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Pennsylvania State Facts

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What was Scranton’s July 1, 2025 population estimate?

  • 58,366
  • 75,514
  • 91,838
  • 307,632
Correct answer(s):
  • 75,514

What was Lancaster’s July 1, 2025 population estimate?

  • 1,574,281
  • 307,632
  • 50,522
  • 58,366
Correct answer(s):
  • 58,366

What was Harrisburg’s July 1, 2025 population estimate?

  • 50,522
  • 58,366
  • 79,644
  • 75,514
Correct answer(s):
  • 50,522

Which statement about Central Lowlands is correct?

  • Central Lowlands is a Great Lake bordering Pennsylvania.
  • Central Lowlands is Pennsylvania’s capital city.
  • Central Lowlands is one of Pennsylvania’s six physiographic provinces.
  • Central Lowlands is one of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.
Correct answer(s):
  • Central Lowlands is one of Pennsylvania's six physiographic provinces.

Is Appalachian Plateaus an official Pennsylvania physiographic province?

  • Appalachian Plateaus is one of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.
  • Appalachian Plateaus is one of Pennsylvania’s six physiographic provinces.
  • Appalachian Plateaus is a Great Lake bordering Pennsylvania.
  • Appalachian Plateaus is Pennsylvania’s capital city.
Correct answer(s):
  • Appalachian Plateaus is one of Pennsylvania's six physiographic provinces.

What was Pennsylvania’s 2020 population density?

  • 90.6 people per square mile
  • 490.6 people per square mile
  • 290.6 people per square mile
  • 790.6 people per square mile
Correct answer(s):
  • 290.6 people per square mile

Which statement about Ridge and Valley is correct?

  • Ridge and Valley is one of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.
  • Ridge and Valley is a Great Lake bordering Pennsylvania.
  • Ridge and Valley is Pennsylvania’s capital city.
  • Ridge and Valley is one of Pennsylvania’s six physiographic provinces.
Correct answer(s):
  • Ridge and Valley is one of Pennsylvania's six physiographic provinces.

Which city served as an early capital of Pennsylvania?

  • Pittsburgh
  • Scranton
  • Philadelphia
  • Erie
Correct answer(s):
  • Philadelphia

Which statement about New England is correct?

  • New England is one of Pennsylvania’s six physiographic provinces.
  • New England is one of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.
  • New England is Pennsylvania’s capital city.
  • New England is a Great Lake bordering Pennsylvania.
Correct answer(s):
  • New England is one of Pennsylvania's six physiographic provinces.

To which city did Pennsylvania’s state government move in 1799?

  • Erie
  • Lancaster
  • Allentown
  • Reading
Correct answer(s):
  • Lancaster

Which statement about Piedmont is correct?

  • Piedmont is one of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.
  • Piedmont is Pennsylvania’s capital city.
  • Piedmont is one of Pennsylvania’s six physiographic provinces.
  • Piedmont is a Great Lake bordering Pennsylvania.
Correct answer(s):
  • Piedmont is one of Pennsylvania's six physiographic provinces.

What is Pennsylvania’s state tree?

  • White Pine
  • Sugar Maple
  • Red Oak
  • Eastern Hemlock
Correct answer(s):
  • Eastern Hemlock

What is Pennsylvania’s state animal?

  • Black Bear
  • White-Tailed Deer
  • Beaver
  • Elk
Correct answer(s):
  • White-Tailed Deer

What is Pennsylvania’s state fish?

  • Rainbow Trout
  • Brook Trout
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Walleye
Correct answer(s):
  • Brook Trout

What is Pennsylvania’s state insect?

  • Honey Bee
  • Lady Beetle
  • Firefly
  • Monarch Butterfly
Correct answer(s):
  • Firefly

What is Pennsylvania’s state beverage?

  • Milk
  • Grape Juice
  • Spring Water
  • Apple Cider
Correct answer(s):
  • Milk