Statistics for History of Pennsylvania

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What two cities once had America's largest steel industries?	Pittsburgh	93%
What religious group was he part of?	Quakers	92%
Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania?	William Penn	91%
What Pennsylvania company, founded in 1894, is one of the world's largest chocolate makers?	Hershey	86%
What document was written in Philadelphia in 1787?	The U.S. Constitution	84%
For what disease did Jonas Salk develop a vaccine while working at the University of Pittsburgh?	Polio	81%
Where did George Washington harbor his troops in the winter of 1777-1778?	Valley {Forge}	81%
What group of Swiss religious nonconformists moved to Pennsylvania in the 1700s (and still live there today)?	Amish	80%
What Philadelphia resident published "Poor Richard's Almanack"?	Ben Franklin	76%
What river did George Washington cross to travel from Pennsylvania to New Jersey?	Delaware	75%
What steel tycoon became a philanthropist who founded 3,000 libraries?	Andrew Carnegie	70%
What sports movie, set in Philadelphia, won an Oscar for Best Picture in 1977?	Rocky	70%
Anthracite mining has been an important part of Pennsylvania's economy? What is anthracite?	Coal	69%
What line, surveyed in the 1760s, separates Pennsylvania from Maryland?	Mason-Dixon Line	68%
What nuclear plant had a meltdown in 1979?	{Three} {Mile} Island	68%
What country established Fort Nya Gothenburg, the first European settlement in Pennsylvania?	Sweden	59%
What was discovered in Titusville in 1859?	Oil	53%
What basketball player scored 100 points in a single game while playing for the Philadelphia Warriors?	Wilt Chamberlain	53%
What two cities once had America's largest steel industries?	Bethlehem	33%
What city had a terrible flood in 1889 after a dam collapsed?	Johnstown	33%