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Think you know a lot about Pittsburgh history and culture? Think again!
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1
Pittsburgh has more bridges than any other city, including Venice. How many bridges make Pittsburgh their home?
504
391
545
446
2
Pittsburgh really loves its comfort food, esp. fast food. What famous fast food item was invented by a Pittsburgher?
Taco Bell's Baja Blast Freeze
McDonald's Big Mac
Wendy's Frosty
Chick-fil-a's Waffle Fries
3
Scott Falman, CMU computer scientist, revolutionized computing. Which one is his most famous creation?
The :) emoticon
The computer on-board the Challenger space shuttle
The QWERTY keyboard set-up
Javascript
4
What structure was built in Pittsburgh for the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 to outshine the Eiffel Tower?
The Ferris Wheel
The PPG Building
Duquesne Gardens, the original home to Pittsburgh's hockey team
The Twelve Smokestacks in Homestead
5
Canton Avenue, located in Pittsburgh’s Beechview neighborhood, is home to what Guinness Book World Record?
Steepest paved street in the world
House with the loudest decibel rating of constant noise
Oldest surviving cobblestone street
Most edible flowers growing wild on a residential street
6
What Kennywood coaster is having its centennial birthday this year?
Jack Rabbit
Thunderbolt
The Racer
The Kiddie Phantom
7
What artifact in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History was a world "first find" and is still in the museum today?
First uncut gemstone weighing over 100 pounds
First completed T-rex skeleton
First hidden painting discovered behind another painting
First completed collection of US coins from the year 1750
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Although Pittsburgh has three rivers, they have one attribute that makes them different from each other. What is it?
Each is always a different temperature, no matter the weather
Each has different fish species living in it
Each has different levels of safety of consuming the water
Each has a different material on the bottom
9
Who knit Mr. Rogers' red sweater that became his infamous symbol?
Andy Warhol
Sheila Hicks
Nancy Rogers
Eleanor Roosevelt
10
This tech giant just announced that they’ll be opening a headquarters in Pittsburgh.
Zoom
Skype
Lenovo
Samsung
11
The two Inclines are iconic, but there used to be more. At its peak, how many Inclines called Pittsburgh home?
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24
9
4
12
Pittsburgh is known for its wacky weather. What recently ranked Pittsburgh number 1?
The cloudiest city
The city with the most air pollution
The city with the most temperature fluctuations in the month of April
The rainiest city
13
What Pittsburgh commercial radio station, the 1st of its kind, broadcast presidential election results on Nov 2, 1920?
KDKA
WQED
WTAE
WPXI
14
What place on the North Side, geared to education and conservation, is the largest of its kind in the country?
National Aviary
Pittsburgh Bicycle Museum
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Hidden Artists Collective
15
Name the oldest building still standing in Pittsburgh.
The Point Fountain
Kennywood's Old Mill
Heinz Factory Floor
Block House in Point State Park
