Current Events
Pennsylvania recently held a Primary Election on what date?
May 19th, 2026
What artist cut off part of his ear in an irrational moment?
Vincent Van Gogh
This American-made sport originated in the 19th century as a hybrid of rugby and soccer.
Football
What historic documents begins with the words "We the People"?
The United States Constitution.
The start of civilization is thought to have begun in this rich, semi-circle like area.
Fertile Crescent
Who was the founder of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
What animal is currently being reintroduced in Britain to help control an increased amount of flooding caused by climate change?
Beaver
What form of dance originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century?
Ballet
What's the oldest trophy in sports history?
The Stanley Cup
Who was the first President to live in the White House?
President John Adams
What did the Treaty of Versailles achieve?
Ended World War I
Formerly known as the Pennsylvania State House, this building in Philadelphia was renamed for the event that happened there. What was that event?
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
What body of water is currently under a blockade?
The Strait of Hormuz
This famous form of variety entertainment, characterized by a series of unrelated acts like comedy sketches, song and dance numbers, magic acts, acrobatics, jugglers, and animal acts, was popular in the United States and Canada from the late 19th century into the early 20th century. It was called...
Vaudeville
To pay homage to its beginnings, what country always leads the Olympic parade?
Athens
What was the first permanent English settlement in America?
Jamestown (1607)
What was the largest "amphibius assault" in History?
D-Day (Invasion on Normandy Beach)
Normandy France, June 6, 1944
One of the greatest floods in the U.S. occurred in Pennsylvania. Where did it occur?
Johnstown
What two famous tech-billionaires recently had a lawsuit against each other?
Elon Musk v. Samuel Altman
A mid-1960s cultural phenomenon where rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom, alongside other aspects of British culture, became wildly popular in the United States. This was known as the...
British Invasion
Lacrosse is based off of the sport, tehotshikwa'eks, created by what Native American tribe?
tehotshikwa'eks (day-ho-jee-gwah-eks): they bump into one another
The Iroquois Confederacy
(Haudenosaunee)
What was the name of the theater where Abraham Lincoln was shot?
Fords Theater
What revolt is recognized as history's first and only fully successful, large-scale slave revolt?
The Haitian Revolution
1791–1804
Which President was born in Pennsylvania and lived in Pennsylvania almost his entire life?
James Buchanan
What disease has a current outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda?
Ebola
The art form of Surrealism began in the early 1920s. Which famous Surrealist painter produced the artwork "The Persistence of Memory"? (The Melting Clock Painting)
Salvador Dalí
What Mesoamerican civilization had the game Ulama, a ballgame similar to basketball, but played with the hips.
The Aztecs
What was the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history?
The Battle of Antietam
September 17, 1862: More than 22,000 casualties.
Which Carthaginian general invaded Italy by crossing the alps with an army of elephants?
Hannibal
What was the first town in Pennsylvania to declare independence in the United States during the Revolutionary War Era?
Hannastown, PA