The Pennsylvania Game
Trolleys, Eagles & Bill Wrigley
Season 3 Episode 9 | 27m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
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How did the trolley get its name? Test your knowledge of Pennsylvania trivia alongside three panelists. This program is from WPSU’s archives: Information impacting answers may have changed since its original airing. Promotional offers are no longer valid.
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The Pennsylvania Game
Trolleys, Eagles & Bill Wrigley
Season 3 Episode 9 | 27m 53sVideo has Closed Captions
How did the trolley get its name? Test your knowledge of Pennsylvania trivia alongside three panelists. This program is from WPSU’s archives: Information impacting answers may have changed since its original airing. Promotional offers are no longer valid.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship(magical music) - [Announcer] Many people remember the age of the trolley with fond memories.
These electric-powered cars link many cities and towns in Pennsylvania, making the birth of suburbs possible.
Do you know why this car was named the trolley?
(upbeat electronic music) You're invited to play The Pennsylvania Game.
Test your knowledge of the Commonwealth's people, places, and products.
The Pennsylvania Game is made possible in part by, Uni-Marts Incorporated with stores in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware, serving you with courtesy and convenience every day of the year.
(gentle upbeat music) (upbeat electronic music) Now, let's get the game started.
Here's the host of The Pennsylvania Game, Lynn Hinds.
(audience applauding) - Hi, folks, Hi.
Hi, Thank you very much.
(audience clapping) It is great to be here again for The Pennsylvania Game.
I hope you'll play along with our panel and see how many you can get right.
And Lynn Cullen from Pittsburgh.
Broadcast journalist, Lynn Cullen.
(audience applauding) Another one of my favorite people is a lady who writes and co-hosts "What's in the News" and her name is Katie O'Toole.
(audience applauding) And down there is a television programmer and his name is Kevin Harris.
(audience applauding) These are some fun questions.
Do you know why they named the trolley, the trolley?
And it wasn't because the name stage coach had already been used.
There was another name.
Great pictures of a great form of transportation.
- [Announcer] The JG Brill Company built a horse-drawn car for the Philadelphia Street Railway system in 1869.
And then in 1886, they built the first electric-powered trolley car.
Was it called a trolley because of the, A, inventor of the system?
B, brake lever in the car?
C, third rail along the track?
Or D, pulley wheel on the overhead wire?
(gentle upbeat music) - Wow.
JG Brill Company, Philadelphia.
Very well-known for their street cars and I wanna know why they called the trolley a trolley.
Lynn Cullen, there are four possible answers, one of them is correct.
- Well, very few people know this, but there were twin sisters named Polly and Holly Trolley.
- [Lynn Hinds] I see.
- Who invented this and it was called Polly and Holly Trolley's Folley at the time and little did people know how it would take.
- [Lynn Hinds] So it's because of the- - Inventor of the system.
- [Lynn Hinds] Polly and Holly Trolley.
Right, there you go.
- A.
- Katie O'Toole, that sounded semi-convincing to me.
- That sounded very convincing to me.
(Lynn laughing) - And since I know that Lynn is never wrong, I think I'm gonna have to go along with that.
- [Lynn Hinds] I see.
Boy, are you impressionable, kid.
Kevin Harris, you're not gonna be sucked in by Polly and Holly Trolley, are you?
- Golly.
(contestants laughing) - It has to be that third rail along the track.
- [Lynn Hinds] You're going C, then.
- C. - [Lynn Hinds] Well, you're putting up A.
It's okay, it's all right.
- That Polly and Holly?
It's C. (laughing) (Lynn laughing) - The Arden Trolley Museum down there in Washington, PA, gave us some great pictures of the right answer.
- [Announcer] The answer is D, the pulley wheel on the overhead wire.
The wheel at the end of the pole brought the electricity from the power wire down to the car.
The name of this wheel, trolley, became the name of the whole system that supplied rapid transit for 50 years until replaced by the private automobile.
Thanks to volunteers, such as the folks at the Arden Trolley Museum, you can still get a taste of the time when trolleys were a way of life.
- If you're ever down that way in western Pennsylvania down near Washington, Pennsylvania, stop and see the Arden Trolley Museum.
It is well worth the effort.
That little wheel was called a trolley and so the whole system which turned on that thing that supplied the juice became known as the trolley.
Well, panel, let's see.
(panel laughing) This may be my day.
I got some toughie ones this time.
Back to earlier days, even.
- [Announcer] Nicholas Biddle of Pottsville Schuylkill County was born in 1796 and died in 1876.
Something happened to him when he was 65 that made him the first, A, black person to vote in Pennsylvania.
B, soldier wounded in the Civil War.
C, black person admitted to the Pennsylvania bar.
Or D, pensioner from the war of 1812.
- Toughies, toughies, toughies.
Katie O'Toole, Nicholas Riddle, Biddle Riddle, I think it is of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, born 1796 and died in 1876.
Which of those was he the first to do?
That's all you have to tell us.
- I thought he married Polly or Lolly, but.
(panel laughing) - [Lynn Hinds] Polly and Holly Trolley, right?
No, that was not right.
- I guess I will go with, I'll go with A.
- [Lynn Hinds] That he was the first black person to vote in Pennsylvania.
Kevin Harris?
- I agree.
I think it's A.
- [Lynn Hinds] You guys are just, whoever picked- (panel laughing) Just stuck right along.
Lynn Cullen?
- Well now, see, if I wanted to go with A, you would make me feel guilty about it.
- Certainly, I would, heap that guilt right on ya.
You're going with A.
You're all going with A?
That's the least imaginative answer up there.
I mean, gosh, guys, what is the right one?
- [Announcer] The answer is B, the first soldier wounded in the Civil War.
Nicholas Biddle was marching with the Union Army through Baltimore on April 8th, 1861, when hit by a thrown missile.
On his tombstone behind the AME Church in Pottsville, it reads, in memory of Nicholas Biddle, died 1876, age 80 years.
His was the proud distinction of shedding the first blood in the late war for the Union.
(gentle music) - We hear a lot about the guy from Boston in the Civil War that was first wounded, the black man, kids, Cub Scouts, who was the guy that was wounded in the, killed in the Revolutionary war in the Boston Massacre?
What was his name?
Nobody knows?
I'm blanking on it, but we never hear about this guy who was actually the first person wounded in the Civil War.
He was marching through Baltimore very early on, and somebody threw a brick and really split his head open.
So he was technically the first soldier wounded in the Civil War.
So far, we're doing really good.
Nobody's got any right.
(panel laughing) We'll chat with our panel about that, just for a minute.
Lynn Cullen, nice to have you back and in seat number one.
Is that a little- - I think that might be the problem.
You know, Bernie Asbell usually sits here and I think he put a pox on the seat before he left.
- He hexed a little bit, I think, he didn't want anybody there beating him while he was gone.
- [Lynn Cullen] Yeah.
- Katie O'Toole, I said, is the writer and host for "What's in the News", which is a program done here at Penn State, and it's telecast all across the country to elementary school children who are grades?
- Fourth through sixth.
- Four, five, and six.
- Hmm hmm.
- [Lynn Hinds] And actually, I mean, you'd think, you know, it's a program, it's a nice educational show, but it's seen by about three million- - That's right.
- Viewers.
- [Katie] That's right.
- And you really, the purpose of the show is to what?
- To just let young people know about current events and to kind of put current events into perspective for them, in a vocabulary that they can understand.
- That's why I like it.
See, it's a newscast you can understand, and it really makes a lot of sense.
Just like the children's sermon on Sunday, you know?
Hey, I understand that one.
But Kevin Harris, nice to have you here.
You're a television programmer.
- Yes.
- [Lynn Hinds] How does a television programmer program television?
- We all use different dart boards.
- [Lynn Hinds] Dart boards, roulette wheels.
- No, but we listen to the viewers out there and they tell us what they like and what they don't like.
- Uh ha, okay.
Have you ever had a viewer named Dick Rice call in?
Dick Rice has a product.
It's a little unusual.
Let's see if you can guess what it is.
- [Announcer] In 1958, Dick Rice took over the business that his grandfather had started in 1923.
The business supplies county fairs and variety stores with a certain product.
Is that product, A, darts.
B, stuffed animals.
C, goldfish.
Or D, balloons.
- Okay, Baltimore Orioles, let's see if you can win one here.
(panel laughing) Kevin Harris, you're first.
What does Dick Rice produce for county fairs and variety stores?
- It wouldn't be darts because that's sold every place now.
- [Lynn Hinds] Ah huh.
Stuffed animals.
- Hmm hmm.
- Boy.
- Boy.
- I think, goldfish.
- You do?
- Yeah, I've won a lot of those little goldfish.
- You're going with goldfish.
All right, Lynn Cullen?
Kevin Harris is going with goldfish.
- Mm, yes, me?
My turn?
- Your turn.
- Yeah, Mr. Rice's father, you see, was named Puffed.
- Puffed Rice?
- Yeah, Puffed Rice.
- Uh huh.
- And well, nevermind.
- [Lynn Hinds] Related to Polly and Holly Trolley, I'm sure.
- They stuff little animals with lots of little puffed rice.
- Puffed rice, okay.
Stuffed animals, those are both decent choices.
Katie O'Toole?
- I'm gonna go with goldfish, but if it's true, he's one of my least favorite inventors or distributors.
- [Lynn Hinds] Well, he didn't invent the goldfish- - Well.
(panel laughing) - Or in balloons or darts.
What's the right answer?
- [Announcer] The answer is C, goldfish.
(audience clapping) Mt Parnell Fisheries, one of the nation's largest goldfish hatcheries, has quadrupled in size since Dick Rice took over.
He grows his goldfish in one acre ponds.
There are 240 such ponds on the 300 acre farm.
Dick Rice sells 40 million goldfish to distributors all over the world each year.
So next time you take home a goldfish, it's probably a native Pennsylvanian.
(upbeat music) (audience laughing) - Now the problem is that now, the next time Katie O'Toole's kids bring home a goldfish, she knows who to write to and complain, all right?
(panel laughing) And let's see.
We've got a Katie, one, and a Kevin, one.
Panel isn't not doing too well.
They need some encouragement.
Let's hear it for them.
(audience clapping) The questions might get easier, but they might not.
Clue number one to our Mystery Pennsylvanian panel, he was born in Italy.
He kept a fast pace in Pennsylvania.
And his son followed in his footsteps.
Born in Italy, moved to Pennsylvania, where he kept a fast pace.
That's a heavy clue there.
And his son followed in his footsteps.
You may not get it on clue number one, but there will be, shall be veritably shall be, two more clues as we go along.
So we'll see if you can guess the identity of our Mystery Pennsylvanian.
In the meantime, oh, we have another writer.
- [Announcer] Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, in 1832, she wrote her first book, "Hospital Sketches", about conditions in a Civil War hospital.
Was her name, A, Florence Nightengale.
B, Clara Barton.
C, Louisa May Alcott.
Or D, Willa Cather.
- Where's Bernie Asbell, a writer, when we need him, huh?
She was born in Germantown, 1832.
Her first book was called "Hospital Sketches", and it was about the Civil War hospitals.
Which one of those was it is the question?
Lynn Cullen?
- Florence Nightingale was born in England, I believe.
- [Lynn Hinds] Okay.
- Ah, brother.
- [Lynn Hinds] Her brother was born in England too, actually, yes.
Married Holly Trolley.
(panel laughing) - Well, this is the kiss of death.
I haven't been right yet, but Clara Barton, didn't she have something to do with, oh, I, dunno.
Nurses, I think?
- [Lynn Hinds] She might have had something to do with nurses, yeah.
- Yeah, I do think so, somewhere or another.
- Red Cross and all that.
Yes, Katie O'Toole?
- Well, let's see.
I thought Louisa May was a New Englander.
- [Lynn Hinds] Okay, so you're gonna eliminate- - And if you say that Florence is a Londoner... - [Lynn Cullen] You're believing me, oh, boy.
- I'm gonna go with Clara Barton, also.
- Okay, so we put one in New England and one in Old England.
And Kevin Harris?
- Geez.
- Yeah.
- So where's Willa from?
(laughing) I think I'll go with Clara Barton, also.
- You're gonna just, you're just going to, all of you are seeking the sanctity of safety of the same answer so you'll either go down, well, are they right or are they wrong?
- [Lynn Cullen] We're right.
- [Announcer] The answer is C. She became known as the nurse with a bottle because she sprinkled everything with lavender water to combat the smell.
(audience clapping) She left nursing in 1862 and spent the rest of her life writing, "Little Women, Little Men, and Jo's Boys".
(reflective music) - Everybody thinks of Louisa May Alcott as a New Englander.
She was born in Germantown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
And so she's a native Pennsylvanian.
And that's what I thought would throw you off.
And Katie, you fell right into it.
Okay, Katie, you did so well, we'll let you start on this next one.
This is about a religious group and a town they founded in Pennsylvania.
But what town?
- [Announcer] In 1785, at the age of 28, George Rapp founded a religious group in Germany.
In 1805, Father Rapp led his followers to Pennsylvania, where they built a community in Butler County.
Did they call their town, A, Economy.
B, Freedom.
C, Paradise.
Or D, Harmony.
- 1805, Father Rapp, community in Butler County.
What did they call their community?
Katie O'Toole?
- You don't have Rapville up there.
- [Lynn Hinds] No, Rapville was not it, no.
- B, Freedom.
- [Lynn Hinds] Oh, Freedom, she says.
Kevin Harris?
- Oh.
- [Lynn Hinds] Ah huh.
- I don't think Economy.
- [Lynn Hinds] They're all nice names.
- B, Freedom, sounds well, but Katie picked that one.
No.
(laughing) (panel laughing) I'll go C, Paradise.
- Paradise.
If you ever wanted to live any place, yes.
- Now you see the weird thing about Father Rapp and his followers is they did not believe in sex.
- That's true.
- Oh, can I change my- (panel laughing) - They did not.
So then- (panel laughing) - It couldn't be Paradise.
- Yeah, it couldn't be Paradise.
They were doomed to die out after one generation.
- I see.
- Were they not?
- Pretty close, yeah, I would think.
- That's right, that's why no one's ever heard of them.
And it didn't exactly take off, you know what I mean?
- [Lynn Hinds] Yeah, I see.
- It was called Economy.
- [Lynn Hinds] Butler County, called Economy.
Well, let's see which of those sparkling answers is the correct one?
- [Announcer] The answer is D, harmony.
The Harmonists as they called themselves, built a town amid 9,000 acres of farmland.
Today, you can see how the society lived at the Harmony Museum.
At first, farming was the main activity, but the skills they brought from Germany were in great demand on Pennsylvania's frontier.
So Harmony became a manufacturing center as they produced various farm implements, barrels and items made of cloth or wool, such as shoes and hats.
In 1814, they sold Harmony and moved to Indiana only to return 10 years later, settling at their last location, Economy, on the banks of the Ohio River near Pittsburgh.
There were three members of the society still alive when it ended in 1905, 100 years after Harmony was founded.
- See, you were right, Mrs. Cullen, almost.
But that was their, but their third settlement was Economy, which is still there and a beautiful thing to see.
Harmony in Butler County was the town that the baron sold the land to and then he formed Zelienople, named after his daughter, you see?
So this is all entangled, but they had three communities, Harmony, then they went to Indiana for a while, then they came back to Economy.
You know, you talked about the fact that they were celibate, didn't believe in sex, but they actually adopted an awful lot of homeless kids.
And and the community kept going for that reason, for a long, long time.
- They produced cloth too.
And it was beautiful, beautiful cloth.
They were very industrious folk.
- In Economy, they were one of the richest communities around any place in the United States.
They really were.
- [Lynn Cullen] They worked hard and took a lot of cold showers.
- One of the funniest dramas I ever saw was Paul Long playing the part of Father Rapp one time.
Well, the score is, if I give you my points, you'd be way ahead, Lynn.
(panel laughing) Katie has one.
Kevin has one.
It's sad pickings for the panel, but let's applaud for them anyway.
(audience clapping) That's what it says on the script.
Let's hear it for our panel.
(audience clapping) Boy, only because it's on the script are you getting applause, panel.
(panel laughs) Mystery Clue number two, he finished third out in Indiana in 1965, but was named Rookie of the Year, okay?
Finished third out in Indiana in 1965, and they named him Rookie of the Year.
Born in Italy, moved to Pennsylvania, kept a fast pace, and his son followed his footsteps.
While they're thinking about who that could possibly be, let me tell you that our address is, what is our address?
The Pennsylvania Game, Wagner Annex, University Park, PA, 16802.
Lots of folks just write to say, hi.
We like the game and we like to hear that too.
But if you've got a suggestion for us or a question, a Mystery Pennsylvanian, hey, we've got lots of stuff we're working on.
We'd be glad to hear from you.
Well, let's give them another chance.
Let's go to a sport.
The sport is football.
And the sport is not just football, but professional football and a team that was founded as a result of something else.
Here's the question.
- [Announcer] In 1933, Bert Bell paid the debt for a pro team that folded and started a new team that he called the Philadelphia Eagles.
The old team had been founded in 1899.
Was it called the, A, Pottsville Maroons.
B, Latrobe YMCA.
C, Frankford Yellow Jackets.
Or D, Jeanette Athletic Club.
- Okay, Kevin Harris, what was the forerunner of the Philadelphia Eagles called?
That's all we want to know.
- Oh, boy, that's okay.
- Sure, you're a sport fan.
- Latrobe YMCA.
- [Lynn Hinds] Latrobe YMCA, okay.
- Well, I sure hope it's the Pottsville Maroons.
- Yeah.
Okay.
And what do you hope it is, Katie O'Toole?
- I think Pottsville is the only thing that's anywhere near Philadelphia, isn't it?
- [Lynn Hinds] Frankfurt, as I recall, might be a suburb of Philadelphia.
- Okay then, we'll make it Frankfort.
(panel laughing) - [Lynn Hinds] What is the right answer?
- [Announcer] The answer is C, the Frankfurt Yellow Jackets.
Bell named his new team for the new deals symbol of economic recovery, the eagle.
Today's Philadelphia Eagles represent the heritage of the early days of pro football with so many Pennsylvania towns having their own team.
(upbeat music) - Yeah, it was the Frankfurt Yellow Jackets.
The Pottsville Maroons became the Washington Redskins, believe it or not.
- Really?
- Yeah, as they had a rebirth too.
Tough questions, they are.
Let's go to another one that will sound familiar, but they've been tricky.
Maybe this is tricky, maybe not.
I don't know.
- [Announcer] Born in Philadelphia in 1861, Bill Wrigley ran away from home at age 11.
His parents hoped that hard work would straighten him out so they put him to work in the family business.
Was the Wrigley family business making, A, baseball bats.
B, soap.
C, chewing gum.
Or D, baking soda.
- Well, there's a famous name for you.
Bill Wrigley, who ran away from home in Philadelphia.
What was the family business making?
And I believe that we are at you.
No, we're back to you, Lynn Cullen.
- I was hoping you would.
- [Lynn Hinds] Oh, you love to start.
What was the family business?
- Well, the obvious answer is Wrigley chewing gum.
- [Lynn Hinds] Uh huh, but is that right or not?
- I don't think it is because the Wrigley building is in Chicago.
- [Lynn Hinds] I see.
- So I think instead of Wrigley chewing gum, I will go with that famous product, Wrigley soap.
- Wrigley soap from Philadelphia, okay!
Katie O'Toole?
(laughing) - I am gonna stick with the obvious.
- Uh huh, chewing gum, okay.
We have a soap and a chewing gum.
What do we need, Kevin?
- I'll have to go with chewing gum too.
- Okay, we have two chewing gums and one soap.
What did the Wrigley family of Philadelphia make?
What was the family business?
One of those two.
- [Announcer] The answer is B, soap.
(audience clapping) Young Bill Wrigley built some powerful muscles stirring the vats that make soap.
At age 13, Wrigley left home again, this time selling soap in rural Pennsylvania.
In 1891, he moved to Chicago to sell his father's soap and other products.
He enclosed chewing gum as a premium.
But when folks asked to buy gum without having to buy the other products, he dropped everything to concentrate on chewing gum.
Wrigley's Spearmint and Juicy Fruit were introduced in 1893.
And by 1910, were best sellers.
By the time of his death in 1932, he was the largest single product advertiser of his day.
William Wrigley bought the entire island of Santa Catalina, built the famous Wrigley building, and his only major defeat was a world championship for his Chicago Cubs.
- Boy, would he be sad to learn they put lights in Wrigley Field this year.
- [Lynn Cullen] Yeah, they did.
- And the daytime baseball is over.
No, the family business was making soap.
And Bill Wrigley said he was tired of stirring those darn vats and he ran away from home and it was really slipping chewing gum in as a special treat to other stuff he was selling.
And people said, man, can we ask some more of that chewing gum?
And he thought, hey, why don't I quit selling other stuff and just sell the gum?
And that's how he made his millions, so.
I wanna say that the score just tied up, by the way.
But I wanna say that, I forgot to say, that Daniel Butts of Bellefonte will get a year subscription to Pennsylvania Magazine for the question on Louisa May Alcott.
WPSX and Pennsylvania Magazine are happy to do that.
And for this next one, Pauline Christ of Imler, Pennsylvania will get a year's subscription to Pennsylvania Magazine 'cause this is a question about something that you see all the time, but did you ever wonder where it came from or who started it?
Hmm.
- [Announcer] In 1861, the Reverend M.R.
Watkinson of Ridleyville, Pennsylvania, wrote to the US government suggesting that the nation do something to recognize almighty God.
As a result, A, "Under God" was added to the Pledge of Allegiance.
B, "In God we trust", was added to coins.
C, Thanksgiving Day was made official.
Or, D, God's eye was added to the dollar bill.
- Okay, a guy named the Reverend M.R.
Watkinson of Ridleyville, PA, wrote to the US government, he said, we really ought to do more as a government to recognize God's role in our history.
So they did something.
It started a whole movement, and one of these four came to pass.
Katie O'Toole, which one?
This is a tiebreaker, kid.
Be right on this one.
- Well, you said it's something we see all the time.
- Yeah, sure.
- So, uh.
I see a lot more pennies than I see dollar bills.
Okay.
- I'll go with that.
- [Lynn Hinds] So you're going with B, "In God we trust" added to coins.
Okay, Kevin?
- I think D, God's eye was added to dollar.
- Okay, that's that eye above the pyramid that stares out.
Yeah, Lynn Cullen?
- Seems to me, when I learned the Pledge of Allegiance, we didn't say "Under God", so that was added later.
- [Lynn Hinds] Could be.
- And I think, B, "In God we trust" was added to coins.
- Okay, we have a couple of Bs and a D. Which one did you pick at home?
And are you right or wrong?
We'll see.
- [Announcer] The answer is B, "In God we trust" was added to coins.
(audience clapping) The Reverend Watkinson wrote to the Secretary of the Treasury, Salmon Chase, and "In God we trust" first appeared on coins in 1864.
In 1955, Congress ordered it put on all coins and paper money.
- So when you see that on coins and dollar bills, why, that's the result of a minister from Pennsylvania.
Let's check the score.
Well, Lynn came up a little bit.
Lynn and Katie are tied with two right a piece.
Let's hear it for the two ladies of our panel.
(audience clapping) Kevin's gonna get the mystery Pennsylvania though.
Here's clue number three.
He won his first Indie 500 in 1969.
He was the Formula One champ in 1978.
Clue number one was he was born in Italy.
His son followed his footsteps.
He was rookie of the year in 1965 out in Indie.
And I want to know, Kevin Harris, who do you think he is our Mystery Pennsylvanian?
- Andretti, I can't spell it.
- I can't spell it either.
On line two, he says, Andretti.
Katie O'Toole?
- Well, I know this doesn't sound very Italian, but.
- Al Unser.
And Lynn Cullen?
- I had Andretti on one.
- Mario Andretti on line one.
Well, who is our Mystery Pennsylvanian?
I thought it was Polly Holly Trolley, my golly.
(panel laughing) But let's take a look.
- [Announcer] Although Mario Andretti was born in Italy, he grew up in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
He began his racing career on the dirt tracks of Nazareth.
In 1965, Mario Andretti raced in his first Indie 500, finished third and was named Rookie of the Year.
In 1969, he won his first and only Indianapolis 500.
After that, he moved to Formula One racing, winning the World Driving Championship, becoming one of America's most respected and dominant racing drivers.
Mario Andretti, a famous Pennsylvanian.
- Okay, we're a fast Mystery Pennsylvanian.
And you got that on the first line, which puts you really a little bit ahead and gives you the victory in today's game.
- Isn't that astounding?
(audience laughing) - It's what's called, however, appearing victory.
Because most of these questions went up in flames, (laughing), I have to say.
These were hard questions, they were.
They were stumpers and they were hard.
And you did okay with them.
- Well, we learned a lot.
- Did you?
- Yes, we did.
- [Lynn Hinds] Let me run through 'em again and see- (all laughing) How many of you get right the second time through?
They were tough.
I mean, the trolley was the little wheel up on the top.
- Mr. Rice's goldfish.
- Dick Rice has goldfish.
What else did you learn today?
- Alma dabba dabba- - [Lynn Hinds] Louisa May Alcott is not from New England, but from Philadelphia, Germantown, right?
George Rapp's first- - George Rapp's first community was Harmony.
Then he went to Indiana.
- Then he came back, - And then he came back and founded Economy.
- Economy, that's right.
And Burt Bell named the Philadelphia Eagles after the New Deal of FDR, but he bought the Frankfurt Yellow Jackets before that.
- [Kevin] Wrigley started with soap.
- And Wrigley started with soap in Philadelphia.
Kevin Harris, Katie O'Toole, and Cullen, thank you.
Thanks to all of you.
We'll see you next time when we all gather to play the Pennsylvania Game.
(audience clapping) Thank you, everybody.
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