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Quiz about PennsylvaniaThe Keystone State

Pennsylvania-The Keystone State Quiz

Welcome to Pennsylvania!

A multiple-choice quiz by Morrigan716. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Morrigan716

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,408

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
9 / 15

Plays
2370

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (6/15), honeypee81 (9/15), Guest 167 (9/15).

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Scroll down to the bottom for the answer key.

1. Pennsylvania's state motto is "Virtue, Liberty, and Freedom"?

True

False

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2. What is Pennsylvania's state fish? Hint

Seahorse

Brook Trout

Striped Bass

Cardinalfish

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3. What is the state animal? Hint

Beaver

White-tailed Deer

Black Bear

Elk

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4. What is the state dog? Hint

German Shepherd

Dalmatian

Great Dane

Bull Mastiff

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5. What is Pennsylvania's state insect? Hint

Ladybug

Cricket

Honeybee

Firefly

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6. What is the state beverage? Hint

Milk

Coffee

Water

Tea

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7. Pennsylvania has a state fossil?

True

False

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8. What is the name of the state flagship? Hint

Eerie

Pennsylvania

Niagara

Victoria

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9. Pittsburgh is the largest city?

True

False

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10. The most famous resident of Punxsutawney is a beaver?

True

False

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11. What is Pennsylvania's highest point? Hint

Mount Davis

Colton Point

Mount Alto

Mount Pisgah

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12. Approximately how many state parks are in Pennsylvania? Hint

At least 120

Exactly 31

Fewer than 19

More than 2,158

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13. How many state forests are there? Hint

116

2,158

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14. What is the average temperature in July? Hint

91 degrees F

61 degrees F

71 degrees F

81 degrees F

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15. What is the average temperature in January? Hint

7 degrees F

37 degrees F

27 degrees F

17 degrees F

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Pennsylvania's state motto is "Virtue, Liberty, and Freedom"?

Answer: False

It is actually "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence".

2. What is Pennsylvania's state fish?

Answer: Brook Trout

The brook trout is the only species of trout native to Pennsylvania. The state fish was adopted in 1970.

3. What is the state animal?

Answer: White-tailed Deer

When alarmed, the white-tailed deer's tail stand erect, showing the white underside. It's reddish brown coat changes to a grayish brown in winter.

4. What is the state dog?

Answer: Great Dane

This dog is a big part of the state's history. William Penn owned a Great Dane, and it appears in a portrait of Penn that hangs in the Governer's reception room in Harrisburg.

5. What is Pennsylvania's state insect?

Answer: Firefly

The firefly became the state insect in 1974.

6. What is the state beverage?

Answer: Milk

It was adopted in 1982 as a tribute to the state's dairy industry.

7. Pennsylvania has a state fossil?

Answer: True

It is called "Phacops rana". The fossils of an extinct marine animal known as the trilobite are found in the rocks of central Pennsylvania. Trilobites were ancient crustaceans, similar to lobsters and shrimp, with jointed legs and no backbones.

8. What is the name of the state flagship?

Answer: Niagara

It was the flagship of Oliver Hazard Perry, who during the War of 1812 helped defeat the British fleet in the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813.

9. Pittsburgh is the largest city?

Answer: False

It is actually Philadelphia, with a population of 1,585,577 (1990 census).

10. The most famous resident of Punxsutawney is a beaver?

Answer: False

It's a groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, who "predicts the weather" on Groundhog Day.

11. What is Pennsylvania's highest point?

Answer: Mount Davis

It is 3,213 feet and is in the southwestern corner of the state near the Maryland border.

12. Approximately how many state parks are in Pennsylvania?

Answer: At least 120

These include Raccoon Creek State Park in the south and Frances Slocum State Park in the northeastern Pocono Mountains.

13. How many state forests are there?

Answer: 19

There are 19, including Rothrock State Forest, Cornplanter State Forest, and Tiadaghton State Forest.

14. What is the average temperature in July?

Answer: 71 degrees F

Pennsylvanians enjoy their warm summer weather.

15. What is the average temperature in January?

Answer: 27 degrees F

Winter climate varies from region to region, but is often bitterly cold.

Source: Author Morrigan716

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