He wrote ten plays exploring the black experience in 20th century America.
Who is August Wilson?
100
Although set in fictional Gotham, this latest installment of a popular superhero franchise was filmed in Pittsburgh.
What is "The Dark Knight Rises"?
100
This popular amusement ride was invented in Pittsburgh and unveiled at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
What is the Ferris Wheel?
100
The place to eat sandwiches with french fries and coleslaw between the buns.
What is Primanti Bros.?
100
The number of times the Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl.
What is six? (The most in history!)
200
A leading figure in the pop art movement, he has a museum dedicated to his work located on Pittsburgh's North Shore.
Who is Andy Warhol?
200
This 2012 coming-of-age drama showcases Emma Watson experiencing the thrill of driving through Pittsburgh's tunnels.
What is "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"?
200
Don't turn that dial! KDKA here in Pittsburgh was the first of this kind of communication.
What is a broadcast radio station?
200
The place to see the Pittsburgh Pirates, racing pierogies, and fireworks displays.
What is PNC Park?
200
This was the first product sold by Heinz and Noble, which later became Heinz.
What is horseradish?
300
The modern dance choreographer whose signature "contraction and release" aesthetic is often compared to Picasso's impact on art.
Who is Martha Graham?
300
Clarice and Hannibal exchange chilling words in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in this 1991 thriller.
What is "The Silence of the Lambs"?
300
In the early 1920s, Hugh J. Ward came up with this concept at local carnivals.
What is bingo?
300
The place to soar with eagles, frolic with flamingos, and slow down with sloths. It's a real hoot!
What is the National Aviary?
300
The origin of the term "yinz."
What is "you ones"?
400
The musical composer and conductor best known for his film scores for "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "The Pink Panther." Bah-dum, bah-dum...
Who is Henry Mancini?
400
Get out your leg warmers! This 1983 movie contrasts the gritty life of the steel worker against the rigors of the elite dance world.
What is "Flashdance"?
400
Over one billion served: This was invented in 1967 just outside of Pittsburgh in Uniontown, PA.
What is the Big Mac?
400
The place to pump a heart, explore a submarine, or go inside a two-story replica of the International Space Station.
What is the Carnegie Science Center?
400
University of Pittsburgh surgeon and researcher Thomas Starzl performed the first of this procedure in 1963.
What is the liver transplant?
500
The Impressionist painter and printmaker whose works often depicted the lives of women, with a particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mother and child.
Who is Mary Cassatt?
500
Before there was Rick and Carl surviving in Georgia, there was George Romero filming this classic in Evans City Cemetery.
What is "The Night of the Living Dead"?
500
Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist Scott Fahlman invented this modern form of expression in 1982.
What is the emoticon?
500
The place to see imaginative light sculptures, hear sound installations, and hang out with polka dotted mannequins.
What is the Mattress Factory?
500
This community revels in freedom of expression by offering sanctuary to endangered literary writers from around the world.