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Leechburg, PA
Pittsburgh
LIFE Potpourri
100
This British band made up of John, Paul, George, and Ringo had hits like "Here Comes the Sun", "Let It Be", "Hey Jude", and "Twist and Shout".
Who are The Beatles?
100
Released in 1939, this beloved musical fantasy starred Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale as she walked the Yellow Brick Road and met curious folks like the Tin Man, Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion (and a pair of witches, too!)
What is the Wizard of Oz?
100
This local grocer right on 3rd street has expanded to opening other stores in Kittanning and Saxonburg as well!
What is Sprankle's Market?
100
This football team, founded in 1933, is the seventh oldest franchise in the NFL and wears the Black and Gold on Sundays and has won the most Super Bowls in the NFL at seven.
Who are the Steelers?
100
This is what the acronym "LIFE" stands for.
What is Living Independence For the Elderly?
200
He ain't notin' but a "Hound Dog", but you just "Can't Help Falling In Love" with this King of Rock 'n Roll singer from Mississippi that is now laid to rest in Graceland, his estate in Memphis, Tennessee.
Who is Elvis?
200
This gangster movie released in 1972 is considered one of the greatest movies ever, starring an older Marlon Brando and a young Al Pacino as father and son as they manage the Corleone Italian-American crime family through tough times in the 40's and 50's.
What is The Godfather?
200
Travel only 17 miles north up route 66 and through Ford City, and you'll hit this town with the Armstrong County Courthouse, Armstrong County Memorial Hospital, and the LIFE Armstrong day center!
What is Kittanning?
200
This famous Pittsburgher and television host, author, producer, and Presbyterian minister was the creator and showrunner of his own show where in his Neighborhood, everyone was welcome and loved with song's like "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" and "It's You I Like".
Who is Mister Rogers?
200
This is the central goal of the LIFE Armstrong program.
What is to keep seniors (or anyone over 55 years of age) out of the hospital and nursing home and keep them living safely in their own home?
300
Dubbed the "King of Country Music", all of his Ex's may live in Texas, but he's made his home state proud with hits like "Check Yes or No", "Write This Down", and "Amarillo By Morning".
Who is George Strait?
300
This movie from 1997 was a "massive" hit starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as a pair of star crossed lovers who met on a fateful voyage of this giant cruise ship of the same name of the film that sank in 1912 after it hit an iceberg. Brrrr!
What is Titanic?
300
This small section of Leechburg plays host to the Kiski River Campsites where the Kiski meets the Allegheny and where Lock and Dam No. 5 controls the Allegheny.
What is Schenley?
300
No longer standing on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, this stadium housed both the professional football and baseball teams of Pittsburgh from 1970 until it was demolished in 2000.
What is Three River's Stadium?
300
This is the local hospital that is affiliated with the LIFE Program that the LIFE Armstrong day center is right next to!
What is Armstrong County Memorial Hospital (ACMH)?
400
Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes" this popular crooner from New Jersey would say he did things "My Way", with many hits like "Fly Me To The Moon", "That's Life", and "Come Fly With Me".
Who is Frank Sinatra?
400
This classic Christmas movie from 1943 stars (relatively) local legend Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, as he finds out how truly "Wonderful" he has it in his hometown of Bedford Falls...thanks to him, an angel even gets his wings!
What is It's a Wonderful Life?
400
This local business projects films to the biggest screen possible, where you park in the grass with local families looking to get entertainment on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday night -- but wait for the sun to go down!
What is Riverside Drive-In?
400
These famous people-movers let people climb from the South Side to Mt. Washington with a spectacular view!
What is the Incline?
400
These are the three major components of the LIFE program.
What is comprehensive medical care, the day center, and home health?
500
Commonly referred to as simply "the Voice", this female singer dominated the 1980's and 90's with her giant voice that belted tunes like "I Wanna Dance with Somebody...", "I Have Nothing", and "I Will Always Love You" -- the last two from her 1992 movie The Bodyguard where she starred opposite Kevin Costner.
Who is Whitney Houston?
500
This 1975 classic summer blockbuster starred Roy Scheider as chief Martin Brody who put a team of shark hunters together to take down a man-eating great white shark that attacked beachgoers at the resort town of Amity Island...and they did need a bigger boat!
What is Jaws?
500
This local legend built the first schoolhouse in town in 1829 and personally funded teacher's wages. Though a public brick schoolhouse was built some 50 years later, his name still lives on here!
Who is David Leech?
500
A now-famous word to identify being from Pittsburgh, it is similarly used like "y'all" or "you guys" but is uniquely from our Southwestern PA locale.
What is "yinz"?
500
These are the five ways areas needed to qualify for the life program.
What are:
1. Age 55 or older
2. Live in Armstrong County
3. Medically qualify
4. Financially qualify
5. Safe to serve