[theme music] MALE ANNOUNCER: Why did an angry mob torch Philadelphia Hall in the middle of a speech given by Angelina Grimke?

And what one-time resident of Pennsylvania wrote the text for three of Mozart's greatest operas?

You want to find out, then play The Pennsylvania Game.

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Now let's get the game started.

Here's the host of The Pennsylvania Game, the woman with all the answers, but doesn't have a clue-- Lynn Cullen.

Hi.

Hi.

[chuckles] [applause] Ho ho ho ho.

Yeah, all the answers are right here.

I don't have a clue, that's true.

But I'm so excited today.

This is our first student edition of The Pennsylvania Game.

And let's, in fact, right now meet our whiz kid panel.

Kyle Stark is a ninth grader at Bradford Area High School, where he's a member of the Bradford high baseball team and a straight A student.

Welcome, Kyle Stark.

[applause] She is an eighth grader at Central Dauphin East Junior High in Harrisburg, a scholastic honor student, and musician.

Please welcome Jennifer Plichta.

[applause] And he's a ninth grader at Bald Eagle Area Junior/Senior High School, where he's involved in Students Against Drunk Driving-- SADD.

Please welcome Warren Hoover, who's not sad.

[applause] All righty, guys.

Are we ready?

Are we ready?

This next question-- this first question is really bizarre.

You're going to enjoy this, even if you don't know the answer-- [WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART, "DON GIOVANNI"] MALE ANNOUNCER: The man who wrote the text for three of Mozart's greatest operas-- Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, and Cosi fan tutte was once a resident of Pennsylvania.

Lorenzo Da Ponte was often one step ahead of his creditors and the law.

Fleeing Europe after his 1805 bankruptcy, he came to the United States where he pursued a variety of occupations.

In addition to being a grocer in New York, Lorenzo Da Ponte was also, A, violin maker in Philadelphia, B, a constable in Lancaster, C, a distiller in Sunbury, or D, a music publisher in Harrisburg.

[chuckles] LYNN CULLEN: Bizarre how this guy worked with Mozart.

He ends up being a grocer in New York.

And he's one of those things, too, before it was all-- Lorenzo Da Ponte-- what do you think?

They don't have the slightest idea.

But I need you to make a guess or an educated choice and figure it out, OK?

We got our votes in?

Kyle, what do you think?

I chose D, just because he was with music and stuff.

LYNN CULLEN: OK. That makes sense.

It would make sense-- a music publisher.

It makes sense.

That's probably why it's wrong, in fact.

Jennifer, what'd you choose.

JENNIFER PLICHTA: I also choose D. I thought that probably because he had written the words, he might publish music.

And that's how he got involved.

OK, again makes sense.

So you're going wrong here.

You're being rational.

This is not a rational show.

[chuckles] Warren what do you think?

I chose A because Mozart's music probably would go well with a violin.

And so he would make violins for Mozart's people.

LYNN CULLEN: OK. Now, you could have chosen a constable because he was always one step ahead of the law, distiller because he might have had to drink as he was always in trouble and he was a nervous wreck.

Let's find out, in fact.

Lorenzo.

Da Ponte, what was-- MALE ANNOUNCER: The answer is C, distiller in Sunbury.

From 1811 to 1818, the librettist of three of the world's greatest operas sold spirits to the residents of this Northumberland County community.

Lorenzo Da Ponte knew about Sunbury because his wife's family had moved there.

And according to his memoirs, it was during his first visit that he, quote, "fell in love with it so completely that I decided to settle there."

But making a living was difficult.

Never much of a businessman, Da Ponte was taken advantage of by the adventures and fortune seekers that flocked to any frontier town.

He arrived, he said, with quote, "merchandise worth over $3,000.

When I departed from Sunbury, an old carriage, a broken-down horse, and 12 silver coins constituted all my possessions."

He returned to New York where he made a modest living teaching Italian and introducing Americans to the sublime operas that Mozart and he had created.

LYNN CULLEN: Ah, yeah Lorenzo Da Ponte.

I mean, today he probably could have gotten a job with MTV or something and made music videos.

It might have been a lot easier on him.

This next question is a lot less serious.

Maybe you'll have a sporting chance here.

MALE ANNOUNCER: In 1962, ABC'S Wide World of Sports covered their very first sporting event-- an event that took place in Pennsylvania.

What was it?

A, Penn Relays Track and Field Meet, B, Pro Bowlers Tour, C, World Gymnastics Championships, or D All-Star Baseball Game.

LYNN CULLEN: OK, that's definitely become one of the most watched sports shows-- ABC'S Wide World of Sports, its first one right here in Pennsylvania.

What was it?

What was it?

Take your choices.

[music playing] And Jennifer, explain yourself.

I chose B. LYNN CULLEN: Mm-hmm.

Not sure why.

Maybe because it was indoors and it was easier to get the cameras in there and set up.

LYNN CULLEN: Interesting, interesting.

You're starting to think in the sort of perverse way that we like on The Pennsylvania Game.

Warren.

I chose A because-- I don't know.

I don't have any clue.

[laughter] Because I wasn't alive back then like you were.

LYNN CULLEN: I beg your pardon.

[laughter] I was barely alive myself.

Gee whiz, these kids, I knew they'd be trouble.

What about you, Kyle?

I chose B. LYNN CULLEN: B-- bowling again.

I don't have a clue either.

[laughter] Well, guess what?

I don't have a clue.

I've got the answer.

And now you're about to find out what it is.

MALE ANNOUNCER: The answer is A-- The Penn Relays Track and Field Meet.

Hosted by Jim McKay, coverage of the Penn Relays Track and Field Meet, which was held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, was a brand-new concept in sports coverage.

OK, there you have it.

Kyle, I understand you're into sports a bit.

What kind of competition have you been involved in?

I'm playing for the high school team in baseball.

And I play quite a bit of volleyball.

What position in baseball?

Second base Second base?

All right, there's a lot of action at second base.

Great, how about the Pirates this year?

They're looking OK. Yeah, yeah.

Jennifer-- good heavens you play the piano, the clarinet.

You compose music.

You study dance.

You collect miniature seashells and buttons.

Yes.

LYNN CULLEN: And you get good grades in school.

Do you sleep?

Sometimes.

LYNN CULLEN: Why do you collect buttons?

I don't know.

I've gone all these places and I see buttons.

And so I just started buying a few because I like them.

And I just decided to keep collecting them.

LYNN CULLEN: Interesting.

They are.

I mean, if you start looking at them, they're beautiful little things often-- or big things for that matter.

Warren, I have here that you'd like to be an astronaut.

I mean, is that just a dream, or is that something you're really going to work toward?

That's something I really want to be because-- I don't know.

I told my parents I want to risk my life when I get older.

Like, have fun.

[laughter] Not be always working and stuff.

Have fun while I'm working.

LYNN CULLEN: And risk your life.

Yeah.

I'm sure your parents were delighted to hear that.

That's what I'd like to hear from my son.

Oh my heavens, oh my heavens.

Hey, listen, let's get back to the game now that we know you all a little bit more, and look at an old governor.

MALE ANNOUNCER: Throughout the Civil War Pennsylvania's, Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin was whole-heartedly devoted to the Union.

He worked tirelessly for victory, and mobilized the people and resources of Pennsylvania in defense of the Union.

For this, he earned a title in which he took great pride.

Was it A, Angel of the Union, B, Soldier's Friend, C, Governor of Defense, or D, The Captain.

LYNN CULLEN: OK, OK, governor Curtin-- all of those names would be ones that are nice names for this guy.

By the way, did he have a bizarre haircut or what?

We might see him later again.

Have you made your choices?

Yes, yes, yes?

Warren, what'd you choose?

A again, because I got it right last time when I-- [laughter] You're going to get stuck on A, are you?

OK, A it is.

Kyle?

I chose D because The Captain's honorable and stuff.

LYNN CULLEN: OK, OK.

Remember that poem, "O Captain!

My Captain!"

Da da da, shu-boom.

You know that?

Did you learn that?

Was it Walt Whitman about Abraham Lincoln or something?

What the heck.

I don't know.

What am I talking about?

Jennifer, help me.

I chose D. I just thought it sounded nice.

LYNN CULLEN: It does.

For that matter, they all do.

Let's see which, in fact, Governor Curtin was called.

MALE ANNOUNCER: The answer is B-- Soldier's Friend.

Governor Curtin set up a state military agency in Washington to represent the individual Pennsylvania soldiers in their dealings with the federal government.

He also created special schools for soldiers' orphans so that they could be educated at state expense.

On a personal level, he made constant visits to the camps and hospitals to give Pennsylvania soldiers every aid that was within his power.

LYNN CULLEN: He was the Soldier's Friend.

Taking a look at the score early in the game, it's a tight one.

We have Kyle and Warren with one point apiece, Jennifer yet to score her first point.

But she'll be coming on strong.

[applause] [music playing] OK, that music means it's time for our first clue of the Mystery Pennsylvanian.

Listen up.

You might get it on this one.

Born in New York in 1846, this inventor patented the foundation of his fame and fortune while living in Pittsburgh.

Born in New York in 1846, this inventor patented the foundation of his fame and fortune while living in Pittsburgh.

(SINGING) Dut dut dut dut dut.

Dut dut dut dut.

That's supposed to help you think?

It's supposed to drive them crazy!

[laughter] You just think about that.

If you think you know, put it on line one.

Otherwise, just forget it and I'll give you two more clues as the show goes on.

Let's get back to the regular game and take a ride in Pennsylvania.

MALE ANNOUNCER: Route 30 from Philadelphia to Lancaster was the first hard-surfaced long-distance road in the United States.

When built 200 years ago, this 70-mile section of Route 30 cost $464,000, or nearly $7,000 per mile.

How much does it cost to build a mile of interstate highway in Philadelphia today?

Is it a $1 million, B, $10 million, C, $50 million, or D, $100 million?

LYNN CULLEN: Aye yi yi.

Whatever the answer is, it's terrible!

It's terrible.

You don't realize this now.

But yow-ee, how much does it cost to build a mile of interstate highway in Philadelphia today?

Whatever it is, it isn't cheap.

Take a gander at those possibilities and lock in your answers.

Kyle, what do you think?

I guessed B because I thought $1 million was too cheap for these days.

And I thought C and D were a little bit expensive.

LYNN CULLEN: I think they're all a little bit expensive.

Yeah, what's $1 million here and there though among friends?

Jennifer, what do you think?

Well, they've been raising taxes.

So they must be raising them to build something.

Why not highways?

[chuckles] LYNN CULLEN: Why not?

Would they would use them to build highways.

So what did you-- how much money?

JENNIFER PLICHTA: C. LYNN CULLEN: C?

$50 million.

Well, we've gone from $10 to $50.

Warren?

Well, I chose B because-- well, it's just expensive to build a highway, and especially in Philadelphia since Philadelphia is so expensive.

LYNN CULLEN: Mm-hmm.

Just how expensive you might be surprised to learn.

Let's find out.

MALE ANNOUNCER: The answer is D-- $100 million.

When it comes to road construction costs vary widely.

A two-lane limited-access highway in rural areas, for example, averages $3.6 million per mile.

Bridges, additional lanes, and interchanges add substantially to cost.

In 1991, PennDOT spent $735 million on road reconstruction and new construction.

We spent another $740 million on road maintenance, including repainting lines, snow removal, and sign replacement.

It's information like that that makes us taxpayers-- ugh, a little ill.

So let's go back to when it probably cost only about $10 to do a mile of road.

We're going back to the last century, OK, with this next question.

Listen up.

MALE ANNOUNCER: On May 16, 1838, Angelina Grimke delivered a speech at a three-day convention held in Pennsylvania Hall, Philadelphia.

At the end of the third day, an angry mob entered the hall, set fire to it, and demolished the building.

What kind of convention was it-- A, women's rights, B abolition, C, witchcraft, or D, temperance?

LYNN CULLEN: Hmm.

What do you think that convention was about?

This is a tough one because all those possibilities are definitely possibilities.

Got your answers locked in?

Jennifer, which one did you-- I chose C-- witchcraft.

LYNN CULLEN: Witchcraft.

Because it might have taken them a while to find out what they actually were having the convention for.

Whereas if it was women's rights, they might have known right away.

LYNN CULLEN: I see.

OK. Warren?

Well I chose A because men, they don't like women to have a lot of rights.

And so-- [laughter] LYNN CULLEN: Are you talking in the present tense?

Are you talking about 1843, or whatever that was?

I think-- Still?

Been the same.

It's been the same for a long time.

Yeah, yeah, right.

All right, A it is for you.

And Kyle, what do you think?

I chose D, and they're all a toss-up.

LYNN CULLEN: OK, temperance you think.

So we have a women's rights, a witchcraft, and a temperance.

Let's find out, in fact, what kind of convention this really was.

MALE ANNOUNCER: The answer is B-- abolition.

Angelina Grimke was the daughter of a wealthy aristocratic slaveholding judge in Charleston, South Carolina.

As a young woman, she detested slavery.

She eventually moved north to Philadelphia, where she became a Quaker and active in the abolitionist movement.

On May 16, 1838, Angelina Grimke delivered an emotional speech at the National Anti-Slavery Convention.

While Grimke spoke, an angry crowd outside kept up a constant uproar and pelted stones against the windows.

At the end of the third day, the mob entered the hall and burned the building to the ground.

[music playing] OK, that's interesting, because that's a Southern woman making an anti-slavery speech in the North, and a Northern crowd burning down the hall.

Goes against what you might think was going on in those days.

Interesting.

Listen, the score-- I goofed.

I goofed.

The score is Warren has one point, and Kyle and Jennifer don't have anything yet.

I'm sorry, Kyle.

I inadvertently gave you a point.

[applause] [music playing] Oh boy.

Here's that Mystery Pennsylvanian again who's a mystery to us.

But here's the second clue.

He established the first planned community in the United States.

It's called Wilmerding.

I love that name-- Wilmerding.

It's near Pittsburgh.

This man established the first planned community in the United States-- Wilmerding, near Pittsburgh.

He was an inventor and he made his fortune in Pittsburgh.

If you can get it on this clue, you would get two points at the end of the game.

OK, here's another question, and it has to do with movies and movies made in Pennsylvania-- and maybe a movie you have seen.

Let's look.

MALE ANNOUNCER: The movie Witness, starring Harrison Ford, was filmed primarily in Lancaster County.

But the murder, which sets the stage for this 1985 thriller, takes place somewhere in Philadelphia.

Where?

Was it A, Philadelphia International Airport, B, Philadelphia Train Station, C, Fairmount Park, or D, Philadelphia Art Museum?

LYNN CULLEN: Hmm.

Now, if you saw the movie, you got a better chance here.

If you can remember it and you saw the movie, you've got a better chance here.

Where do you think that murder took place?

[music playing] Warren?

WARREN HOOVER: Well, I saw the movie.

And I don't remember it.

[laughter] But I picked B because I thought trains would probably be used a lot back then-- a lot more than airports would so.

OK.

I know what that's like, though.

You saw the movie, but I don't remember it.

That happens to me all the time.

Kyle, what do you think?

I guessed C because park-- peaceful and everything.

But then, I mean, you don't really know what's going on.

LYNN CULLEN: OK, OK.

Heaven knows there's enough murders in parks.

And Jennifer?

I chose A. I haven't seen the movie and I didn't really know.

LYNN CULLEN: OK, so it's a stab in the dark.

Speaking of murders-- stabbings.

Let's see.

Let's see where we are.

MALE ANNOUNCER: The answer is B-- The Philadelphia Train Station.

The murder of a police officer is the starting point for this romance-thriller starring Harrison Ford as a streetwise Philadelphia detective who hides from his enemies among the peaceful pastoral Amish of Lancaster County.

OK, I'm wondering how you guys are doing at home.

This is not an easy game.

I warned these students beforehand.

I bet you're not going to get any of these because I didn't know the answers-- if I didn't have them right here.

By the way, Lancaster County also was the setting for The Boys from Brazil, which had some murder scenes in it as well.

Moving on, this is about something that some students in Pennsylvania tried to do.

MALE ANNOUNCER: Although not old enough to vote, sixth graders from Centre Hall Elementary School, Centre County, became the first students in Pennsylvania to draft legislation.

In 1990, shortly before Earth Day, they formed a group called SAVED-- Students Against Vicious Environmental Destruction, and led a movement to ban a certain activity in Pennsylvania.

What activity where they tried to ban.

Was it A, group launching of helium-filled balloons, B, live bird shoots in Pennsylvania, C, driving three-wheel ATVs on State Forest Lands, or D, smoking in public?

LYNN CULLEN: OK, we know our younger generation is very environmentally conscious.

Which one of those things do you think these students tried to get banned?

Kyle?

I guessed C, because I know a lot of people complain about ATVs in the forest.

LYNN CULLEN: Heaven knows.

People complain about all of these things, in fact.

Jennifer.

I also chose C because they want to save the trees.

LYNN CULLEN: OK. Warren?

Well, I chose D because smoking's a big problem.

And I own a four-wheeler, and three-wheelers have been-- you've not been allowed to ride three-wheelers on a road for a long time.

LYNN CULLEN: So you figure they're already banned.

Yeah.

LYNN CULLEN: OK, but smoking, Yes.

Boy, I feel sorry for smokers today, I have to admit.

Boy, are they under the gun.

Let's see.

MALE ANNOUNCER: The answer is A-- group launching of helium-filled balloons.

Shortly before Earth Day, three of the sixth graders, along with their teacher Steve Flegel, spoke at a news conference in Harrisburg, and assisted representative Ruth Rudy in introducing the legislation.

The purpose of the bill is to protect animals, especially marine animals, who often die after ingesting latex balloons, and to prevent litter caused by balloon launches.

Well, needless to say, that piece of legislation went absolutely nowhere, because politicians launch more balloons than anybody else.

They're called trial balloons.

Like, they were going to ban balloons-- [grumbles] OK, we've had some crime questions.

I'm afraid here's another one.

MALE ANNOUNCER: A crime prevention campaign that is recognized all across America was started in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania in 1984.

Is it A, Smokey Bear, B, McGruff the Crime Dog, C, National Night Out, or D, Crime Watch?

LYNN CULLEN: Which one was it?

Those are all good anti-crime programs.

But only one of them is the correct answer.

Jennifer, what do you think?

I chose B, because it will get to kids.

LYNN CULLEN: McGruff the Crime Dog.

Yes?

Good answer, good answer.

Warren?

I chose B also because he's against crime.

And some kids are against it, too, and they like dogs.

LYNN CULLEN: Did you say "some kids are against it, too?"

He said "some kids are against it, too."

Oh my gosh.

Kyle.

KYLE STARK: I chose B because I thought that would probably be the most effective program.

LYNN CULLEN: OK B seems to be the answer that our panel thinks is the right one.

Let's see if they're right.

MALE ANNOUNCER: The answer is C. National Night Out is a coast-to-coast Crime Watch sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch.

On the first Tuesday of each August, more than 25 million people all over America turn off their TVs, turn on their porch lights, walk outside, and greet and meet their neighbors.

America's Night Out Against Crime also features family cookouts, parades, and visits from local police.

[music playing] LYNN CULLEN: Ooh.

Time for our final Mystery Pennsylvanian clue.

You can be sure if you get his name right.

"You can be sure" if you get his name right.

They're looking at me like, what is she talking about?

This guy was an inventor.

He built a planned community near Pittsburgh.

He patented products.

"You can be sure."

We don't know.

Did anybody write anything down?

I did.

LYNN CULLEN: Jennifer, you took a shot?

I put down Andrew Carnegie because he's the only one I know from-- LYNN CULLEN: Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh, yeah.

And he made a fortune.

LYNN CULLEN: He sure did, he sure did.

His family members are still spending it even as we speak.

Anybody else take a shot?

No, no, no?

Well I told you this was tough.

Let's find out who this guy was.

MALE ANNOUNCER: George Westinghouse was born in Central Bridge, New York, in 1846.

But he invented the railroad air brake, the foundation of his fame and fortune, while living in the Homewood district of Pittsburgh.

An inventive genius, he made tremendous contributions to humankind.

At 19, he received his first patent for the rotary steam engine, which he later converted into a water meter.

Among his other patents were the air compressor, auxiliary telephone exchange, carburetor, pressure regulator, electrical converter, electric meter, gas engine, elevator, and the furnace.

In 48 years, George Westinghouse took out 400 patents.

That's one every month and a half of his working life.

He organized companies in the US, England, France, and Russia.

Today, the Westinghouse Electric company, which he started, is ranked 30th of Fortune 500 companies.

George Westinghouse-- a famous Pennsylvanian.

LYNN CULLEN: Yeah, famous Pennsylvanian, a brilliant Pennsylvanian, a rich Pennsylvanian.

Do you know, he learned how to make things by working with his father, who built agricultural and mill machinery?

But every time he came up with an idea and told his father about it, and tried to sell his father on it-- and say, hey, would you help me with this, would you invest in this, his father said, nah, it doesn't have a chance.

His father never, ever got into any of his efforts.

Didn't invest a single dime, which too bad for his dad, because George Westinghouse was one smart cookie.

Well, I told you these questions were tough.

But I hope you had fun.

Did you have fun?

You might even have learned a little bit-- just a little bit.

It was a pleasure having you guys.

You were so much fun.

We'll have to do this again.

The winner-- I guess I should say that.

The winner is, in fact-- who was it?

Warren.

[applause] You won.

You actually get a prize.

Do you know that?

We have a Penn Pack, which is this box full of products made in Pennsylvania.

And you might be surprised to see what's in there.

There are lots of things made in this state.

And maybe you can take that home and it'll be a trophy of sorts.

OK, so thank you again.

You were great.

Thank the audience here.

You were great.

And thank you for joining us.

Hope you do it again when we play The Pennsylvania Game [applause] [theme music] MALE ANNOUNCER: The Pennsylvania Game is made possible in part by Uni-Marts Incorporated, with stores in Pennsylvania and New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, serving you with courtesy and convenience every day of the year.

Uni-Marts-- more than a convenience store.

And by the Pennsylvania Public Television Network.

FEMALE ANNOUNCER: Meals and lodging for contestants of The Pennsylvania Game provided by the Nittany Lion Inn, located on Penn State's University Park campus.

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