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Downtown Pittsburgh - Quiz
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  • 1. What is the geographic area formed by Downtown Pittsburgh's subdistricts called?
A) Golden Triangle
B) River Junction
C) Steel City Core
D) The Point District
  • 2. Which street is a boundary of the Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District?
A) Stanwix Street
B) Wood Street
C) Smithfield Street
D) Market Street
  • 3. When was the Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District listed on the NRHP?
A) December 17, 1985
B) January 12, 1980
C) December 17, 1995
D) November 20, 1990
  • 4. What feature is found in Point State Park?
A) A large observation wheel
B) A professional sports stadium
C) A giant fountain
D) A major aquarium
  • 5. Which fort was built by the French at the site of Point State Park?
A) Fort Necessity
B) Fort Duquesne
C) Fort Mercer
D) Fort Pitt
  • 6. Which river is the Cultural District located along?
A) Monongahela River
B) Ohio River
C) Youghiogheny River
D) Allegheny River
  • 7. Which venue is located in the Cultural District?
A) Stage AE
B) Heinz Field
C) PPG Paints Arena
D) Heinz Hall
  • 8. What is the primary function of the Fifth & Forbes Corridor?
A) Government administration
B) Heavy industrial shipping
C) Shopping
D) Manufacturing
  • 9. What historic site is included in the Fifth & Forbes Corridor?
A) Grandview Park
B) Station Square
C) Mellon Square
D) Market Square
  • 10. Which retailer is mentioned as being located in Downtown?
A) Walmart
B) Target
C) Brooks Brothers
D) Whole Foods
  • 11. What characterizes the Grant Street area?
A) Government offices and tall skyscrapers
B) A large park space
C) Primarily residential housing
D) Small independent theaters
  • 12. Which institution is located in the Firstside neighborhood?
A) Point Park University
B) Duquesne University
C) University of Pittsburgh
D) Carnegie Mellon University
  • 13. Which river runs adjacent to the Firstside neighborhood?
A) Allegheny River
B) Chartiers Creek
C) Monongahela River
D) Ohio River
  • 14. What type of construction is common in the Firstside neighborhood?
A) Industrial warehouses
B) Shopping malls
C) High-rise student housing
D) Public parking garages
  • 15. Which fort was built by the British at the site of Point State Park?
A) Fort Ligonier
B) Fort Knox
C) Fort Duquesne
D) Fort Pitt
  • 16. Which highway bounds the Central Business District to the east?
A) I-376
B) I-579
C) I-79
D) I-279
  • 17. What is the local name for the Pittsburgh Light Rail system?
A) The T
B) The Pittsburgh Express
C) The Steel Rail
D) The Subway
  • 18. What creates the unusual street intersections in Downtown Pittsburgh?
A) The intersection of two distinct grid systems
B) The presence of too many tunnels
C) The circular layout of the city
D) The lack of numbered streets
  • 19. Which of these is a major corporation with offices in Downtown Pittsburgh?
A) U.S. Steel
B) Ford Motor Company
C) Microsoft
D) Boeing
  • 20. How do Pittsburghers typically give directions due to the unusual street grid?
A) Using compass headings
B) Using building heights
C) Using turn-by-turn directions
D) Using landmarks
  • 21. Which train service connects Pittsburgh to cities like New York and Chicago?
A) Pittsburgh Regional Transit
B) MARC Train
C) Greyhound
D) Amtrak
  • 22. The Monongahela grid in Downtown contains what kind of roadways?
A) Numbered streets
B) Named parks
C) Numbered avenues
D) Named rivers
  • 23. Which highway is known as the 'Parkway North'?
A) I-579
B) I-279
C) I-376
D) Route 28
  • 24. How many bridges are located within Downtown Pittsburgh?
A) 10
B) 446
C) 2,200
D) 18
  • 25. How many bridges are included in the expanded definition of Downtown Pittsburgh?
A) 446
B) 18
C) 10
D) 2,200
  • 26. Approximately how many bridges are located citywide in Pittsburgh?
A) 18
B) 10
C) 446
D) 2,200
  • 27. Which interstate does the Fort Pitt Bridge carry?
A) I-79
B) I-376
C) I-279
D) I-579
  • 28. Which transit system uses the Panhandle Bridge?
A) City buses
B) Light rail transit
C) Amtrak trains
D) Freight trains
  • 29. Which bridge connects the Liberty Tunnel to I-579 Downtown?
A) Panhandle Bridge
B) Fort Pitt Bridge
C) Liberty Bridge
D) Smithfield Street Bridge
  • 30. What is the former name of the Roberto Clemente Bridge?
A) 16th St Bridge
B) 6th St Bridge
C) 7th St Bridge
D) 9th St Bridge
  • 31. What is the former name of the Andy Warhol Bridge?
A) 6th St Bridge
B) 7th St Bridge
C) 16th St Bridge
D) 9th St Bridge
  • 32. What is the former name of the Rachel Carson Bridge?
A) 16th St Bridge
B) 9th St Bridge
C) 7th St Bridge
D) 6th St Bridge
  • 33. Which bridge is exclusively for pedestrians and bikes?
A) Liberty Bridge
B) Birmingham Bridge
C) Fort Pitt Bridge
D) West Penn Bridge
  • 34. Which bridge connects the South Side to Uptown at Fifth and Forbes avenues?
A) South 10th Street Bridge
B) Liberty Bridge
C) Smithfield Street Bridge
D) Birmingham Bridge
  • 35. What route does the West End Bridge carry?
A) US Route 19
B) I-579
C) PA Route 28
D) I-376
  • 36. What is Pittsburgh's national rank for jobs within its urban core?
A) 50th
B) 6th
C) 25th
D) 10th
  • 37. According to Christopher Briem, how long has the level of employment in the city remained largely constant?
A) 100 years
B) 25 years
C) 10 years
D) 50 years
  • 38. How many jobs were located in the city proper in 1958?
A) 200,000
B) 500,000
C) 294,000
D) 150,000
  • 39. Which Pittsburgh neighborhood has the highest density of employment?
A) Station Square
B) Central business district
C) PPG Place
D) The Golden Triangle
  • 40. How many Fortune 500 companies were headquartered in the city of Pittsburgh in 2022?
A) 5
B) 10
C) 7
D) 3
  • 41. Where is Kraft Heinz co-headquartered?
A) PPG Place
B) Tower at PNC Plaza
C) Station Square
D) US Steel Tower
  • 42. Where is the headquarters of PNC Financial Services located?
A) PPG Place
B) US Steel Tower
C) One PNC Plaza
D) Tower at PNC Plaza
  • 43. Which regional healthcare giant has its corporate headquarters in the US Steel Tower?
A) Dollar Bank
B) Highmark
C) Dominion Resources
D) UPMC
  • 44. Which of these buildings is listed as a major downtown building?
A) Benedum Center
B) Carnegie Museum
C) Heinz Field
D) University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning
  • 45. Which theater is listed as a major downtown building?
A) The New Hazlett
B) Byham Theater
C) The Manse
D) Pittsburgh Public Theater
  • 46. Is the Allegheny County Courthouse listed as a major building in the provided text?
A) It is classified as a museum
B) No
C) Yes
D) Only the annex
  • 47. Which of these is a major downtown building?
A) Duquesne Incline
B) Gulf Tower
C) Monongahela Incline
D) Phipps Conservatory
  • 48. Which neighborhood is located across the Allegheny River from Downtown?
A) North Shore
B) Hill District
C) South Shore
D) Uptown
  • 49. Which of these is a residential building dating to the 1960s in Downtown?
A) Gateway Towers
B) US Steel Tower
C) Katz Plaza
D) PPG Place
  • 50. Which neighborhood is located across the Monongahela River?
A) South Side Flats
B) North Shore
C) Hill District
D) Strip District
  • 51. Which neighborhood is known as the educational center of the city?
A) Downtown
B) Hill District
C) Oakland
D) Strip District
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