Thursday, September 29, 2005

Do You Know Pittsburgh??

My niece sent this in an email yesterday. Since I have no knitting news I thought yunz Pittsburghers might enjoy it. I got a little over half correct but my husband really kicked butt!! (of course he's a lot older than me and can remember all this stuff :-) Actually, a lot of them are sports related and he knew all of those. Enjoy!



>Subject: What do you really know about Pittsburgh?>>Let's see who really knows Pittsburgh. The answers appear below, but don't>cheat and look ahead. If you have lived away from Pittsburgh give you self>extra points for each answer!!!>>REMEMBER: NO CHEATING!!!>>>>
1. Newscaster Bill Burns used to end his newscasts with this phrase:>_________, ____________ and _____________.>>
2. Name two members of the Rooney family._____________ and>_______________.>>
3. Pittsburgh once had a bridge to__________________.>>
4. What was Ricki Wertz dog's name?__________________>>
5. Famous Pittsburgh DJ Clark ___________.>>
6. What was Bill Cardille's nickname?_______________>>
7. Which pro wrestling champ was from Pittsburgh?_______________>>
8. Paul Long's news partner was Don ____________.>>
9. Name the parts of a Primanti's sandwich: _________________________>>
10. Bob Prince's nickname was:_____________________>>
11. Myron Cope invented the______________________>>
12. Which tunnels are on the Parkway West______________>>
13. What tunnels are on the Parkway East______________>>
14. What is the Pittsburgh subway system called?________________>>
15. Paul Shannon hosted:___________________________>>
16. Nosmo King was played by _____________________>>
17. In which famous Market Square restaurant can a street person eat atthe>same table as a business executive? __________________________________>>
18. Which part of Pittsburgh was Forbes Field in?________________>>
19. Which part of Pittsburgh was Three Rivers Stadium in? ________________>>
20. Name the three rivers in Pittsburgh: ___________, __________, and>___________>>
21. What number did Roberto Clemente wear? ________>>
22. What number did Joe Greene wear? _________>>
23. If you go up the Incline, where will it take you?_________________>>
24. Which state park is located in downtown Pittsburgh? ______________>>
25. Name the first radio station in Pittsburgh: _____________>>
26. During the 70's, what radio station encouraged listeners to answer>their phones with "I listen to the new sound of _______">>
27. The Host of Dialing for Dollars was Del___________>>
28. The host of Bowling for Dollars was Nick_________ _>>
29. The host of Popeye and Knish was Hank__________.>>
30. Jack Lambert said quarterbacks should____________.>>
31. A Saturday morning Tarzan Theater was hosted by Don _______________.>>
32. The minor league hockey team in Pittsburgh was _______________.>>
33. The Two ABA franchises in Pittsburgh were the _____________and>the____________.>>
34. Chicken on the Hill with ______________.>>
35. Who can? ________________.>>
36. Ring a ling a ling give ____________a ring.>>
37. Century Three Chevrolet________________________.>>
38. Eat and Park's the place for ______________.>>
39. What cabaret type showroom was located in Monroeville?______________.>>
40. Name four quarterbacks from the Pittsburgh area that played in the>Super Bowl (there are more than four) ___________ ___________ ___________>___________>>
41. Who played Handy Man Negri on Mister RogersNeighborhood?______________>>
42. What section of Pittsburgh would you go to buy fruits and>vegetables?___________>>
43. The Civic Arena is located just below what area of Pittsburgh?>__________________>>
44. Which 3 Pittsburgh Colleges play Division 1 basketball?_______________>_______________ _______________>>
45. Wholey's is known for:_________________.>>
46. What hotel is famous for it's dancers_______________>>
47. Pittsburgh railroad workers did a dance while they worked. It became>known as __________ __________>>
48. The first owner of the Steelers was:_________________>>
49. The paddle boats on the rivers are the ____________ _________ Fleet>>
50. The Pittsburgh USFL team was the _____________>>>> >





Answers:> >> >
1. Good night, Good Luck and Good News Tomorrow> >
2. Art and Dan> >
3. Nowhere> >
4. Copper> >
5. Race> >
6. Chilly Billy> >
7. Bruno Sammartino> >
8. Cannon> >
9. Italian Bread, meat, cheese, tomato, coleslaw, french fries> >
10. The Gunner> >
11. Terrible Towel> >
12. Fort Pitt> >
13. Squirrel Hill> >
14. T> >
15. Adventure Time> >
16. Paul Shannon> >
17. The Oyster House> >
18. Oakland> >
19. North Side> >
20. Allegheny, Monongahela, Ohio> >
21. 21> >
22. 75> >
23. Mt. Washington> >
24. Point State Park> >
25. KDKA> >
26. 13Q> >
27. Taylor> >
28. Perry> >
29. Stohl> >
30. Wear Dresses> >
31. Riggs> >
32. Hornets> >
33. Pipers-Condors> >
34. Will> >
35. American> >
36. Roth> >
37. Lebanon Church Road Pittsburgh> >
38. Smiles> >
39. Holiday House> >
40. Johnny Unitas, Dan Marino, Joe Montana, Terry Hanratty, Jim Kelly,>George Blanda, Scott Zolak, Joe Namath> >
41. Joe Negri> >
42. The Strip> >
43. The Hill District> >
44. Pitt, Duquesne and Robert Morris> >
45. Seafood> >
46. Edison> >
47. Gandy Dancing> >
48. Art Rooney> >
49. Gateway Clipper> >
50. Maulers>

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