Sports
Brain Health
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Sports
100

This sport is known as “America’s pastime.”

What is baseball?

100

According to Cleveland Clinic, there are three main types of memory: sensory, short-term, and this longer-lasting kind.

What is long-term memory?

100

This zoo and aquarium, located in Highland Park, is a popular family destination.

What is the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium?

100

The city’s hockey team is called this.

What are the Pittsburgh Penguins?

200

This Olympic sport involves balance beams, vaults, and floor routines.

What is gymnastics?

200

This 5-letter word describes when memory and thinking skills worsen beyond normal aging.

What is dementia?

200

The confluence of Pittsburgh’s three rivers is called this.

What is the Point (Point State Park)?

200

This landmark yellow bridge is named after a baseball legend

What is the Roberto Clemente Bridge?

300

This athlete, known by his initials “MJ”, is considered one the greatest basketball player of all time.

Who is Michael Jordan?

300

The hippocampus, a key brain structure for memory, is shaped like this sea creature.

What is a seahorse?

300

This Pittsburgh neighborhood is known as "Little Italy"

 What is Bloomfield?

300

The Pittsburgh Penguins’ star player, Sidney Crosby, wears this jersey number.

What is 87?

400

The first modern Olympic Games were held in this country in 1896.

What/where is Greece?

400

This mental skill, often tested with card games and puzzles, lets you plan, organize, and focus.

What are executive functions?

400

The tallest building in Pittsburgh, often called the “Steel Building,” is officially named this.

What is the U.S. Steel Tower?

400

This Pittsburgh native won four Super Bowl rings with the Steelers as quarterback.

Who is Terry Bradshaw?

500

The first Super Bowl was played in this decade.

What is the 1960s (1967)?

500

This term refers to the brain’s ability to change and form new connections across the lifespan.

What is neuroplasticity?

500

This Pittsburgh-born artist became famous for his pop art, especially soup cans and portraits of celebrities.

Who is Andy Warhol?

500

This famous boxer from Pittsburgh was nicknamed the “Pittsburgh Kid.”The Pittsburgh Pirates play this sport.

Who is Billy Conn?