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BIG MAC! Dr. Jonas Salk Save energy Re-grow organs and limbs Increase safety Protect the environment, and Educate kids like you! People are imagining

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BIG MAC!

Dr. Jonas Salk

• Save energy• Re-grow organs and limbs• Increase safety• Protect the environment, and• Educate kids like you!

People are imagining new ways to…

How many of you imagine yourselves as the researchers on CSI?

The hospital personnel on Grey’s Anatomy or Scrubs?

How many of you imagine becoming robotics engineers or chemists?

How many imagine yourselves on the stage or screen or runway?

Going on to higher education?

Which one of these symbols was created at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to identify poison?

Mr. Yuk

Who is the father of modern organ transplant?

A. DR.THOMAS STARZL

B. WILLIE “POPS” STARGELL

A. DR.THOMAS STARZL

Who is the father of modern organ transplant?

Where was the world’s first motion picture theater?

A. ON NICK AT NIGHT

B. ON SMITHFIELD STREET IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH

B. ON SMITHFIELD STREET IN DOWNTOWN PITTSBURGH

Where was the world’s first motion picture theater?

Bonus Question

BONUS QUESTION:How much did it cost to see a movie back in 1905 at the Nickelodeon in Pittsburgh?

A. A NICKEL

B. FIVE BUCKS BEFORE 5 P.M.

A. A NICKEL

BONUS QUESTION:How much did it cost to see a movie back in 1905 at the Nickelodeon in Pittsburgh?

Who made the pop top?

A. CHRISTINA AGUILERA

B. ALCOA

B. ALCOA

Who made the pop top?

His real neighborhood was Oakland, but on television he lived in “The Neighborhood of Make Believe.”

He was …

A. Mister Ed

B. Mister Rogers

C. DJ Mister Cee

B. Mister Rogers

His real neighborhood was Oakland, but on television he lived in “The Neighborhood of Make Believe.”

He was …

Bonus Question

BONUS QUESTION:How many different sweaters didMister Rogers wear during the 33-year run of the show?

A. Two

B. Two hundred

C. Twenty-five

C. Twenty-five

BONUS QUESTION:How many different sweaters didMister Rogers wear during the 33-year run of the show?

These two brothers were drilling for oil butstruck natural gas, just outside Pittsburgh-just at the point in our 250-year history whenwe were becoming the industrial center of theUnited States. What was the family name ofthe two brothers?

A. The Oildrillers

B. The Gasmakers

C. The Haymakers

These two brothers were drilling for oil butstruck natural gas, just outside Pittsburgh-just at the point in our 250-year history whenwe were becoming the industrial center of theUnited States. What was the family name ofthe two brothers?

C. The Haymakers

A. Pittsburgh Athletic Association

B. Carnegie Library of Homestead

C. Women’s Bathing Cap Society

• For 250 years, it’s always been fun to stay fit in Pittsburgh. There’s so much to do—biking, hiking trails, rowing, fishing, swimming. And speaking of swimming, what Pittsburgh institution sponsored the women’s swimming team that dominated the sport nationally from 1928 to 1934?

B. Carnegie Library of Homestead

• For 250 years, it’s always been fun to stay fit in Pittsburgh. There’s so much to do—biking, hiking trails, rowing, fishing, swimming. And speaking of swimming, what Pittsburgh institution sponsored the women’s swimming team that dominated the sport nationally from 1928 to 1934?

A. “The butler did it.”

B. “The dog ate my homework.”

C. “Out, out, damn spot.”

• As a major medical center, Pittsburgh has been home to scores of people with important careers in health care. North-sider Mary Roberts Rinehart trained as a nurse and inspected field hospitals for the Red Cross during World War I. She went on to become one of America’s favorite mystery writers—famous for the phrase:

A. “The butler did it.”

• As a major medical center, Pittsburgh has been home to scores of people with important careers in health care. North-sider Mary Roberts Rinehart trained as a nurse and inspected field hospitals for the Red Cross during World War I. She went on to become one of America’s favorite mystery writers—famous for the phrase:

A. Heats our home

B. Runs our car

C. Fuels our barbeque grill

Throughout our history, Pittsburgh has sparkedthe imagination of scientists and technologistsalike. Here’s a question for you scientists outthere. When we use the term “natural gas” arewe speaking of the kind of gas that …

A. Heats our home

Throughout our history, Pittsburgh has sparkedthe imagination of scientists and technologistsalike. Here’s a question for you scientists outthere. When we use the term “natural gas” arewe speaking of the kind of gas that …

A. The French fought against the Native Americans.

B. British soldiers fought against French soldiers and Native Americans.

C. The Pittsburgh Pirates fought against the Cleveland Indians.

Who fought against each other in theFrench and Indian War?

B. British soldiers fought against French soldiers and Native Americans.

Use your imagination: who fought against each other in the French and Indian War?

How many cities have professional sports teams that wear the same colors for baseball, football, and hockey?

A. 12

B. 1

C. 6

D. 3

B. 1

How many cities have professional sports teams that wear the same colors for baseball, football, and hockey?

Which Pittsburgh-born artist was an impressionist painter?

A. Andy Warhol

B. Burton Morris

C. Mary Cassatt

D. Terry Young

Which Pittsburgh-born artist was an impressionist painter?

C. Mary Cassatt

What popular e-mail and IM symbol (called an emoticon) was createdin Pittsburgh?

A. The Surprise :-O

B. The Wink ;-)

C. The Smiley :-)

C. The Smiley :-)

What popular e-mail and IM symbol (called an emoticon) was createdin Pittsburgh?

Bonus Question

BONUS QUESTION:What college did Chad Hurley, one of thefounders of YouTube, attend?

A. Harvard

B. Penn State

C. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

C. Indiana University of Pennsylvania

BONUS QUESTION:What college did Chad Hurley, one of thefounders of YouTube, attend?

Which Pittsburgh-born playwright helped to chronicle the African-American experience with plays like “Gem of the Ocean," "The Piano Lesson," "Fences," and "Two Trains Running?”

A. Stephen Flaherty

B. Adrienne Kennedy

C. August Wilson

C. August Wilson

Which Pittsburgh-born playwright helped to chronicle the African-American experience with plays like “Gem of the Ocean," "The Piano Lesson," "Fences," and "Two Trains Running?”

What feeds the fountain at downtown Pittsburgh’s Point State Park?

A. The Allegheny River

B. The Monongahela River

C. The Ohio River

D. A glacial formation

D. A glacial formation

What feeds the fountain at downtown Pittsburgh’s Point State Park?

In which year would you have won the spelling bee by spelling our city’s name “Pittsburg?”

A. 1891B. 1911C. 1890D. 1912

A. 1891

In which year would you have won the spelling bee by spelling our city’s name “Pittsburg?”

Who wrote the book The Silent Spring, which stirred a controversy about the use of pesticides that are harmful to the environment, such as DDT?

A. Carson McCullersB. Rachel CarsonC. Johnny CarsonD. Rachel Weisz

B. Rachel Carson

Who wrote the book The Silent Spring, which stirred a controversy about the use of pesticides such as DDT?

Everyone knows that Pittsburgh’s own Kennywood Park is home to the Phantom’s Revenge, one of the top ten steel rollercoasters in the world. What ride attraction was invented by a Pittsburgh engineer in the 1800’s?

A. The Water Slide

B. The Ferris Wheel

C. The Merry-Go-Round

D. The Caterpillar

B. The Ferris Wheel

Everyone knows that Pittsburgh’s own Kennywood Park is home to the Phantom’s Revenge, one of the top ten steel rollercoasters in the world. What ride attraction was invented by a Pittsburgh engineer in the 1800’s?

In 2008, the Great Allegheny Passage will be complete, connecting Pittsburgh to what other city:

A. Buffalo

B. Washington, DC

C. Detroit

B. Washington, DC

In 2008, the Great Allegheny Passage will be complete, connecting Pittsburgh to what other city:

We’ve been talking about Pittsburgh’s250th celebration. What year and monthwas Pittsburgh founded?

We’ve been talking about Pittsburgh’s250th celebration. What year and monthwas Pittsburgh founded?

November 1758

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