Pennsylvania Quiz Multiple Choice Questions
1. When was the charter granting Pennsylvania to William Penn proclaimed?
Answer: 2 April 1681
2. Who signed the charter granting Pennsylvania to William Penn?
Answer: Charles II
3. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Answer: Philadelphia
4. Which state is to the north of Pennsylvania?
Answer: New York
5. What is the motto of Pennsylvania?
Answer: Virtue, liberty and independence
6. Which is the capital of Pennsylvania?
Answer: Harrisburg
7. Which is the highest point in Pennsylvania?
Answer: Mount Davis
8. Where did Edwin Laurentine Drake drill the world’s first successful oil well?
Answer: Louisville
9. Where did John Buford defeat Robert Lee in a battle in 1863?
Answer: Gettysburg
10. When was the University of Pennsylvania founded?
Answer: 1740