Feb. 1, 2024Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: budget season, abortion ruling, election plans, and 2024’s river of the yearby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: a river runs through it, Shapiro’s second budget, the 2024 election, and a Medicaid-funded abortion ban.
Jan. 25, 2024Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: Trump travel, 'monopoly power,' a rare ethics complaint, and Punxsutawney PETAby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: state records deleted, Trump in Pennsylvania, antitrust lawsuit, and a rare ethics complaint.
Jan. 18, 2024Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: Fetterman memoir, seriously cold, Bidenomics, and underfunded schoolsby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: U.S. Sen. John Fetterman is writing a book; and the coldest temperature ever recorded in Pennsylvania.
Jan. 11, 2024Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: William Penn removal, Shapiro's futuristic tech alliance, and moon mission marredby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: William Penn becomes an internet main character, Shapiro’s tech partners, Biden in Pennsylvania, and trouble in outer space.
Jan. 4, 2024Fred Adams / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: 2024 anxiety, minimum wage wave, 14th Amendment, and state lawmakers get a raiseby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: Pennsylvania lawmakers get another pay raise; the commonwealth’s minimum wage stays the same; and another insurrection clause challenge.
Dec. 28, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: Disputed genealogy records, flexible gift ban, and Pa.’s fave Christmas flickby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: A genealogist clashes with Ancestry.com, Shapiro sporting tickets draw criticism, and Pennsylvanians crown a fave Christmas film.
Dec. 21, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: A pop star’s era, Tom Wolf’s new home, and the end of the budget impasseby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: The Pa. House declares a new era, Tom Wolf leaves Mount Wolf, and what’s missing from the final budget deal.
Dec. 14, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: Shapiro’s 1st year, Capitol leaks, ‘zombie’ deer, and holiday gift returnsby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: Assessing Shapiro’s first year, Capitol water damage, and holiday gift returns.
Dec. 7, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: Sworn in on banned books, Fetterman’s troll target, and an Amtrak revivalby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: School official sworn in on a stack of banned books, Fetterman’s troll target, and an Amtrak revival update.
Nov. 30, 2023Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: 2024 vision, snow droughts, impeachment court, and war machinesby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: Pennsylvania feeds an arms race, a seismic election ruling, and a long time with very little snow.
Nov. 23, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: Thanksgiving travel, 2024 debate, and another political pay bumpby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: Thanksgiving travel forecasts for the turnpike, the lone 2024 vice presidential debate is coming to town, and one of “the most penalized projects” in Pennsylvania history.
Nov. 16, 2023Ed Mahon / Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: Legal pot next door, Biden family subpoenas, and Black Friday originsby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: another neighbor greenlights recreational cannabis, the GOP’s search for Biden impeachment fuel comes to Pennsylvania, and Black Friday etymology.
Nov. 9, 2023Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: Election results, swapped votes, and a Hollywood celeb’s pet pleaby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from the results of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court race to a local corruption investigation.
Nov. 2, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: Old election rules, 'illegal tax,' high-rank resignation, and claim to veep fameby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from a closely watched court ruling to another Shapiro administration resignation and Pennsylvania’s outdated election rules.
Oct. 26, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: Unforgiven taxes, Biden billion, House speaker, and tech tortby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from a homegrown (and short-lived) U.S. House speaker bid to hydrogen hub secrets.
Oct. 19, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: Big election, pro-Israel donors, opioid billions, and a year on strikeby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from a high-profile newspaper strike to another possible date for Pennsylvania’s 2024 presidential primary.
Oct. 12, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: Shapiro's climate quandary, election FAQs, and Stoneman Willie's nameby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from 2023 election FAQs to 2024 primary schedules and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Pennsylvania school years.
Oct. 5, 2023Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: State park shortfall, McCarthy votes, and a megadonor’s money trailby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from a historic U.S. House vote to another voter ID push and the burial of a Pennsylvania mummy.
Sept. 28, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: Amtrak addition, Taylor Swift-inspired legislation, 2024 bids, and toy riotsby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from 2024 hopefuls, to jailbreak data and Temple’s newest president.
Sept. 21, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: State House control, dropped dress code, and farm animals on the looseby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from an open letter from five former Pennsylvania governors to the escape of 6,000 to 8,000 fur farm animals.
Sept. 14, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: NFL lawsuit, court contests, and surprise birdsby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from new reports on an NFL racial discrimination lawsuit to a primer on PA judge elections.
Sept. 7, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: Medicaid cuts, new state agency, and very Philly jobsby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from new reports on Pennsylvania Medicaid enrollment to a troubling discovery in Montgomery County.
Aug. 31, 2023Crowsnest BroadbandGreat PA News Quiz: Election day conflict, troubled waters, and broadband blitzby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from new reports on polluted streams to profiles of new lawmakers.
Aug. 24, 2023Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: COVID-19 hospitalizations, falling unemployment, and Fetterman’s stacheby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from rising COVID-19 hospitalization and Pennsylvania’s falling unemployment rate.
Aug. 17, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: House explosion, Senate hopeful’s residence, and local Little Leaguersby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from a house explosion in western Pennsylvania to the team representing the state in the Little League World Series.
Aug. 10, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: Property tax rebates, gender pay gap, and a pet alligatorby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from an expanded property tax rebate program to a State Police body camera program.
Aug. 3, 2023Sarah Anne Hughes / Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: Trump indictment mentions, fake electors, and opioid money for copsby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from the Pennsylvania mentions in former President Donald Trump’s latest indictment to the sectors harmed by the ongoing budget impasse.
July 27, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: School funding appeal, public pensions, and a really big sandwichby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from a landmark school funding lawsuit to the "world's largest bologna sandwich.”
July 20, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: Another Jan. 6 conviction and the end of legacy admissionsby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from the conviction of a Pennsylvania woman for her role in the U.S. Capitol siege to the resignation of another state House Democrat.
July 13, 2023Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: University funding blocked and a historic Pa. market burnsby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PATest your knowledge of the week in news, from the consequences of the ongoing budget impasse to public support for legal cannabis.
