Pop Culture
What animated TV series featured four main characters named after Renaissance artists?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
This American author, known for his Gothic tales, was born on October 7, 1849.
Edgar Allan Poe
When asked about his use of marijuana during his 1992 presidential campaign, Bill Clinton famously stated that he what?
"I didn't inhale"
If someone asks you to "redd up," they're telling you to do this.
"clean up" or "tidy up"?
In the early 20th century, Pittsburgh was a hub for steel production, earning it the nickname 'Steel City.' Which industrialist and philanthropist was closely associated with the steel industry in Pittsburgh?
Andrew Carnegie
Which astronomer is name-dropped in "Bohemian Rhapsody?"
Galileo
On October 29, 1929, the stock market crashed, leading to the Great Depression. What is the name of this devastating event?
Black Tuesday
Name the iconic American highway that stretches from Chicago to Santa Monica, California?
Route 66
What is the name of the iconic play in Pittsburgh Steelers folklore, where Franco Harris caught a deflected pass and ran it into the end zone for a touchdown during a 1972 playoff game?
Immaculate Reception
This influential 20th century artist graduated from Carnegie Institute of Technology with a degree in Pictorial Design in 1949.
Andy Warhol
What modern-day item made an accidental cameo in the final season of Game of Thrones?
A Starbucks Cup
What song do the Sanderson sisters perform at the Halloween party in "Hocus Pocus" to mesmerize the townspeople?
I Put a Spell on You
What year did the infamous Salem Witch Trials happen, enveloping the town in a dark and tumultuous chapter of history?
1692
In 1954, Jonas Salk, a Pittsburgh native, developed a vaccine that was crucial in combating a deadly disease. What disease did Salk's vaccine target?
Polio
This campus tradition, can only be carried out from midnight to sunrise, and also requires students to stand guard to protect their artwork from potential rivals.
Painting the fence
Which two Oscar-winning actresses with the same first name co-starred in Cruella?
Emma Stone and Emma Thompson
This aromatic spice, commonly used in pumpkin spice recipes, comes from the bark of a tree native to Sri Lanka.
Cinnamon
This Great Lake is the only one entirely located within the United States.
Lake Michigan
Mac Miller's debut studio album is named after what popular spot in Pittsburgh's Frick Park?
Blue Slide Park
IBM, along with Carnegie Mellon University, created this supercomputer that gained fame for its appearance on Jeopardy! in 2011 where it competed against human contestants and demonstrated its natural language processing and question capabilities.
Watson
What is the highest grossing rom-com of all time?
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
In the movie "Mean Girls," what date is famously mentioned when Aaron Samuels asked Cady Heron what day it was?
October 3rd
Which four presidents have been assassinated while in office?
Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, William McKinley and John F. Kennedy.
Kennywood Park, founded in 1898, is home to several classic wooden roller coasters. Name three of these historic coasters, still featured at the park today.
Thunderbolt, Jack Rabbit, and Racer
Who were the two pioneering computer scientists and cognitive psychologists who developed the "Logic Theorist" program in the 1950s, considered one of the first artificial intelligence programs?
Allen Newell and Herbert Simon