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