Pennsylvania Trivia
Located in southeastern Pennsylvania, what amusement park was founded in 1906 to entertain workers at a local chocolate company in the area?
Hershey Park
This president established the Peace Corps by executive order on March 1, 1961.
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
HBO is an acronym for these three words.
Home Box Office
Football team that holds the NFL record for the most consecutive winning seasons from 1966 to 1985 (and during this time, they also reached the Super Bowl five times).
The Dallas Cowboys.
This museum features Owney the dog (now taxidermied), who rode with postal clerks & mailbags on the Railway Mail Service across the country in the 1800s.
The National Postal Museum
These two shops are often touted as the best cheesesteaks in philly... but locals know better..
Pat's and Geno's
What is the age limit for serving in the Peace Corps?
There is none! (new retirement plans anyone?)
Which of the following actors has not been a regular on "Curb Your Enthusiasm?"
Richard Lewis, Ted Danson, Wanda Sykes, or Jerry Seinfeld.
Jerry Seinfeld.
Song in Beyonce's album "Cowboy Carter" that debuted during Super Bowl LVIII.
"Texas Hold 'Em."
This was the most popular U.S. Smithsonian museum in 2023 with 4.4. million visits.
The National Musuem of Natural History.
The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, sits at the confluence of three rivers: the Ohio, the Monongahela, and what third one?
Allegheny River
This Baltimore-based crime drama was written by this American author and former police reporter.
David Simon.
Law school located in Austin, Texas where Robert "Bobby" Chesney is currently dean.
The University of Texas School of Law.
This museum was established in 2003 and opened its permanent home in 2016.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Founded as a store named "Free People" by three students in an entrepreneurship class at the University of Pennsylvania in 1970, what is the retailer that primarily targets "hipster subculture" for teens and young adults? This company received the National Preservation Honor Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation for their office in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
Urban Outfitters
How many years must a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer wait before joining the CIA? How many years must a former CIA employee wait before becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer?
10 years for RPCVs and lifetime ban for former CIA employees.
HBO's award winning drama The Sopranos was nominated this many times for an Emmy. (closest without going over wins).
112 nominations (and it won 21 times).
Texas' state tree.
The pecan tree.
America's first museum of modern art.
The Phillips Collection.
What was the name of the newspaper founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1728?
Pennsylvania Gazette
This co-founder and chairman of the popular streaming service Netflix was also a Peace Corps Volunteer in Swaziland from 1983-1985.
Reed Hastings.
HBO was originally given this "colorful" name, but changed after getting investment from Time, Inc.
The Green Channel
Fought on the banks of the Rio Grande east of Brownsville, Texas, this battle is considered by some to be the final land battle of the American Civil War.
The Battle of Palmito Ranch (also known as the Battle of Palmito Hill).
Considered to be the city's "best preserved example of Richardsonian Romanesque residential architecture."
The Heurich House.