Pennsylvania Test your knowledge 1. Name the last three governors of Pennsylvania. 12. The state tree is the A Thornburgh, Casey, Ridge A red maple C red oak B Rendell, Corbett, Wolf B five star gum D hemlock C Ridge, Schweiker, Corbett D Casey, Rendell, Wolf 13. Pennsylvania is a word made up from two other words. “Penn” is for William Penn and “sylva” is a Latin word 2. The state bird is the meaning A cardinal C mallard A woods or forest A Poster You Can Color Can You Poster A B ruffed grouse D bluejay B mountain or hill C creek or stream 3. Pennsylvania is known as the D field or meadow A Frontier State B Keystone State 14. The British fleet was defeated in the War of 1812 at the Pennsylvania C Peach State Battle of Lake Erie. The commander of the American D Timber State fleet was A Oliver Wendell Holmes 4. How many counties does Pennsylvania have? B Oliver Hazard Perry A 65 C 71 C John Morton B 56 D 67 D Theodore Roosevelt 5. The state dog is the 15. How many members are there in the Pennsylvania Senate A beagle A 67 C 50 B dachshund B 100 D 10 C German shepherd D Great Dane 16. How many members are there in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives? 6. The correct spelling of the largest city in Pennsylvania is A 203 C 205 A PHILADELPHIA B 250 D 200 B PHILLIPDELFIA C PHILDELPHIA 17. The correct spelling of the river which flows through the D PHILADEPHIA central part of Pennsylvania is the State Representative A SUQUEHANNA 7. The boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland is B SUSQUAHANNA called the ________ ________ line, named after ________ C SUSQUEHANNA ________ and ________ ________. D SUSQUENANIA BRETT R. MILLER A Curtin-Parker; Jeremiah Curtin, Israel Parker B Washington-Parker; George Washington, Nathaniel 18. The discoverer of oxygen lived near Sunbury, Pennsylvania. 41st Legislative District Parker His name was C Boone-Dixon; Daniel Boone, Nathaniel Dixon A Joseph Priestley D Mason-Dixon; Charles Mason, Jeremiah Dixon B Daniel Boone C John Potts 8. Name the first trained forester in the U.S. He was a great D James Wilson District Office: conservationist, served as governor of Pennsylvania and established the U.S. Forest Service. 19. The country home of William Penn is called 2938 Columbia Ave. A Daniel Boone A Garden of Pines B Gifford Pinchot B Pennsbury Manor Suite 501 C Samuel Pennypacker C Rutherford Estate Lancaster, PA 17603 D James Beaver D Kingston Mansion 9. The correct spelling of the county where Pittsburgh is located is 20. Rear Admiral Robert Edwin Peary, the discoverer of the Phone: (717) 295-5050 A ALLEGANY ________, was born near Cresson, Pennsylvania, on May 6, B ALEGANY 1856. FAX: (717) 295-5053 C ALLEGHENY A Mississippi River D ALLEGHANIE B North Pole C Amazon River 10. The river in the southwest part of the state that flows north is the D Rocky Mountains Harrisburg Office: A MANONOGAHELA B MANONGAHELA 21. The state fish is the P.O. Box 202041 C MONONGAHELA A shad C pickerel Harrisburg, PA 17120-2041 D MONANGAHELA B small mouth bass D brook trout 11. What important U.S. document was signed in 22. The president of the United States who lived in Lancaster, Phone: (717) 705-7161 Philadelphia in 1787? Pennsylvania, was A The Declaration of Independence A Jeffrey Buchanan FAX: (717) 705-1946 B The Bill of Rights B John Buchanan C Articles of Confederation C James Buchanan D The U.S. Constitution D Joseph Buchanan E-mail: [email protected] Web: RepMiller.com Answers inside Erie NEW YORK Lake Erie 10 Pennsylvania Warren Bradford Manseld Delawa ver River 1 re Meadville Titusville NEW OHIO Allegheny Ri JERSEY Scranton 6 Williamsport Wilkes-Barre Stroudsburg New Castle Hazleton Punxsutawney Butler Sunbury ver 5 State College ver Altoona Schuykill Ri Bethlehem Indiana Allentown Ohio River Susquehanna Ri ver Allegheny Ri Pittsburgh9 7 Reading Harrisburg 4 Washington Hershey ver Lancaster Birdsboro 3 Youghilogheny Ri 8 Chambersburg York Philadelphia Monongahela Ri Johnstown 2 Gettysburg Uniontown ver Kennett Square Hanover WEST VIRGINIA MARYLAND DELAWARE answers Can you find these places on the map? 1. The Pennsylvania city where oil was discovered 6. The Home of Little League Baseball 1. B 6. A 11. D 16. A 21. D 2. Where a famous Civil War battle was fought 7. Pennslvania’s State Capitol 2. B 7. D 12. D 17. C 22. C 3. The birthplace of Daniel Boone 8. The city designed by William Penn 3. B 8. B 13. A 18. A 4. The river George Washington crossed 9. The city where three rivers meet 4. D 9. C 14. B 19. B 5. Where trains must travel on track laid out in 10. Where the Flagship Niagara is anchored 5. D 10. C 15. C 20. B the shape of a horseshoe.