The Pennsylvania Challenge

Strange but True Trite Trivia

1. Kids in Pittsburgh love "jumbo." What is jumbo?

a. Giant PB&J sandwich
b. Yankee gumbo
c. Bologna
d. Mumbo jumbo hold the mumbo

2. The Wellsboro Diner is famous because?

a. Ben Franklin ate there
b. It's an original rail car
c. It's the oldest diner in the country
d. Dick Cheney supplies the duck

3. In the western part of the state, a "pig in a blanket" means?

a. Sleeping male chauvinist
b. Freezing farm animal
c. Ground meat wrapped in cabbage
d. Carl Rove in a toga

4. Pennsylvania has 116 what?

a. State Parks
b. Caves
c. Super delegates
d. Bush supporters

5. You can find more than one million of these throughout the state. What are they?

a. Pigeons
b. Potholes
c. Biting horse flies
d. Drivers over the age of 65

6. "We have met the enemy and they are ours,"is a quote from the end of which battle?

a. Battle of Lake Erie
b. Battle of Gettysburg
c. Battle of Valley Forge
d. Battle between Pittsburgh and Cleveland

7. What is the Pennsylvania State Dog?

a. Dandie Dinmont Terrier
b. Bearded Collie
c. Great Dane
d. Ed Rendell in drag

8. In 1868, Pennsylvania became known as the first state to?

a. Open a beauty parlor
b. Print the Bible
c. Invent cream cheese
d. Hold Monday night Bingo at St. Philomena's

9. Which one is not the name of a Pennsylvania town?

a. Bushkill
b. Bagdad
c. Oil City
d. Iran's Next

10. On what hill could you find a clan of cannibalistic albinos living in a glass house?

a. Haycock Mountain
b. Allegheny Mountain
c. Roundtop Hill
d. Capitol Hill

11. The word "Yo," is?

a. The abbreviation for Youghiogheny
b. The state slogan
c. Philadelphia slang for hello
d. Half of a yo-yo

12. Shirley Temple's grandfather lived where in Pennsylvania?

a. Erie
b. Harrisburg
c. Philadelphia
d. On the Good Ship Lollipop

13. Hanover, Pennsylvania is known as the_______________ capital of the U.S.?

a. Phone psychic
b. Dog food testing
c. Mail order
d. Potato chip inspecting

14. The world's second largest collection of what is in Pittsburgh?

a. Tailgaters
b. Christian Holy relics
c. One way street signs
d. Daiquiri glasses

15. Which one of these celebs is from Pennsylvania?

a. Kathy Griffin
b. John Tesh
c. Regis Philbin
d. Ann B. Davis

16. What will you find at the Philadelphia Mummer's Museum?

a. Fralinger, Ferko, Hog Island and Trilby
b. A bunch of tight-lipped artists
c. Egyptian treasures
d. "Mum's the Word," the title of John McCain's economic plan

17. What might some say is the second most famous crack in Pennsylvania?

a. Joe, the plumber's
b. The split on the Route 79 bridge
c. The rescued windows from the old National Licorice factory
d. The hole left in the Conshohocken Drive-In after a 1999 UFO landing

18. In Pennsylvania, it is illegal to?

a. Eat shoo-fly pie on President's Day
b. Sleep on top of a refrigerator outdoors
c. Drive while sleeping
d. Be a topless woman in public except if you are a clerk in a tropical fish store

19. What is a popular nickname for the locals living in northern Pennsylvania?

a. Flat Landers
b. Ridge Runners
c. Mountain Mavericks
d. Cave Crawlers

20. The state beverage is?

a. Cold brewsky
b. Milk
c. Egg nog
d. Tang

Answers: 1.c, 2.b, 3.c, 4.a, 5.d, 6.a, 7.c, 8.a, 9.d, 10.a, 11.c, 12.a, 13.c, 14.b, 15.d, 16.a, 17.b, 18.b, 19.b, 20.b

Compiled by Rose, Stein Inc.