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Quiz about State History Pennsylvania
Quiz about State History Pennsylvania

State History: Pennsylvania Trivia Quiz


This is all about Pennsylvania, America.

A multiple-choice quiz by password1989. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
password1989
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
53,356
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1829
Last 3 plays: Guest 66 (8/10), bernie73 (9/10), jmel2 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What group of people did William Penn lead to Pennsylvania?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 2 of 10
2. William Penn named his state 'Sylvania'. Who put the 'Penn' on it? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What was the occupation of William Penn's father? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. When was Pennsylvania founded? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Penn was friendly with the Indians that lived there before he arrived.


Question 6 of 10
6. What was the first city of Penn's Pennsylvania?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 7 of 10
7. What was the last of the thirteen colonies to be founded?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 10
8. Quakers object to violence and war.


Question 9 of 10
9. What was the first capital of Pennsylvania?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 10
10. What is the capital of Pennsylvania now?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What group of people did William Penn lead to Pennsylvania?

Answer: Quakers

Willam Penn was a very hard worker in putting the 13 colonies together.
2. William Penn named his state 'Sylvania'. Who put the 'Penn' on it?

Answer: King Charles II

The king gave William Penn the land because the he owed a substantial sum of money to William Penn's father, who had died.
3. What was the occupation of William Penn's father?

Answer: Naval officer

4. When was Pennsylvania founded?

Answer: 28 February 1682

28 February 1682 is the date on which the land charter was granted to William Penn by King Charles II (in order to pay a debt he had owed to his father).
5. Penn was friendly with the Indians that lived there before he arrived.

Answer: True

The Indians and William Penn were good friends.
6. What was the first city of Penn's Pennsylvania?

Answer: Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the city of 'Brotherly Love'. The town of Chester is older, however, having been established by Swedish settlers in the early 1640s.
7. What was the last of the thirteen colonies to be founded?

Answer: Georgia

Georgia was founded in 1733, initially to allow bankrupts to start a new life.
8. Quakers object to violence and war.

Answer: True

The Quakers never believed in violence and were among the first pacifists.
9. What was the first capital of Pennsylvania?

Answer: Philadelphia

Various other cities played the role of capital later.
10. What is the capital of Pennsylvania now?

Answer: Harrisburg

Tom Ridge was also the former governor of Pennsylvania.
Source: Author password1989

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