Pennsylvanian Facts
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Questions
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Answers
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On what date was Pennsylvania founded as a state?
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December 12, 1787
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What is Pennsylvania's nickname?
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The Keystone State
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What is capital of Pennsylvania?
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Harrisburg
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What is Pennsylvania's state bird?
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Ruffed Grouse
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What is Pennsylvania's state flower?
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Mountain Laurel
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What is Pennsylvania's state motto?
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Virtue, Liberty, and Independence
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Bordering States
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Delaware
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Maryland
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New Jersey
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New York
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Ohio
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West Virginia
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Cities of Pennsylvania
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Population (2010)
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County
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City
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1,526,006
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Philadelphia County
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Philadelphia
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305,704
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Allegheny County
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Pittsburgh
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118,032
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Lehigh County
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Allentown
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101,786
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Erie County
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Erie
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88,082
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Berks County
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Reading
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76,089
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Lackawanna County
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Scranton
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74,982
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Lehigh/Northampton County
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Bethlehem
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59,322
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Lancaster County
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Lancaster
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49,528
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Dauphin County
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Harrisburg
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46,320
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Blair County
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Altoona
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43,718
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York County
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York
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41,498
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Luzerne County
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Wilkes-Barre
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33,972
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Delaware County
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Chester
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29,381
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Lycoming County
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Williamsport
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26,800
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Northampton County
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Easton
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25,477
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Lebanon County
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Lebanon
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25,340
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Luzerne County
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Hazleton
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23,273
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Lawrence County
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New Castle
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20,978
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Cambria County
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Johnstown
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19,731
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Allegheny County
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McKeesport
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16,220
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Mercer County
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Hermitage
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13,757
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Butler County
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Butler
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13,116
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Westmoreland County
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New Kensington
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People from Pennsylvania
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Year Born
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Description
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Person
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1958
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Actor; Appeared in Apollo 13; People like to connect other actors to him
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Kevin Bacon
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1975
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Actor; Appeared in Silver Lining's Playbook with Jennifer Lawrence
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Bradley Cooper
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1952
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Actor; Appeared in Jurrasic Park and Independence Day
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Jeff Goldblum
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1979
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Actor/Comedian; Appeared in Central Intelligence and Get Hard
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Kevin Hart
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1956
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Actor; Played Danny Tanner in Full House
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Bob Saget
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1985
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Actress; Starred in Mama Mia and Red Riding Hood
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Amanda Seyfried
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1968
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Actor; Was born and raised in west Philadelphia
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Will Smith
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1979
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Singer; Sang "Just Give Me a Reason" and "Raise Your Glass"
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Pink
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1989
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Singer; Vows that she never, ever, ever get back together with her exes
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Taylor Swift
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Pennsylvania Trivia
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Hint
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Answer
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Iconic symbol of independence for America, located in the most populated city
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Liberty Bell
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Memorial site for the flight that crashed on 9/11/2001
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Flight 93 Memorial
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Amusement park that is over 100 years old
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Kennywood
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America's #1 free admission amusement park
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Knoebels Amusement Resort
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Amusement park with a theme based on a brand of candy bar
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Hersheypark
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Small town in western PA with a UFO in the middle of it
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Mars
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Town where Abraham Lincoln made his famous address
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Gettysburg
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University located in State College
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Penn State University
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Football team of the above college
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Nittany Lions
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NFL Teams
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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Philadelphia Eagles
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NHL Teams
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Pittsburgh Penguins
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Philadelphia Flyers
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MLB Teams
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Television series following a group of friends running a bar in the most populated city of PA
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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