Built Different
Famous by Design
That's a real place???
Landmark Decisions
100

What Pennsylvania bridge was the first major cable-stayed bridge completed in the United States?

Emlenton Bridge

100

What Pennsylvania-born engineer invented the modern suspension bridge wire cable?

John A. Roebling

100

This PA town got its name from the common English expression: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Bird-in-Hand

100

Which Pennsylvania county has the most covered bridges?

Lancaster County

200

Which canal, completed in 1825, dramatically reduced travel time between New York City and the Midwest?

Erie Canal

200

What architect designed the Pennsylvania State Capitol?

Joseph Miller Huston

200

This New York town got its name when early settlers discovered skulls of pack horses left behind by Sullivan's Expedition during the Revolutionary War. 

Horseheads

200

What is the highest point in Pennsylvania?

Mount Davis

300

What engineering achievement carries water from Lake Erie to Cleveland through multiple treatment plants and pumping stations?

Cleveland Water System (accept Lake Erie Water Intake System)

300

What engineer is known as the "Father of American Civil Engineering" and founded West Point's engineering program?

Sylvanus Thayer

300

This New York town was named for a tall wooden post that was originally painted by Native Americans to commemorate a tribal leader.

Painted Post

300

Previously a bustling town of 2,500, this town now has a population of 4, making it the least populated municipality in Pennsylvania.

Centralia

400

What Pennsylvania highway, completed in 1940, became America's first long-distance superhighway?

Pennsylvania Turnpike

400

Which Pittsburgh department store owner commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design Fallingwater?

Edgar J. Kaufmann

400

Mars, Pennsylvania celebrates which annual festival every summer?

Mars New Year

400

What Pennsylvania state park is home to the "Pennsylvania Grand Canyon"?

Leonard Harrison State Park (also accept Colton Point State Park or Pine Creek Gorge)

500

Which famous Pennsylvania bridge was designed by engineer Gustav Lindenthal and crosses the Delaware River?

Benjamin Franklin Bridge

500

Which philanthropist funded the construction of more than 2,500 public libraries across the English-speaking world?

Andrew Carnegie

500

This Pennsylvania town was named for its shore along the west branch of the Susquehanna River.

Jersey Shore

500

Which Pennsylvania state forest is the largest in the Commonwealth, covering nearly 520,000 acres?

Sproul State Forest