Sunday, June 29
The Pirates were good back in the day apparently, as they appeared in this inaugural championship in 1903, and went on to win five more.
What is the World Series?
The newest area in the park may reference aliens, but this “Area” numeric is purely local.
What is 412?
On opening night in 1928, one of the audience members was Aldolph Zukor, president of this mountainous major motion picture company.
What is Paramount?
In 2015, the Zoo voluntarily gave up its accreditation over the safety procedures imposed for this animal–with the accreditors requiring fences for safety, and the Zoo opting for a more free-range approach to training. Unrelated, the first death that occurred at the Zoo was ten years earlier thanks to this animal.
What is an elephant?
The Gateway Clipper sets sail through these waterways, for which the Three Rivers Queen is named.
What are the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio?
Saul. Chester. Burt. Oliver. These are just some of the iconic athletes sponsored by this corporation each Pirate game.
What is Mrs. T's?
This wooden roller coaster was built in 1920, making it the oldest roller coaster in the park.
What is the Jackrabbit?
This year, ISP students will be seeing this electrifying musical, based on the 1985 film of the same name.
What is Back to the Future?
The Zoo’s matriarch Amur tiger, an endangered species, shares a name with this PBT employee. They both have had three ‘cubs’ of their own, but only the tiger can say they’ve taken in a set of neglected twins.
Who is Toma?
If somehow you’re tired of the views of the Steel City, you can take a paddle steamer cruise along much of this, the fourth longest river in the world.
What is the Mississippi?
In the 40s, the MLB began secret talks for integration, coming up with a plan to scout the perfect player from the Negro leagues to break through. Aside from the PNC Park historical exhibit, this perfect candidate went on to be so impactful for both baseball and desegregation that his number is retired across all major league teams.
Who is Jackie Robinson?
A 2009 film starred Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg, and most importantly, Kennywood park, under this titular alias.
What is Adventureland?
The old Benedum sign reads “Atlanta Missing and Murdered Children Benefit” in the second season of this Fincher Netflix show. And they didn’t even cast me as an extra!
What is Mindhunter?
The Zoo was first opened as a menagerie in 1898 after a local politician and investor fronted the funds. In 1911, his home was turned into a maternity hospital.
Who is Christopher Magee?
For just $15, you can catch the shuttle boat to take you to the north shore stadiums from this area that features dining, shopping, and entertainment, in addition to cheaper-than-stadium-rate parking.
What is Station Square?
In 1972, Clemente was aboard a plane to Nicaragua to deliver relief goods when the chartered plane crashed into the Atlantic ocean off the coast of this island commonwealth, birthplace of Clemente and future forensic diving site of teammate Sanguillen.
What is Puerto Rico?
Kennywood opened as this kind of park in 1898, which, at the end of the line, had the goal to increase revenue opportunities for riders.
What is a trolley?
The CLO moved around a lot before settling in the Benedum. Their first production was held at Pitt Stadium before this venue was built for them. As the first retractable-roofed-dome in the country, it garnered a lot of nicknames for other reasons before closing in 2010.
What is the Civic Arena? (or, Civic Auditorium, or, Mellon Arena)
A litter of nine day-old African Painted Dog puppies were orphaned before being raised by a domesticated dog. Four died, but that was typical for this commonly-used rate when outlining a given population. One was later shot, and the rest have since been scattered across the country following the 2012 incident, but that’s neither here nor there.
What is the mortality rate? (or, death rate)
Names for the ships include the Countess, Empress, Princess, and this title, also shared by the most famous person from Suits.
What is duchess?
Only once in over a hundred years has the championship ended with a walk-off home run, and it was in 1960 when this man’s hit defeated the New York Yankees. A statue commemorating this moment can be found off right field, where the stadium meets the end of the road…named after him.
Who is Bill Mazeroski?
The park sits on a historic battleground where a general was fatally wounded, thwarting his plans to take Fort Duquesne. His name lives on in a Pittsburgh suburb who may be most recognized by a recent giant bearded mayor.
What is Braddock?
As heard on the Nutcracker backstage Tour: In 1936, around this holiday, the Benedum flooded and trapped several men for three days until they were rescued by a police motorboat.
What is St. Patrick’s Day?
The Zoo’s Education Complex was expanded in 2002 to provide more classrooms, teacher resource areas, and an animal holding area thanks to donations made by a local animal charity and also this former Republican Senator and two-time Presidential Candidate.
Who is Rick Santorum?
Paddleboats in this manner were first described by this BC Roman architect and engineer, who later is on full anatomical display in a Da Vinci illustration.
Who is Vitruvius?