NARRATOR: "A penny saved is a penny earned."

You know it was Ben Franklin who wrote it, but under what pen name?

In 1992, a law was passed giving students in Pennsylvania the legal right to do what?

Find out as we all play The Pennsylvania Game.

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Now let's get the game started.

Here's the host of The Pennsylvania Game, a woman with a penchant for Pennsylvania, Lynn Cullen.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Enough already.

Cut it out.

A penchant for Pennsylvania, is that what they said?

Alliteration.

My English teacher always said don't use it.

Don't.

How about a passion for Pennsylvania?

How about a panel, a passionate penchant for your panel?

Here they are.

Let me introduce them, in fact.

Our first panelist might be a familiar face to you who watch The Pennsylvania Game.

He's a clinical and forensic psychologist in practice in State College.

Please welcome the amazing Dr. Steven Ragusea.

And she is vice president of development and community relations and executive producer at WLVT-TV in Allentown, Bethlehem.

Please welcome Shelley Brown.

Finally, Chris Moore is an Emmy award-winning producer from WQED TV in Pittsburgh, also a talk show host for WCXJ radio.

Welcome, Chris Moore.

I'm not even going to try to do a segue to this.

Fish and visitors stink after three days.

That ring a bell?

It sort of does in my head.

If it does, it leads us into our first question.

NARRATOR: Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack appeared annually from 1733 until 1758.

They were immensely popular among the colonists.

The almanacs were published in Philadelphia under a pen name.

Was Benjamin Franklin's pen name, A, Richard Saunders, B, Benjamin Richards, C, Frank Richardson, or, D, Richard Poor?

LYNN CULLEN: Weird, huh?

You thought it was Poor Richard.

It's not.

It's one of these other things.

One of those things is correct.

Panel, I need you to insert your responses with your index finger or whatever finger you want to.

Have you voted?

Mm-hmm.

LYNN CULLEN: OK. Steve, what did you think?

I like Richard Poor.

It sounds like a rap star's name.

And I think he probably chose that and started the movement way back then.

LYNN CULLEN: Rap was big then.

Yeah.

Think I recall that.

Oh, boy.

Shelley.

I chose D also because it was the first question, and I panicked.

Good answer, good answer.

Good explanation.

Chris.

Well, it's unanimous.

I chose D. It's a little-known fact.

Richard Poor actually was the first winner of the Pennsylvania Lottery also.

LYNN CULLEN: Is that true?

He ain't so poor anymore.

Richard Poor is now rich.

Oy.

Let's find out what the answer is.

NARRATOR: The answer is A, Richard Saunders.

Benjamin Franklin was one of the most remarkable Americans who ever lived-- author, printer, statesman, national hero.

Franklin succeeded brilliantly at a wide variety of careers.

His almanacs, published in Philadelphia as the work of a fictional Richard Saunders, and thus Poor Richard, were published from 1733 until 1758.

Typically, they contained calendars, weather predictions, advice, recipes, and other useful information.

Poor Richard's proverbs, adages, and maxims were sometimes original, sometimes not, but all were tremendously popular among the colonists.

[chuckles] Did you notice in that how the S's were F's?

That's always so funny to read that.

Eclipses, it said eclipses.

Anyway, moving on.

Some more history for you-- if you've boned up on your history, you're going to be in good shape.

This is a question about-- that's a little weird because three of the things are correct.

One is incorrect.

So remember that.

NARRATOR: Born in Cove Gap, Franklin County in 1791, James Buchanan was the only president from Pennsylvania and the only president who never married.

We know that he attended Dickinson College and later practiced law in Lancaster, but he remains one of America's least-known statesmen.

Which of the following remarks is not true about our nation's 15th president?

Is it, A, he was expelled from college for engaging in extravagance and mischief, B, his fiancée died of hysteria following a lover's quarrel, C, his sight was uneven-- one eye nearsighted, the other farsighted-- or, D, his death is officially listed as stomach inflammation, but it is well known that he died from alcoholism?

LYNN CULLEN: Ah, poor James Buchanan, the Rodney Dangerfield of American presidents and Pennsylvania's only one.

Three of those statements are, in fact, true of his life and/or death.

Which one is not?

[vocalizing] Have you voted?

STEVE RAGUSEA: Yes.

Shelley, have you voted?

Yes, yes.

LYNN CULLEN: OK.

Yes?

Yes.

LYNN CULLEN: What did you vote?

C. I said C because I thought although if any of these things are true, he's a really interesting guy.

And I don't know what happened to him, but I'll say C. OK.

He had one eye that saw this away and the other eye that saw that away.

Strange.

Chris?

I said C because he wasn't wearing glasses in any of the portraits that they showed of him.

Good answer, good answer.

Steve.

As a psychologist, I felt compelled to pick B because no one ever died of hysteria ever, and we can document that pretty well.

But I didn't.

I chose A instead for no good reason.

LYNN CULLEN: You said that he was not expelled from college.

That's correct.

LYNN CULLEN: You feel that he was not expelled from-- they were always saying women were dying of hysteria or women had hysteria.

STEVE RAGUSEA: Of the vapors and things like that.

Yeah, vapors, right, vapors.

I'm going to get vapors myself if we don't find out which is the correct answer.

NARRATOR: The answer is D. James Buchanan died of old age June 1, 1868 at his Wheatland mansion near Lancaster.

He was 75.

All of the other remarks about Buchanan are true, though there is some debate about his fiancée's death.

Some historians say Ann Coleman died of hysteria.

Others say the cause of death was suicide.

And we want to thank Andrea Gingrich of Cornwall who sent us that question.

And she will get a year subscription to Pennsylvania Magazine as a result.

OK, you.

A forensic psychologist, what does that mean?

We apply the science of psychology to court-related matters.

So we deal with insanity pleas, competency issues, child custody issues, things of that nature.

So you're often an expert witness then?

STEVE RAGUSEA: Yes, that's correct.

LYNN CULLEN: OK, OK. Shelley.

I usually do better than I am today.

LYNN CULLEN: [chuckles] An expert, right?

And you're not being so on this show today.

Shelley though, you're an award-winning producer, writer, on-air host.

Which do you like doing best?

You'd think I'd know some of the answers to this.

I don't know.

I enjoy it all.

It's fun.

That's it?

It's fun?

Your job is fun?

It's fun.

I've never been on this side of things.

This is not fun.

LYNN CULLEN: Not fun?

Well, if I had answered something right, I think I'd think it was.

OK. Chris, your documentary of Wylie Avenue Days was just, I thought, brilliant, having enjoyed it as a consumer of public television.

But it won an Emmy Award.

You won an Emmy for that.

Yes, it did.

Well, the team won an Emmy.

We have a good team at WQED, and there's a lot of people who put it together, not just me.

I wish I could take credit for it solely, but I can't.

Well, for those of you who haven't seen it, if you ever see it in some listings, please make a point of seeing it.

Thank you.

CHRIS MOORE: Thank you.

OK, let's get back to the game.

Again, you're going to have to pay very special attention to this one.

NARRATOR: Witches dominated Pennsylvania folklore, particularly in the Commonwealth's Southeast region well into the 18th century.

According to folklore historians, many people of the time believed that there were a number of ways to protect oneself from a witch's powers.

Which of the following methods was not used?

Was it, A, shouting loud verbal abuse at them, B, throwing water on them, C, carrying protective herbs such as parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme, or, D, wearing boots with iron nails in the soles?

STEVE RAGUSEA: [laughs] Steven Ragusea thinks this is the funniest thing he ever saw.

OK, so three of those are true.

One is not.

We want the one which is not.

OK. What's so funny?

[laughter] Have we voted?

Oh, we have.

OK, Chris.

Go ahead.

Well, I picked B because the only place I ever saw that work was in The Wizard of Oz.

LYNN CULLEN: It worked real good there.

And I'm melting.

Steve.

That's why I picked it.

[laughter] I picked D because I think I know this one.

LYNN CULLEN: You picked D?

Mm-hmm.

Didn't it say that?

LYNN CULLEN: Yes, yes, that's correct.

Because you think you know this one.

I think I know this.

Well, we'll find out if you know this.

Let's see.

NARRATOR: The answer is B.

While throwing water onto a witch was popularized by such movies as The Wizard of Oz, this idea was not a part of the 18th century Pennsylvania folklore, although throwing suspected witches into water to see if they could float was a common test.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

OK, looking at the score, for a while I was afraid it was just going to be a tie till the end, 0, 0, 0.

But we actually have Steve and Chris with 1 point apiece.

All right!

Surged into the lead.

[music playing] OK, our first mystery Pennsylvanian clue, listen up.

Born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza, or just Freddy to his family and friends, he was well known for his amazing voice and his tremendous appetite.

Do you know who this was?

Alfredo Arnold Cocozza, or Freddy.

He had a great voice and an even greater appetite.

If you get this on the first attempt, we'll give you 3 points at the end of the game.

Does spelling count?

LYNN CULLEN: No, spelling doesn't count.

OK, let's move on while you're still mulling that over.

And again, this is going to be one of those questions.

Three are going to be correct.

One will not be.

NARRATOR: Actress Janet Gaynor was born in 1906 in Philadelphia.

In 1927, the first year of the Academy Awards, she became the first actress to win an Oscar for Best Actress.

In fact, that year she captured three Best Actress awards in all.

Which of the following was not one of her 1927 Academy Award-winning films?

Was it, A, A Star Is Born, B, Seventh Heaven, C, Sunrise, or, D, Street Angel?

LYNN CULLEN: Hmm, hmm.

Lots of luck.

(SINGING) Street Angel, Street Angel.

[hums] That must mean everybody has voted, in fact.

Steve.

Are we all going to sing Street Angel?

Is that what we're going to do?

LYNN CULLEN: Well, it wasn't Street-- what am I thinking of?

Teen Angel, that's right.

But we could change it for now.

LYNN CULLEN: Oh, we could.

We could.

No, we could sing, but I'd rather-- I don't think they titled movies with the name "street" in them before 1935.

LYNN CULLEN: [laughs] Gee.

All right.

So you voted-- For D. LYNN CULLEN: For D. Very bizarre.

Well, he's a psychologist.

What do you expect?

Shelley.

I voted for A. I know there have been a number of versions of it, but I took a chance.

LYNN CULLEN: OK, yes, there have been of this movie, a lot of them.

Chris?

I voted for A also because anybody who could win three Academy Awards, it would be so unlikely that one of them would be A Star Is Born.

That's the only reason I picked it.

OK. Well, let's see if, in fact, that makes any sense, if you're correct.

But so appropriate.

NARRATOR: The answer is A.

A Star Is Born was released in 1937, the 10th year of the Academy Awards.

Although Janet Gaynor was nominated for Best Actress in that movie, she lost to Luise Rainer for her performance in The Good Earth.

In 1927, Janet Gaynor won three Oscars, one each for her leading roles in Seventh Heaven, Sunrise, and Street Angel.

OK, OK.

So what do we have here?

Oh, Chris, you're doing the flush with victory.

I see it.

No, that's my Barney suit.

LYNN CULLEN: OK. You guys ready for one more?

Sure.

Absolutely.

LYNN CULLEN: OK, here it comes.

NARRATOR: The great American artist and illustrator Newell Convers Wyeth, better known as NC, made his home in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.

He fostered and encouraged his five children to develop their talents to the fullest.

Four of his five children distinguished themselves in the arts, the most famous of whom is Andrew.

Only Nathaniel chose a career outside of the arts.

In what field did Nathaniel Wyeth make a name for himself?

Was it, A, engineering, B, horticulture, C, physics, or, D, mathematics?

LYNN CULLEN: Hmm.

Nathaniel Wyatt.

LYNN CULLEN: Old Nate Wyeth, what was he-- a physicist, an engineer, a horticulturist, a mathematician?

Everybody's voted?

Shelley?

I said B because that's kind of artsy of the three things, so.

LYNN CULLEN: Horticulture?

Well, more than physics, and mathematics, and engineering.

LYNN CULLEN: [laughs] OK. Why do I think your answers are always so-- I'm sorry.

Chris.

I picked B also.

Everybody knows the famous Wyeth gardens just south of Frostbite Falls, Pennsylvania.

LYNN CULLEN: They do?

Mm-hmm.

STEVE RAGUSEA: Yeah.

Don't you know that, Steve?

Steve knows that.

STEVE RAGUSEA: I know that.

I have news for you.

Everybody doesn't.

I didn't.

CHRIS MOORE: I just made it up.

But I made it up too, and therefore it must be true.

So-- LYNN CULLEN: You went with B.

--that's why we're going with B, yeah.

LYNN CULLEN: We've got the Better Business Bureau again.

I'm so thrilled.

Let's find out if any of these people know what they're talking about.

NARRATOR: The answer is A, engineering.

Nathaniel Wyeth was named the first senior engineering fellow at the DuPont company, the highest technical position at the time.

Holder of 25 patents, he invented the prototype of the plastic bottle used today for carbonated drinks.

Horticulture.

OK, so Nathaniel died in 1990.

Andrew, of course, is the painter-- and his sisters Henriette and Carolyn too, painters-- and was a gifted composer.

That takes care of the Wyeth kids.

OK. Oh, score, score, score, score, score.

Hey, Chris, you're still ahead with two.

Ooh!

LYNN CULLEN: Steve and Shelley, one apiece.

[music playing] And our second clue for our mystery Pennsylvanian.

This talented but undisciplined singer was born in Philadelphia, the same year that Enrico Caruso died.

He was born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza.

He was called Freddy, he did have an amazing voice, and he liked to eat.

He was an undisciplined singer born the same year Enrico Caruso died.

Who is this mystery Pennsylvanian?

Hmm.

LYNN CULLEN: It's obviously a mystery to our panelists.

So let's move on and take a gander at our next question.

NARRATOR: York, Pennsylvania was once the nation's capital when the Continental Congress sought refuge during the British occupation of Philadelphia.

While there, the Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation that binded the 13 colonies into the United States of America.

How long was York the capital of the United States?

Was it, A, one day, B, nine months, C, one year, or, D, one year and nine days?

LYNN CULLEN: Ones and nines in various combinations.

One of them is correct.

It was news to me that York was ever the capital of the United States, but it was.

What we want to know is how long was it the capital of the United States?

Chris, what do you think?

I said one day because it was news to me too.

LYNN CULLEN: OK. You went with one day, A. Steve?

STEVE RAGUSEA: Actually, there were several cities that were the capital for one day, and I'm not sure if York was one of them or not.

They were traveling, trying to get away from the war, and they needed to have a capital wherever they went.

LYNN CULLEN: You sure you aren't thinking of queen for a day?

That's right.

LYNN CULLEN: That's it.

It was queen for a day.

It wasn't capital for a day.

STEVE RAGUSEA: Were you ever queen for a day?

No, no, but I thought I should have been.

Shelley.

I said B because I had heard that.

So I thought it must have been for more than a day, if I'd heard it.

LYNN CULLEN: OK. Well, now we have ABA, the American Bar Association.

Let's see if, in fact, any of you are correct.

NARRATOR: The answer is B, nine months.

After fleeing Philadelphia, the Continental Congress resumed sessions in York's Colonial Courthouse, located in Center Square.

The tiny frontier town was capital of the United States from September 30, 1777 until June 27, 1778.

And Steve, in fact, you were absolutely correct.

They stopped for one day in Lancaster.

That was the capital for one day.

But you were right.

They were on the run.

Here's another question, an interesting question, in fact.

And it's not history.

This happened this year.

NARRATOR: In 1992, the Pennsylvania legislature passed a law giving both public and private school students the legal right to, A, sue their school if they graduate functionally illiterate, B, refuse to dissect animals in the classroom, C, refuse to pledge allegiance to the American flag, or, D, remain in school during pregnancy.

LYNN CULLEN: Oh, boy.

It happened last year.

What do I know?

I'm still putting '92 on my checks.

Right about October, I'll realize it's '93.

OK, one of those happened in '92.

Steve?

Yeah, I think I actually know the answer to this one.

I believe it's B.

And it was a result of the computer revolution.

They can now dissect frogs with computer simulations instead of doing it in reality that provide an alternative.

LYNN CULLEN: Gee, wish that had been there when I had to dissect a frog.

I believe it's B also for the same reason.

LYNN CULLEN: You recalled reading something about it.

Chris?

I chose B so I could stay tied with Shelley.

LYNN CULLEN: OK.

They all think it has something to do with frogs.

I really don't know.

Ribbit.

Let's find out.

NARRATOR: The answer is B.

On July 9, 1992, Governor Casey passed a law giving students the legal right to refuse to dissect, vivisect, incubate, capture, or otherwise harm or destroy animals as part of classroom instruction.

The student rights option, more commonly referred to as the Pennsylvania Frog Bill, applies to both public and private school students in grades K through 12.

The passage of the law was fueled by the increasing number of students who refused to participate in vivisection and dissection in the classroom and were penalized for doing so.

The new measure requires teachers to provide all students who object to using or killing animals for educational purposes with acceptable non-animal alternatives and absolutely prohibits penalties in the form of failing or lowered grades.

Pennsylvania is one of only three states to have such a law.

LYNN CULLEN: All right.

We're one of the few that has a frog bill.

I never did a frog.

I did a fetal pig and a shark's head.

Yes?

Did you have to do that?

Sharks?

Where'd you get a shark's head from?

That was a freshman at Northwestern University.

They gave us sharks' heads.

CHRIS MOORE: Oh, yeah.

They have a lot of shark music.

No, it was before Jaws.

I don't want to date myself too much, but I don't believe Jaws was out yet.

Let's move on.

Getting on to the subject of my age, I'd rather move on.

Let's get back to the game.

In fact, let's go to the baseball park.

NARRATOR: Baseball's Reggie Jackson was born in Wyncote, Pennsylvania.

He played for the Oakland A's, the Baltimore Orioles, the New York Yankees, and the California Angels.

What was his nickname?

Was it, A, Mr. October, B, The Bambino, C, the Say, Hey Kid, or, D, The Man?

LYNN CULLEN: The guys are laughing at this one.

I don't know if they're laughing because it's too easy and they know the answer or-- I don't know.

Shelley, you look grim.

I know-- LYNN CULLEN: A, B, C, or D?

--nothing about sports.

LYNN CULLEN: Well then, OK. What'd you guess?

My birthday's in October, so I picked A. LYNN CULLEN: You picked Mr. October, A. OK, OK.

I picked A too because my birthday is in August.

LYNN CULLEN: [laughs] And Steve, what'd you pick?

I picked B because Bambino sounds Italian.

LYNN CULLEN: Yeah, it is Italian.

It sounds Italian because it is Italian.

And it communicates my heritage, that's all.

It means little baby.

That's right.

OK. Let's get the correct answer.

NARRATOR: The answer is A, Mr. October, a nickname he earned because he played in so many World Series contests.

[music playing] OK, our third and final clue for the mystery Pennsylvanian.

I'm not sure anybody's got this at all yet.

So listen up.

Time magazine called him the first operatic tenor in history to become a Hollywood star, the first operatic tenor to become a Hollywood star.

[music playing] We'll let you think about this.

We have our thinking music going.

Hmm.

Had a big appetite.

He was born in the same year that Enrico Caruso died.

He was undisciplined, but a great tenor.

And he obviously made some movies.

So who the heck could this person be?

I'm going to need some answers.

Chris, I need you to stop wincing, and I need you to tell me who you think this is.

You want 1, 2, 3-- LYNN CULLEN: I don't care.

Let's see.

Have you guessed different people?

Put it up.

Yes, I did.

At first, I guessed Caruso because of the big appetite.

LYNN CULLEN: Yeah.

And next, I guessed Ferland Schmidtlap, a great opera tenor.

LYNN CULLEN: Oh, he was.

No one had a voice like his.

And then I thought of Robert what's his name and couldn't remember his last name.

I put Robert.

OK. Nice tries, nice tries, but I think three strikes.

STEVE RAGUSEA: I know who it was.

It was the guy from South Pacific.

That's who it was.

But I didn't put either of those down.

I went with Pavarotti and Mario Lanza.

Neither one of those is going to be correct.

OK, OK, OK. And Shelley, Mario Lanza.

Mario Lanza.

LYNN CULLEN: We've got two Mario Lanzas.

He's the only movie star tenor I could think of.

OK. Who knows?

Maybe it is Mario Lanza.

We'll find out.

[singing opera] NARRATOR: Mario Lanza was born Alfredo Arnold Cocozza in Philadelphia on January 31, 1921.

He became famous for his beautiful tenor voice and for his undisciplined appetite.

In addition to his colorful career as a singer, he starred in several movie musicals.

He was often referred to as the American Caruso.

In fact, Lanza's talent was put to the test when he actually played his childhood hero, Enrico Caruso, in The Great Caruso.

Lanza was, as Time magazine put it, "the delight of bobby soxers, housewives, and ordinary song lovers."

He died of heart disease on October 7, 1959 at the age of 38.

Mario Lanza, a famous Pennsylvanian.

(OPERATICALLY) Yes, indeed.

Can anybody name any of those Hollywood movies he made?

No, they were all bad.

Well, interestingly enough-- no, the one was The Great Caruso.

He was born the same year Caruso died, and he did the movie.

Shelley, you're our winner.

You came from behind, won by 1 point.

Thank you so much.

You've been great.

Thank you, audience.

And thank you at home.

You were wonderful too.

Hope you won, in fact.

And hope you join us next week when we play The Pennsylvania Game.

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