Pennsylvania Trivia

One more time to the 13 colonies. Hey Tribune nerds, it's episode. 181 of the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia podcast. I'm your host Brian Rollins and this week we've got 30 questions, all about Pennsylvania. If you're from Pennsylvania, please feel free to reach out to me and let me know what you think of today's show. As always, we've got three rounds 10 questions, each, if you need rules or scorecards visit the show's website dorky D.com, that covers the basics. So let's get started with the game. The dorky round number one. What is the largest city in Pennsylvania? Philadelphia. Number two, who played 20 seasons in the NBA with the Los Angeles. Lakers and died in a helicopter, crash along with his daughter in 2020. Kobe Bryant a native of Philadelphia. Number three. What Pennsylvanian and Academy Award winner got into a physical altercation with Chris Rock at the 2022, Oscars? Will Smith. number four, heraldry misdirected, what 1993 comedy set in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania, Groundhog Day. Number 5, what state borders? Pennsylvania to the West. Ohio. Number 6, Tom Hanks won his first Oscar in what pennsylvania-based movie. Philadelphia. Number 7, we all saw dead people in what 1999 movie. The Sixth Sense set in Philadelphia. Number 8, Independence Hall is the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence and what other critical document in US history. The US Constitution was signed there in 1787. Number nine. What Pennsylvania town was founded in 1903 for workers of a chocolate company. Hershey Pennsylvania. Number 10, Pittsburgh is famous for producing. What alloy. Steal. The geeky round number one. What is the capital of Pennsylvania? Harrisburg. Number two. How many presidents have been born in Pennsylvania? To James Buchanan and our current President Joseph, Biden. number three, Pennsylvania is named after who Admiral William Penn. Number four. So we know where the pain comes from. What does Sylvania mean? It's Latin for Woodlands. Number five. How many NFL teams, call Pennsylvania home? To the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Number six. What American actress became the princess consort of Monaco in 1956 Grace Kelly from Pennsylvania. Number 7, born in Upper Darby Township what comedian and writer created the TV series, 30 Rock and unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Tina Fey. Number 8, Sylvester Stallone was nominated for what two Academy Awards for the 1976 film Rocky. Best actor and best original screenplay. Number 9, Jennifer Beals starred in what 1983 film about an aspiring ballet dancer who works as a welder during the day. Flashdance. Number 10, what is the official nickname of Pennsylvania? It's the Keystone State. The nerdy round number one. What singer songwriter was born in West Reading Pennsylvania on December 13, 1989 Taylor Swift. Number two, Billy, Joel. Sang of the woes of what dyeing factory town in a 1982 song. Allentown. Number three, what artists earned far more than 15 minutes of fame with his paintings. Campbell's, Soup, cans and Maryland diptych. Andy Warhol. Number four, what singer from Doylestown was born with the name Alecia Beth Moore. Pink. Number five, what actor from Indiana. Pennsylvania played Wyatt Herb in 1964 is Cheyenne Autumn and Wylie. Burp in 1991's, An American Tail. Fievel Goes West, Jimmy, or James Stewart. Number 6, born in Pennsylvania. On December 7th, 1928, who has been called the father of modern linguistics, Noam Chomsky. Number 7, Samuel L Jackson starred alongside Geena Davis As an X assassin in what 1996 action, movie set in Pennsylvania. The long kiss, goodnight. Number 8, eniac built at the University of Pennsylvania. Is the world's first? What? Computer specifically, the first programmable general-purpose, electronic computer. Number nine, the Pennsylvania Dutch are settlers from what European nation. Germany Dutch is actually a mispronunciation of Deutsche, which is German for well German Number 10, Pennsylvania borders, which of the five Great Lakes. Lake Erie. And that's all the questions we have for this week. Here are some bonus facts about Pennsylvania. It was the second state right after Delaware. It's the fifth most populous state. If you have a u.s. coin with a pea mint, mark on it. That point was minted in Philadelphia. The Three Mile Island, nuclear plant was located near Harrisburg, it's the site of the worst nuclear accident in u.s. History. Philadelphia was one of the first cities to Grant religious freedom to all immigrants. That's why it's called the City of Brotherly Love. Pennsylvania is definitely on my to see list. I'd love to stand in the same Hall where the Declaration and Constitution were signed. How about you, what would you like to see in Pennsylvania? I haven't mentioned it in a few episodes, but have you figured out what order these episodes are in? I've left hints in questions, each week. Let me know if you figured it out. But don't spoil it for everyone else. We'll be back again next week with another round of questions. Here's a clue to hold you over in the meantime, what state gets its name from the Algonquin word for long title River. There's a couple of hints packed in there. If you know what you're looking for, I'll see you back here next Wednesday, this has been episode 181 of the dorky geeky. Nerdy trivia podcast. With the theme music has been by Jason Shaw at audio knoteks.com. I'm your host Brian Rollins. You can find me at the voices in my head.com. Thanks for listening.