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Ultimate Pittsburgh Trivia
1,000 answers What makes Pittsburgh so interesting?
Includes over 1,000 questions and answers on Pittsburgh and the surrounding area--some notable, some amazing, some downright weird. This book will appeal to Pittsburghers far and near, trivia junkies, researchers/fact-checkers, and any Pittsburgher looking for bragging ammunition, anat. And this book is certainly for you if you are looking for answers to such questions
Who. . . ?
- Pitched a no-hitter while on LSD?
- Was Pittsburgh's first mayor?
- Was Pittsburgh's astronaut-politician?
- I can't wait until tomorrow... 'cause I get better looking everyday?
Which. . . ?
- Pittsburgh native wrote Oh, Susanna and My Old Kentucky Home?
- Area municipalities have the highest per capita income?
- Pittsburgher is considered the father of C.P.R.?
Where. . . ?
- Is the area's busiest intersection?
- Can you find a famous sandwich?
What. . . ?
- Are Pittsburgh's map coordinates?
- Are the weirdest questions asked of the Carnegie Library ?
- Does the Mortality Club of Allegheny County do for fun?
When. . . ?
- Was the world's first commercial radio broadcast?
- Was the last time a Steeler running back won the NFL rushing title?
How many. . . ?
- Residents speak Navajo?
- Beatles' appearances in Pittsburgh?
- Bridges, traffic tickets, hospital beds, inches of rain per year?
Includes over 1,000 questions and answers on Pittsburgh and the surrounding area--some notable, some amazing, some downright weird. This book will appeal to Pittsburghers far and near, trivia junkies, researchers/fact-checkers, and any Pittsburgher looking for bragging ammunition, anat. And this book is certainly for you if you are looking for answers to such questions
Who. . . ?
- Pitched a no-hitter while on LSD?
- Was Pittsburgh's first mayor?
- Was Pittsburgh's astronaut-politician?
- I can't wait until tomorrow... 'cause I get better looking everyday?
Which. . . ?
- Pittsburgh native wrote Oh, Susanna and My Old Kentucky Home?
- Area municipalities have the highest per capita income?
- Pittsburgher is considered the father of C.P.R.?
Where. . . ?
- Is the area's busiest intersection?
- Can you find a famous sandwich?
What. . . ?
- Are Pittsburgh's map coordinates?
- Are the weirdest questions asked of the Carnegie Library ?
- Does the Mortality Club of Allegheny County do for fun?
When. . . ?
- Was the world's first commercial radio broadcast?
- Was the last time a Steeler running back won the NFL rushing title?
How many. . . ?
- Residents speak Navajo?
- Beatles' appearances in Pittsburgh?
- Bridges, traffic tickets, hospital beds, inches of rain per year?
266 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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December 16, 2025
I love learning new things about my town, and I also love when I already know a fact that is included in a trivia book! This trivia book in particular gave me both, yay!
This book is split up into categories - Arts and Entertainment, Sports, etc. - that help the reader easily navigate to their subject of choice. I found several questions that I felt the need to take a picture of so I could remember my new fact! I would be cautious before sharing some of the information, however, because the answers may be out of date by now.
The only hold up I had (a minor one, to be sure) had to do with the trivia tidbits included in a section dedicated to demographic information about the city. I feel like when you have to start including informational tables in the answers to your trivia questions, they aren't trivia questions anymore. However, I did learn that in 2005, there were more families making $10,000 or less in Fayette County than people making $100,000 or more. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer, I see.
This book is split up into categories - Arts and Entertainment, Sports, etc. - that help the reader easily navigate to their subject of choice. I found several questions that I felt the need to take a picture of so I could remember my new fact! I would be cautious before sharing some of the information, however, because the answers may be out of date by now.
The only hold up I had (a minor one, to be sure) had to do with the trivia tidbits included in a section dedicated to demographic information about the city. I feel like when you have to start including informational tables in the answers to your trivia questions, they aren't trivia questions anymore. However, I did learn that in 2005, there were more families making $10,000 or less in Fayette County than people making $100,000 or more. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer, I see.
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