional sports teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB) • Butler Bellefonte • Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL) State College • Sunbury Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) • Beaver • • Easton Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) • Bethlehem Philadelphia Phillies (MLB) • Indiana • Allentown • Altoona • Huntingdon Pittsburgh • • Johnstown Harrisburg • Reading Doylestown Greensburg # • Lebanon • • • Hershey • Washington • Carlisle Lancaster • Norristown Pennsylvania’s 2nd largest city, • Somerset • Bedford • PITTSBURGH is noted for Chambersburg York bridges of all types and is • • • Media • Philadelphia known as “The City of Bridges.” • Waynesburg • Pennsylvania’s largest city is PHILADELPHIA , The other nickname is • Uniontown West Chester also referred to as “Philly” and “The City of “The Steel City” due to its • Gettysburg Brotherly Love.” It was the most populous city of prominence in steel making. the young United States and served as the nation’s first capital in the 1790s. Can you find these places on the map? Answers 1. The city where oil was discovered 7. Pennsylvania’s state capital 1. B 7. D 13. A 19. B 1. Titusville 7. Harrisburg 2. Where a famous civil war battle was fought 8. The city designed by William Penn 2. B 8. B 14. B 20. B 2. Gettysburg 8. Philadelphia 3. First double-track main line railroad in the United States 9. The city where three rivers meet 3. B 9. C 15. C 21. D 3. Reading 9. Pittsburgh 4. The river George Washington crossed 10. Where the flagship Niagara is anchored 4. D 10. C 16. A 22. C 4. Delaware 10. Erie 5. Where trains travel on a horseshoe-shaped track 11. The Christmas tree capital 5. D 11. D 17. C 5. Altoona 11. Indiana 12. Hazleton 6. The home of little league baseball 12. The city with the highest elevation 6. A 12. D 18. A 6. Williamsport.
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