One more guy over here.

What's your name?

JIM: Jim.

Jim.

How are you, Jim?

JIM: Good.

Where are you from?

JIM: Jim Thorpe.

Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania.

Formerly Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania.

Did you know that?

Jim Thorpe was formerly Mauch Chunk?

The name was changed to honor the great Olympian athlete Jim Thorpe.

You know what is interesting is?

I went and checked the actual translation of Mauch Chunk.

You know what it means?

Bruce Jenner.

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ANNOUNCER: Now, let's get the game started.

Here's the host of The Pennsylvania Game, Scott Bruce.

[applause] Yes, yes.

I love it.

I love it.

My people.

My people at home, my people here, my little people.

Thanks so much.

Welcome to The Pennsylvania Game.

We're going to have fun like you wouldn't believe today we're going to have fun.

And I know why.

Because we've got all kinds of fun panelists.

Let's meet them right now.

Kevin Nelson.

Kevin from Kevin and Scott in the morning show on WRSC in State College.

He's also an instructor in Penn State School of Communications.

He's active in local theater, enjoys computer golfing, I love this idea, and spoiling his three cats, Penelope, Gracie, and Felix.

Hello to Kevin Nelson.

[applause] She's back.

The hat lady is here, and I'll bet we're going to see some more hats today.

I'm looking forward to it.

The original State College hat lady.

Millie is a regular on The Pennsylvania Game.

As you've probably guessed from the introduction, she collects hats of all kinds.

And we can't wait to see what kind she pulls out of her hat today.

It's going to be fun.

Millie, we're back.

Thank you.

[applause] And last and certainly not least, all the way from York, Jim Buchanan, a newcomer to The Pennsylvania Game.

We can ride this guy, kids.

It'll be fun.

He's the weather forecaster for WPMT TV, Fox 43, in York, Pennsylvania.

He's also the great, great grandson of Pennsylvania's President Buchanan?

Oh, I don't know.

SCOTT BRUCE: This is wonderful.

Let's hear it.

Jim Buchanan.

[applause] Sure.

And if you believe that, we'll tell you all kinds of other stuff.

All right.

Let's not fool around.

Let's get right into this game.

Question number one, please.

ANNOUNCER: Only three poisonous snakes can be found in Pennsylvania.

Of the following poisonous snakes listed, which one is not found in the Commonwealth?

Is it the A, timber rattlesnake, B, massasauga rattlesnake, C, copperhead, or D, water moccasin?

SCOTT BRUCE: All right, panel.

Once again, remember, this is not found in Pennsylvania.

Is it the rattlesnake, the massasauga, the copperhead, or the water moccasin?

Everybody punched in, please.

OK, Kevin, let's go with you first.

I have been in broadcasting long enough to know my snakes.

And I say it's B. SCOTT BRUCE: [laughs] There certainly are some snakes in show business, aren't there, Kevin?

OK, Kevin goes with B with a very professional answer.

How about you, Millie?

Well, I know a lot of snakes too.

Some of them I really like.

But the copperhead, I can't remember one in Pennsylvania.

SCOTT BRUCE: So you're going with C. Copperhead.

I'm going with C. OK, we got a B and a C. Jim, how about you?

Hmm.

Only B because it sounds romantic.

Massasauga.

SCOTT BRUCE: Oh, it is.

It's such a beautiful sounding name.

And you said it so well.

[birds chirping sound] You know what, let's find out if any of these guys know anything at all about snakes.

ANNOUNCER: The answer is D. You're not likely to encounter a water moccasin in Pennsylvania.

You might see a timber rattlesnake, a massasauga rattlesnake, or a copperhead.

You can distinguish these snakes from non-poisonous snakes by their flat, triangular head and by the slit shape of their eye pupil.

Timber rattlers are the largest, reaching up to five feet in length and are found in mountainous areas in 46 counties.

The Eastern massasauga, or swamp rattlesnake, is found only in a few Western Pennsylvania counties.

The loss of wetlands has put the massasauga on the endangered list.

The copperhead is Pennsylvania's most common and widely distributed poisonous snake.

Contrary to popular belief, Pennsylvania's venomous snakes are not aggressive and prefer to run if threatened.

You know, I've spent my entire life in Pennsylvania.

I don't ever remember seeing one poisonous-- ouch ouch, once.

[screams] You look, ah!

There's our scream.

A little Halloween thing.

Early or late, depending on when you're watching it.

Let's move on to our next question.

ANNOUNCER: For 40 years, the Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel, located on the University Park Campus of Penn State, was the largest high speed water tunnel in the world.

In 1996, it was recognized as a national historic mechanical engineering landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

What was the primary purpose of the tunnel when it was first built back in 1948?

Was it designed to A, study marine propellers and torpedoes, B, developed more efficient power generation, C, develop optimum flushing pressure for city sewer systems, or D, test ways to diffuse the force and destruction of tidal waves.

SCOTT BRUCE: Oh, yes.

That's the signature of The Pennsylvania Game, the really tough questions.

Where does it go?

Marine propellers, more efficient power generation, flushing pressure for the sewers.

[laughs] I saw you looking.

And the force of destruction of tidal waves.

Which ones are going to be?

Millie, we're going to start with you on this Ah, A because I think they started this around the World War II.

SCOTT BRUCE: Yes.

It was for World War II.

SCOTT BRUCE: So you think something about this.

I think I know something.

SCOTT BRUCE: All right.

I better after that last-- Yeah you got to recover from the snake problem.

Right.

How about you, Jim?

A, B, and D are logical.

C is the most fun answer.

So I chose C. SCOTT BRUCE: Just based on fun source and flushing.

That's right.

You like sewers and flushing?

I have to admit, I enjoy it myself.

Kevin, what do you think?

Oh, man, after my own heart.

However, I'm reasonably sure it is A, study propellers and torpedoes.

So that's where I went.

SCOTT BRUCE: OK, well, two people living in State College seem to think A. I'm wondering.

Let's find out.

ANNOUNCER: The answer is A.

The Navy originally built the Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel between 1948 and 1949 to study marine propellers and torpedoes.

The 32-foot high metal monster carries approximately 100,000 gallons of water at velocities up to 60 feet per second.

Today, in addition to Navy projects, tunnel based research has been applied to everything from submarines and the space shuttle to vacuum cleaners and heart valves.

According to the society, sites are selected as landmarks because they represent a progressive step in the evolution of mechanical engineering or development of clear historical importance to mechanical engineers.

Other American society of mechanical engineers landmarks include the Johnstown Incline and the Penn State Heart Assist Pump.

$6,000 a year.

A day.

A day to run the water tunnel.

Woo-hoo!

And you thought your energy bill was high at home?

We're going to have some panel chat.

Kevin, I just read this computer golf.

Yes.

You are a computer-- you're the America online computer golf champion?

Well, and on the internet as well.

SCOTT BRUCE: And for the entire internet,.

We're in the CGA, the Computer Golfing Association.

I have friends in Italy, and California, and Spain, and all over the planet.

No kidding.

That's got to be interesting.

Did you learn anything about your regular golf game from it?

I have a great short game, but it's off the tee, so.

SCOTT BRUCE: It's off the tee.

What are you going to do?

SCOTT BRUCE: That's not a good sign.

The golfers in the crowd are laughing at home.

We know.

Millie, you're back, and I understand we have new hats.

Do we have new hats tonight?

Well, other than hats, you know, I have four grandchildren now.

SCOTT BRUCE: You have four grandchildren?

Oh, yeah.

Oh, that's wonderful.

Do they like the hats?

Do they wear the hats?

Ah, no.

What, they're not allowed.

Of course not.

And yet you let us wear them?

And yet I let you wear them.

Yeah.

So besides hats, I have dresses, and shoes, and hat pins, and beaded bags.

I have all kinds of wonderful things.

SCOTT BRUCE: Just an interesting collection all around.

Yeah.

SCOTT BRUCE: We'd love to see it sometime.

I did add it to my shelves.

SCOTT BRUCE: Sometime we'll have to bring it in and set it up behind the stage.

Yeah, right.

OK, Jim.

Now, we've had a number of different weather people on the show.

Yeah.

You know, David Letterman got his start as a weatherman.

Yeah.

He got kicked off for saying something about canned hams.

Hail as big as canned hams.

That was his demise statement, I think.

Yeah.

SCOTT BRUCE: And this lost him his job-- I think so.

From being in weather?

Yeah, form Indianapolis.

Well, perhaps you should say something like that.

It didn't seem to hurt his career.

[laughter] Nice to have you here, Jim.

Our panelists.

Give them a round of applause.

[applause] And wasting no time whatsoever, let's just dive into a new question.

ANNOUNCER: Shankweilers, located in Orefield, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1934.

It is one of only 37 such places in the state and is believed to be the oldest of its kind in the country.

Is Shankweiler's, A, drive-in theater, B, an amusement park, C, a crematorium, or D, a juvenile detention center.

SCOTT BRUCE: Hmm, kids.

Drive-in, amusement park, crematorium, or juvenile detention center?

I'm seeing some quizzical looks.

Let's punch in our answers.

[chimes] Jim, what do you think?

Oh, wow.

A, drive-in theater sounds good to me.

Let's go to Shankweiler's.

[all laughing] Let's go to Shankweiler's and do some necking.

JIM BUCHANAN: Yes.

I like your thinking, Jim.

Very good.

How about you, Scott?

Kevin?

Kevin?

Let's get those burgers really well done.

I'm saying, C, a crematorium.

SCOTT BRUCE: C, a crematorium.

[woman screams] You're hurting me, Kev.

You're hurting me.

All right, we have a drive-in with a crematorium built in.

What do you think, Millie?

I'm going with him to Shankweiler's.

SCOTT BRUCE: She's going to Shankweiler's?

All right, Millie.

You and I.

You're going to Shankweiler's with me, Millie.

We've got two drive-in theaters, and a crematorium, and I'm getting hot under the collar just thinking about it.

Let's go on.

ANNOUNCER: The answer is A, a drive-in theater.

In 1933, Richard M. Hollingshead opened America's first drive-in theater in Camden, New Jersey.

His idea was to provide motorists stopping to fill their gas tanks with some entertainment.

A year later, Wilson F. Shankweiler saw the theater and decided to build his own in Pennsylvania.

Using two poles and a sheet for a screen, he converted an old landing field into an outdoor theater.

He placed a 16-millimeter projector on a table in the middle of the field, used a large horn speaker for sound, and provided benches for people who either walked or wanted to sit outside.

Hot dogs and candy sold for just a nickel.

To provide entertainment during the day, Shankweiler built a stage and held picnics in the field.

Today, Shankweiler's is America's oldest surviving drive-in.

Good family fun is still the emphasis.

Shankweiler's features only G and PG movies.

That's right, G and PG movies.

Just like The Pennsylvania Game.

Fun for the entire family.

OK, it's time for us to recap our scores.

Let's take a look and see.

Millie in the lead, two points.

Kevin and Jim, one each.

Give him a round of applause.

They're doing great.

[applause] Everybody's in this game.

Time for the first clue of the Mystery Pennsylvanian, kids.

Get your pens ready.

Here's your first clue.

Born in Germantown in 1880.

He died Christmas day in 1946.

Born in Germantown in 1880.

Died Christmas day in 1946.

All right.

We're getting a couple of thoughts and some no thoughts.

I love this game.

All right.

We're going to go ahead and jump to our next question.

Everybody get ready.

Here comes a good one.

ANNOUNCER: Dr. John Irving Bentley was well-liked and respected by the citizens of Coudersport.

In 1945, he was honored by the medical society of Pennsylvania for 50 years of faithful and loyal service to his patients.

What reportedly happened to Dr. Bentley on December 5, 1966, that made him the focus of a controversial book and a feature segment on ABC's That's Incredible?

Did Dr. Bentley, A, become a faith healer, B, die of spontaneous human combustion, C, perform an appendectomy on himself, or D, claim to be abducted by aliens?

[laughter] SCOTT BRUCE: I can only say, if we can't have fun with this, we can't have fun.

We have the choices.

Faith healer, spontaneous human combustion, appendectomy on himself, or abducted by aliens.

Kevin, you get to jump into this fray first.

Oh.

If you're a human-- ANNOUNCER: [laughs] --and you're going to combust, you might as well be spontaneous.

I'd say B. SCOTT BRUCE: You didn't click your button, though.

Oh.

Well, that's true There you go.

SCOTT BRUCE: Did you get the right one?

Yes, you got the right one.

Got to keep going.

Very good.

Kevin got-- Kevin got combustion.

OK. Let's find out.

Millie, what do you think?

I went for C because that would be something really tremendous to do, to do something on yourself.

SCOTT BRUCE: Cut yourself open.

Yeah, cut yourself, blah, blah.

SCOTT BRUCE: You'd like to see that?

No, I wouldn't like to see it.

SCOTT BRUCE: Well, I wouldn't want to see the other one either.

So you probably got a point.

Jim, what do you think?

I'm still thinking of going necking with Millie at Shankweiler's.

[laughter] But I think there have been several instances of spontaneous human combustion in Pennsylvania.

So I selected B. SCOTT BRUCE: So we got a guy cutting himself surrounded by two burn victims.

I don't know.

Do you think any of these people have any idea what's going on?

I know, I know the answer.

ANNOUNCER: The answer is B, die of spontaneous human combustion.

Dr. Bentley's death was so bizarre that the controversy surrounding it continues to this day.

Those first on the scene discovered a charred six foot hole in Bentley's bathroom floor, part of his virtually unscathed left leg, and his aluminum walker, which appeared untouched by fire.

The remainder of his body was reduced to a clump of human ash that was found in the basement floor directly below.

The coroner's report listed asphyxiation and 90% burning of the body as the immediate cause of death.

What couldn't be explained, however, was how such intense heat could cremate 90% of his body and cause negligible damage to the immediate area?

The author of Ablaze!

claims that the scene permits but one conclusion, that Dr. Bentley was consumed by spontaneous human combustion.

Skeptics believe that the theory is nonsense but have no viable alternative explanation for the mysterious findings at the scene of his death.

Ooh, is it just me or is it getting really hot in here?

[laughter] We better go to the next question to cool down.

ANNOUNCER: Although he died in 1958, Henry W. Shoemaker's memory lives on in Pennsylvania.

He was referred to by some as Mr. Pennsylvania.

His consuming passion was to preserve the cultural and natural heritage of Pennsylvania.

All but one of the following are true.

Which is not?

Henry W. Shoemaker, A, was America's first state folklorist, B, popularized the legend of the Indian Princess Nittany, for whom Central Pennsylvania's Mt.

Nittany was supposedly named, C, is responsible for the network of historic markers throughout Pennsylvania, Or D, introduced the state's first hunting laws?

SCOTT BRUCE: OK, kids.

Remember, this is a knot, which was not.

Folklorist, Princess Nittany, Mt.

Nittany, or the hunting laws?

[chimes] We're going to go to Millie on this one.

Millie?

Oh, I chose A. I don't know why.

I liked all of them.

SCOTT BRUCE: You just liked them all?

[laughs] SCOTT BRUCE: And that was first on the list.

And that was first on the list.

SCOTT BRUCE: Smart thinking.

I like it.

Jim?

All interesting.

I think D was the least most interesting.

So I selected D. SCOTT BRUCE: So you went the exact opposite route.

That's right.

I like your thinking there too.

Kevin?

Flames is a theme.

[laughter] And going down in flames here.

Being from Penn State, having been a Penn State grad, if I louse up B, then I'll really look silly.

So naturally, I took it.

SCOTT BRUCE: You know, just for having an answer to that goofy, I'm giving him some lottery cards from the Pennsylvania State Lottery.

Thank you very much.

They gave us a whole pile of cards, and we're giving them away to everybody.

And that was a good answer.

And I like the answer.

I don't know if it's right.

Let's find out if it is.

ANNOUNCER: The answer is D. Shoemaker did not introduce the state's first hunting laws, but he did devote his life to preserving Pennsylvania's wildlife and cultural heritage.

If you've ever enjoyed a state park or forest in Pennsylvania, you owe some thanks to Henry W. Shoemaker.

Shoemaker was instrumental in creating Pennsylvania's Park system, was an influential member of the State Forest Commission and the State Geographic Board, and was one of the first chairs of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

He is responsible for the network of historical markers that dot the state and for many of the legends about Pennsylvania that you've heard and perhaps repeated.

The publisher of several newspapers in Pennsylvania, he used his wealth and position to sell Pennsylvanians on Pennsylvania.

His most important position, he felt, was becoming state folklorist, a position which ironically exists in almost every state of the union today except Pennsylvania.

OK, let's get a wrap on our scores here, see where we're standing.

Jim is in the lead with three points.

Millie and Kevin right behind with two.

We're coming right up.

[applause] It's a barn burner.

Time for clue two on your Mystery Pennsylvanian.

You ready?

He began his career in Vaudeville as a juggler.

Rising to fame in the movies, some of which he wrote himself under the name Otis T. Criblecoblis.

He began his career in Vaudeville as a juggler.

Rising to fame in the movies, wrote some of the movies himself, one under the name of Otis T Criblecoblis.

Born in Germantown, 1880.

Died Christmas day, 1946.

Our famous Pennsylvanian.

I see some lights going on across the room.

My audience has some answers.

I see some writing going on.

Let's continue with the game.

Next question, please, Mr.

Question Man.

ANNOUNCER: For decades, skeptics scoffed at claims that the Pike County Historical Society held an important piece of American history that scholars would expect to find in the Smithsonian or the national archives.

What historical artifact can be found in this tiny museum located in the foothills of the Poconos?

Is it A, the bloodstained flag used as a pillow for the mortally wounded Abraham Lincoln, B, Ben Franklin's personal diaries, C, the infamous letter that proved that Benedict Arnold was a traitor, or D, Albert Einstein's fifth grade book report on butterflies?

SCOTT BRUCE: From butterflies to bloodstained flags.

I don't know.

Ben Franklin's diaries?

Infamous letter?

I think we're going to have to find an answer.

Jim, what do you think?

I don't think I chose A yet, so that's why I chose A. SCOTT BRUCE: You chose A just on the principle.

It hasn't been there.

I got it.

We'll move on.

OK, Kevin?

KEVIN NELSON: Well, I've been doing the show since Moses was a kid.

And one of the old things that used to work, and I want to see if it still works, is if you have no idea, and I have no idea, pick the answer that has Ben Franklin in it.

So I took B. SCOTT BRUCE: Another logical answer.

Used to work.

We'll see if it does continue for you.

Millie, what do you think?

Well, when that came on, I thought to myself, oh, beans, I don't know which one it is.

So I chose B for beans.

SCOTT BRUCE: B for beans.

[laughter] We've got-- JIM BUCHANAN: Good answer.

[applause] SCOTT BRUCE: We have two Bs and an A.

Tell us the answer.

ANNOUNCER: The answer is A, a bloodstained flag used as a pillow for the mortally wounded Abraham Lincoln.

The Pike County Historical Society has quietly asserted the flag's historical significance since 1954 when V. Paul Struthers donated it to the small town museum.

Struthers was the only child of Jeanie Gourlay Struthers, who was a cast member in Our American Cousin, the play Lincoln was watching on April 14, 1865 in Ford's Theater.

Mrs. Struthers brought the flag with her when she moved to Milford in 1887.

After extensive investigation by a cynical Lincoln scholar, the flag was proven with 95% certainty to be authentic.

The flag is considered to be one of the most significant new Lincoln finds in decades.

I love learning stuff like that.

I love learning.

Let's learn some more.

Give us a new question.

ANNOUNCER: Pennsylvania has 67 counties.

Of the following, only one is true.

Which is it?

A, Franklin is the county seat of Franklin County, B, Greensburg is the county seat of Greene County, C, West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, or D, Uniontown is the county seat of Union County?

SCOTT BRUCE: Ah, this looks like a fun question.

And we got some puzzling going on here.

Franklin, Greensburg, Westchester, Uniontown.

[chimes] Kevin Nelson, you plugged in fast.

Let's see if you got it right.

You know, I figure, if I keep coming back, you're bound to run out of hard questions.

That's what I figured.

But I'm going Greene.

B, B, Greensburg.

SCOTT BRUCE: B, Greensburg.

OK, Millie?

Yeah, I'm going C with Westchester.

SCOTT BRUCE: Westchester.

And pretty much with the same attitude as a guess.

MILLIE BUBASH: Yeah, same as-- SCOTT BRUCE: Jim, how about you?

To me, the answer is unknown.

So U for Uniontown.

That means D, so that's why.

SCOTT BRUCE: D. We're all over the board on this one.

No one knows the answer.

I'm not sure I know, but I'm going to find out.

ANNOUNCER: The answer is C, Westchester is the county seat of Chester County.

Franklin is the County seat of Venango County.

Chambersburg is the seat of Franklin County.

Greensburg is the seat of Westmoreland County.

Waynesburg is the seat of Greene County.

And Honesdale is the seat of Wayne County.

Uniontown is the seat of Fayette County, while Lewisburg is the seat of Union County.

In addition, Mifflintown is the seat of Juniata County, while Lewistown is the seat of Mifflin County.

Go figure.

SCOTT BRUCE: OK. Straight to the Mystery Pennsylvanian.

And we're going to go for clue three, kids.

He was characterized both on and off the stage as a cantankerous but witty misogynist and child hater.

Characterized both on and off stage as a cantankerous but witty, misogynist and child hater.

He didn't like you, guys.

But then you grew up, and he liked you just fine.

Remember he was born in 1880, died in 46.

Vaudeville.

OK, we're all set.

We're going to go ahead and turn them around and see what kind of answers we got.

Kevin, what did you think about here?

Oh, no.

I'd rather be in Philadelphia.

SCOTT BRUCE: Oh, no.

And got it on number two.

So if that's the correct answer, you will have had it twice.

Very good.

Millie?

Old Sam Crow-- Growe.

George Burns.

W.C Fields.

You've got a whole line up there covered.

Let's see if you've got any of those right.

And down here for Jim, we have-- I'm sorry.

Goofy.

Goofy Muldoon.

SCOTT BRUCE: Goofy Muldoon.

Dr. Bentley.

Bentley, who burned up.

SCOTT BRUCE: Who burnt up.

And, of course-- And W.C Fields SCOTT BRUCE: And W.C Fields.

[laughs] I like how they're all-- I like how they're all working on them.

Let's find out who our Mystery Pennsylvanian is.

ANNOUNCER: William Claude Dukenfield, better known as W.C Fields, was born in Philadelphia's Germantown in 1880.

The comedian and actor characterized, both on and off stage as a cantankerous but witty woman and child hater had an unhappy childhood.

He ran away from home at age 11 after a fight with his father.

Young Fields lived by his wits.

He was a sidewalk vendor, a card shark, a pool hustler, and a juggler.

He rose to fame in the movies, many of which he wrote himself.

He died Christmas day, 1946.

WC Fields, a famous Pennsylvanian.

OK, time for a recap on our scores.

Let's take a look down.

And what does it look like?

Jim, five big points, just nose down Millie and Kevin.

The brand new guy.

Thank you.

[applause] The brand new guy, a guy who has never played the game before, came in and just stomped.

And what do we have for you?

Something really special, some poop.

That's right.

From our friends at Poop Pets Garden Instruments.

Here it is.

I don't want to touch it too much myself.

Pass that on down.

Give that to Jim.

That's his lovely Poop Pet.

And you get a lifetime supply of those, lovely gardening toys.

And they will help get you gardening in the right direction.

I wouldn't hang on to them too closely, though.

OK. SCOTT BRUCE: We've enjoyed having you.

Our panel was great.

The studio audience was great.

Join us at The Pennsylvania Game.

If you come up with an answer for The Pennsylvania Game, we'd like to hear it.

Bye now.

Put your hat on.

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