Bill O'Reilly: O'Reilly's History Quiz - Test Your Knowledge of the state of Pennsylvania

1. Pennsylvania ratified the Constitution on December 12, 1787, becoming what state?

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Fifth

2. Who founded Pennsylvania?

Benjamin Franklin

Daniel Boone

William Penn

Robert Fulton

George Washington

3. Pennsylvania was founded as a haven for what group of people?

Native Americans

Moravians

Quakers

Pilgrims

Catholics

4. Philadelphia is considered the birthplace of independence as both the Constitution and what other document were ratified there at the state house?

Treaty of Paris

Treaty of Ghent

Yalta Agreement

Magna Carta

Declaration of Independence

5. Though born in Boston, Benjamin Franklin is considered a son of Philadelphia-his adopted city. Franklin's contributions earned him what nickname?

First American

Beloved Ben

Friendly Franklin

Patriotic Frank

Electric Ben

6. Pennsylvania was the site of what speech, one of the best known in American history?

Sinners at the Hand of an Angry God

Gettysburg Address

Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death

A House Divided

Cornerstone

7. Which adopted Pennsylvanian founded one of the largest steel companies in the world in Pittsburg?

Leland Stanford

Henry Hudson

Alexander Hamilton

Benjamin Franklin

Andrew Carnegie

8. What industry was born in western Pennsylvania?

Oil

Cotton

Indigo

Rice

Corn

9. Ketchup and what other food good became large industries for Pennsylvania?

Vanilla

Chocolate

Gold

Silver

Cotton

10. Jonas Salk developed what vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh?

Chicken Pox

Small Pox

Polio

Tuberculosis

Heart Disease