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« on: August 18, 2011, 10:21:40 AM »
Along the lines of what homelycooking is doing:

EASY:

1. Name the current governor of Pennsylvania.
2. What party is he a member of?
3. What year was he elected in?
4. Name the capital of Pennsylvania.
5. Name the largest city.
6. Name every state that borders Pennsylvania.
7. Name Pennsylvania's 2 senators and their respective parties.
8. Who was the most recent senator whose term ended in 2011?
9. Name the previous governor of Pennsylvania and his political party.
10. The father of Pennsylvania's senior senator was the ______.

When all of these are answered, I'll go to medium.
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« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2011, 10:50:05 AM »
Either too easy, or...wait, you're a Keystoner...Tongue

MEDIUM:

1. What county hosts the capital city (Harrisburg?)
2. Who was the 2006 gubernatorial candidate put up by the Republicans?
3. Name two positions held by Ed Rendell before he was elected governor.
4. Who was the last Republican to win the state of Pennsylvania in a presidential election?
5. Who was the last to win it by more than 10%?
6. In which county was the Battle of Gettysburg fought?
7. Name a county which voted for Kerry in 2004 and McCain in 2008.
8. Name 2 counties which voted for Bush in 2004 and Obama in 2008.
9. What is the least populated county in Pennsylvania?
10. Name 10 counties in Pennsylvania (and you can't re-use the ones from prior questions)
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« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2011, 11:44:56 AM »
HARD (and I'll continue as long as I feel like doing this):

1. Spell that goddamn county that's north of Berks that nobody can friggin' spell (and no Wiki)
2. Name 4 counties that border the Susquehanna.
3. Which county trended the most towards the Democrats in 2008?
4. Which county was McCain's strongest in 2008?
5. How did the small town of Columbia, in Lancaster County, get its name?
6. Which state was part of Pennsylvania until around the Revolutionary War?
7. What is the largest shopping mall in the US, and which county is it located in?
8. Until Specter became a Democrat, Pennsylvania's 2 senators were unique in that___(looking for a political issue position)
9. Which county did Sestak win in 2010 that Obama did not?
10. Who did Ronald Reagan intend to choose for VP had he won the nomination in 1976?
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« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2011, 12:07:13 PM »
1, 3, 4, 5, and 9 are wrong.
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« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2011, 01:48:58 PM »
The ones that have been correctly answered:


1. Spell that goddamn county that's north of Berks that nobody can friggin' spell (and no Wiki)-Phil has the right county, wrong spelling
2. Name 4 counties that border the Susquehanna-has been answered, includes York, Dauphin, Lancaster, Union, etc
3. Which county trended the most towards the Democrats in 2008?-has not been correctly answer
4. Which county was McCain's strongest in 2008?-no correct answer yet
5. How did the small town of Columbia, in Lancaster County, get its name?-no correct answer yet
6. Which state was part of Pennsylvania until around the Revolutionary War?-Delaware
7. What is the largest shopping mall in the US, and which county is it located in?-King of Prussia (that one in Minnesota is bigger depending on how you measure it)
8. Until Specter became a Democrat, Pennsylvania's 2 senators were unique in that___(looking for a political issue position)-pro-choice Republican, pro-life Democrat
9. Which county did Sestak win in 2010 that Obama did not?-Greene (maybe Phil is right, but every source seems to indicate that Sestak literally won it by like 6 votes or something)
10. Who did Ronald Reagan intend to choose for VP had he won the nomination in 1976?-Schweiker
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E: -7.10, S: -4.35

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« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2011, 02:48:24 PM »
Dammit. I'll give it to ya.
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« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2011, 04:08:29 PM »
Quote from: J. J. on August 18, 2011, 03:54:03 PM
Quote from: Topxtubmlfs on August 18, 2011, 01:48:58 PM
The ones that have been correctly answered:

3. Which county trended the most towards the Democrats in 2008?-has not been correctly answer


Centre ?

Screw it. It was Lancaster (remember, trending D=/=voting D).

Still have 1, 4, and 5.
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« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2011, 04:38:15 PM »
Looking back, you seem to have said Montgomery.
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« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2011, 06:42:42 PM »
Nope.
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« Reply #9 on: August 19, 2011, 09:25:59 AM »
Yes.
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« Reply #10 on: August 26, 2011, 10:28:21 AM »
2. Indiana, Delaware, Wyoming, and Washington
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« Reply #11 on: September 02, 2011, 11:20:59 AM »
6.  Who was the last person impeached in Pennsylvania? (And I answered this on another thread.) Budd Dwyer?
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