Pennsylvania Quiz

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

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.

[J. J.]

1. Name the current governor of Pennsylvania.  Tom Corbett (Space Cadet)
2. What party is he a member of? Republican
3. What year was he elected in? 2010
4. Name the capital of Pennsylvania.  Harrisburg, PA
5. Name the largest city. Philadelphia, PA
6. Name every state that borders Pennsylvania. NJ, DE, MD, WV, OH, NY (technically shares a water border with ON)

7. Name Pennsylvania's 2 senators and their respective parties.  Robert Casey, Jr., (D) Pat Toomey (R)
8. Who was the most recent senator whose term ended in 2011?  Arlen Specter
9. Name the previous governor of Pennsylvania and his political party. Edward Rendell (D)
10. The father of Pennsylvania's senior senator was the ______.  Governor, Auditor General, and a State Senator.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Either too easy, or...wait, you're a Keystoner...

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)

[bullmoose88]

Either too easy, or...wait, you're a Keystoner...

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)

1. Dauphin
2. Lynn Swann
3. Mayor of Philadelphia, District Atty of Philadelphia
4. George H.W. Bush
5. Richard M. Nixon '72
6. Adams
7. Washington, Fayette
8. Chester, Berks
9. Forest
10. Erie, Centre, Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, Lehigh, Northampton, Pike, Monroe, Lancaster, York...

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

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?

[J. J.]

1. Spell that goddamn county that's north of Berks that nobody can friggin' spell (and no Wiki) Lakawana?
2. Name 4 counties that border the Susquehanna. Union, Dauphin, York. Lancaster
3. Which county trended the most towards the Democrats in 2008?  Montgomery?
4. Which county was McCain's strongest in 2008?  Forest?
5. How did the small town of Columbia, in Lancaster County, get its name?  Named after Columbus?
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, Montgomery.
8. Until Specter became a Democrat, Pennsylvania's 2 senators were unique in that___(looking for a political issue position)  There was a pro-life and prochoice person in the same party?
9. Which county did Sestak win in 2010 that Obama did not?  Lancaster? 
10. Who did Ronald Reagan intend to choose for VP had he won the nomination in 1976?  Richard Schweiker

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

1, 3, 4, 5, and 9 are wrong.

[Keystone Phil]

EASY:

1. Name the current governor of Pennsylvania. - Tom Corbett
2. What party is he a member of? - Republican
3. What year was he elected in? - 2010 as Governor. 2004 and 2008 as Attorney General.
4. Name the capital of Pennsylvania. - Harrisburg
5. Name the largest city. - Philadelphia (population wise)
6. Name every state that borders Pennsylvania. - New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and Ohio
7. Name Pennsylvania's 2 senators and their respective parties. - Robert P. Casey, Jr. (D) and Patrick J. Toomey (R)
8. Who was the most recent senator whose term ended in 2011? - Arlen Specter
9. Name the previous governor of Pennsylvania and his political party. - Ed Rendell (D)
10. The father of Pennsylvania's senior senator was the ______. Governor

[Keystone Phil]

MEDIUM:

1. What county hosts the capital city (Harrisburg?) - Dauphin
2. Who was the 2006 gubernatorial candidate put up by the Republicans? - Lynn Swann
3. Name two positions held by Ed Rendell before he was elected governor. - District Attorney and Mayor of Philadelphia
4. Who was the last Republican to win the state of Pennsylvania in a presidential election? - George H.W. Bush
5. Who was the last to win it by more than 10%? - Richard Nixon
6. In which county was the Battle of Gettysburg fought? - York
7. Name a county which voted for Kerry in 2004 and McCain in 2008. - Fayette
8. Name 2 counties which voted for Bush in 2004 and Obama in 2008. - Cambria and Luzerne
9. What is the least populated county in Pennsylvania? - Mifflin
10. Name 10 counties in Pennsylvania (and you can't re-use the ones from prior questions) - Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Northampton, Erie, Luzerne, Lackawanna and Monroe


I think I got two and a half wrong there on the county questions. 

[Keystone Phil]

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) - Schyuchill 
2. Name 4 counties that border the Susquehanna. - Dauphin, Lebanon, Adams and York
3. Which county trended the most towards the Democrats in 2008? - Monroe*
4. Which county was McCain's strongest in 2008? - Potter*
5. How did the small town of Columbia, in Lancaster County, get its name? - Columbus*
6. Which state was part of Pennsylvania until around the Revolutionary War? - Maryland*
7. What is the largest shopping mall in the US, and which county is it located in? - I thought this was in Minnesota. I'm guessing you mean the King of Prussia Mall (which I thought was the largest on the East Coast) and it's in Montgomery county.
8. Until Specter became a Democrat, Pennsylvania's 2 senators were unique in that___(looking for a political issue position) - The Republican was Pro Choice and the Democrat was Pro Life.
9. Which county did Sestak win in 2010 that Obama did not? - None. You might be thinking of one of the Southwestern counties that was originally called for Sestak but after all of the votes came in, Toomey barely won it. I think this was the case in Fayette and Green.
10. Who did Ronald Reagan intend to choose for VP had he won the nomination in 1976? - Senator Richard Schweiker


*Total guesses

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

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

[Keystone Phil]

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)

Not the Atlas or the Department of State. 

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Dammit. I'll give it to ya.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

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.

1. Tom Corbett
2. Republican
3. 2010
4. Harrisburg
5. Philidelphia
6. New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Delaware, Ohio
7. Bob Casey Jr-Democrat; Pat Toomey-Republican
8. Arlen Specter
9. Ed Rendell-Democrat
10. Robert Casey

Isn't this a bit like copying someone's homework at this point, gporter?

[J. J.]

The ones that have been correctly answered:

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

Centre ?

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

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.

[J. J.]

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.

That was my first answer. 

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Looking back, you seem to have said Montgomery.

[J. J.]

Looking back, you seem to have said Montgomery.

By bad, I was thinking of Susquehanna boundaries.

Would Forest be McCain's strongest county?  I think it has a population of less than 7000.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Nope.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

Schuylkill for #1

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Yes.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

4. Snyder


I got three possible candidates for this, one of which I can't remember the name.

[BigSkyBob]

1, 3, 4, 5, and 9 are wrong.

So was 8.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

I remembered the name finally of the one that I couldn't remember. And now that I think about it must have gone far more for McCain then Snyder.


4. Fulton