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Harrisburg Quiz
Harrisburg Trivia: How Much Do You Really Know?
Updated: May 31, 2023
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County.
Get ready to flex your Harrisburg muscles! This quiz features 21 questions on everything from the basics to the most obscure facts. Can you ace it? Learn something new and exciting.
Do you know when was Harrisburg founded?
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1724
1725
1716
1719
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John Harris, Sr.
Pierson B. Reading
LeRoy Pope
Jean François Hamtramck
Which of the following maps best describes Harrisburg's location?
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![Harrisburg shares a border with [url class="tippy_vc" href="#22948053"]Susquehanna Township[/url], [url class="tippy_vc" href="#1886772"]Steelton[/url] & [url class="tippy_vc" href="#3550137"]Penbrook[/url]. [br] Can you guess which has a larger population?](/cdn-cgi/image/width=384,format=webp/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/David_Ascalon%2C_Ascalon_Studios%2C_Holocaust_Memorial-_Harrisburg%2C_PA.jpg/400px-David_Ascalon%2C_Ascalon_Studios%2C_Holocaust_Memorial-_Harrisburg%2C_PA.jpg)
Harrisburg shares a border with Susquehanna Township, Steelton & Penbrook.
Can you guess which has a larger population?
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Susquehanna Township
Steelton
Harrisburg
Penbrook
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98 Metres
107 Metres
101 Metres
106 Metres
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Iraq
United States Of America
Jordan
Nicaragua
Which of the following bodies of water is located in or near Harrisburg?
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Susquehanna River
Vistula
Hari River
Kabul River
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What is the water area occupied by Harrisburg?
(updated in 2010)
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9.48 Square Kilometre
10.35 Square Kilometre
10.16 Square Kilometre
9.67 Square Kilometre
![What is the per-capita income in Harrisburg? [br] (information updated in 2020)](/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,format=webp/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/CAT_bus_1902_at_Market_Square_Transfer_Center.jpeg/400px-CAT_bus_1902_at_Market_Square_Transfer_Center.jpeg)
What is the per-capita income in Harrisburg?
(information updated in 2020)
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23,191 United States Dollar
25,742 United States Dollar
28,293 United States Dollar
28,989 United States Dollar
How many households are there in Harrisburg?
(information updated in 2020)
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30,010
27,072
20,986
15,949
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72,696
84,728
43,617
50,135
Which percentage of the area occupied by Harrisburg is covered by water?
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31.47%
34.94%
34.62%
35.88%
Which of the following is included in Harrisburg's list of properties?
(Select 2 answers)
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FNB Field
FirstEnergy Stadium
Portland Streetcar
Skyline Sports Complex
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Montreal
Ma'alot-Tarshiha
Migdal HaEmek
Sderot
Is Harrisburg located in Harrisburg Metropolitan Area?
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False
True
![Has Harrisburg at any point in time been the capital city of [url class="tippy_vc" href="#330"]California[/url]?](/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,format=webp/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Harrisburg%2C_Pennsylvania%2C_on_the_Susquehanna_River.jpg/400px-Harrisburg%2C_Pennsylvania%2C_on_the_Susquehanna_River.jpg)
Has Harrisburg at any point in time been the capital city of California?
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True
False
![[url class="tippy_vc" href="#22948053"]Susquehanna Township[/url] occupies an area of 15.27 square mile. What is the area occupied by Harrisburg? [br] (The information was updated in 2016)](/cdn-cgi/image/width=640,format=webp/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/ISS067-E-184243_Harrisburg%2C_Pennsylvania.jpg/400px-ISS067-E-184243_Harrisburg%2C_Pennsylvania.jpg)
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30.73 Square Kilometre
33.49 Square Kilometre
30.11 Square Kilometre
32.57 Square Kilometre
What administrative territorial entity is Harrisburg located in?
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Columbia County
Dauphin County
Carbon County
Erie County
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