[music playing] ANNOUNCER: The Pennsylvania Game is made possible in part by-- ANNOUNCER: By a grant from the Pennsylvania Public Television Network.

The network receives funding from the Commonwealth to provide public television for all Pennsylvanians.

ANNOUNCER: Now, let's get the game started.

Here's the host of The Pennsylvania Game, Scott Bruce.

[applause] Love these guys.

Love these guys.

My studio audience, welcome.

Welcome, viewers at home, to another round of The Pennsylvania Game.

We're having more fun than humans should have while they're hanging out in a room like this.

Let's not waste any time.

Let's meet our new panelists for today's show.

First up is a face or, perhaps, at least a voice you must all recognize, Kevin Nelson is the Kevin half of the Kevin and Scott in The Morning Show on WRC Radio in State College.

Kevin Nelson, let's hear it.

[applause] Second up, we have Christina Pirello.

Christina is the host of National Public Television series "Christina Cooks," which is now in its fourth season, very exciting.

Her best selling cookbook, "Cooking the Whole Foods Way" has taught millions how to prepare nutritious, macrobiotic meals.

Please say hello to the lovely Christina Pirello.

[applause] And I'm kind of excited now.

Next, is Jim Pawelczyk.

Jim is an assistant professor of physiology and "kinesiol--" "kin--" help me out with this.

Kinesiology.

SCOTT BRUCE: Kinesiology at Penn State.

Thanks so much, Jim.

In 1998, he was a payload specialist aboard the space shuttle Columbia-- [applause] --as part of its Neurolab mission.

Please welcome again, let's hear it for Jim Pawelczyk.

Come on, folks.

[applause] I know.

And there's just been so much excitement.

I can't wait to get started, so let's not waste any time.

Start with our first question.

[music playing] ANNOUNCER: His fans idolized him as the epitome of worldly sophistication.

But Adolphe Menjou, one of the great stars of Hollywood's golden era, was actually a native of Pittsburgh.

In addition to being a famous movie star, he was also a storied numismatist.

Is a numismatist, A, wax mustache wearer, B, a medium of the supernatural, C, a coin collector, or D, a gambler?

SCOTT BRUCE: A numismatist-- a waxed mustache wearer, a medium of the supernatural-- ooh, very nice, Topher.

Good music.

A coin collector, or a gambler?

We're going to start off with Kevin.

What do you think it might be?

Well, I'm a former numismatist myself, so-- SCOTT BRUCE: Ah, and you took some pills, and it cleared up.

Yes, absolutely.

I'm pretty sure it's C, a coin collector.

SCOTT BRUCE: A coin collector.

He feels pretty confident.

I don't know, what do you think about that, Christina?

Well, being more of a spender than a collector, I agree.

SCOTT BRUCE: So we have two people familiar with coins but from the other side.

And down to you, Jim, what do you think?

Well, occasionally, I've numist myself.

I'm going with C. SCOTT BRUCE: We have three numisers here.

Three numisers, what does that mean?

That's right, they all have the same answer.

They all win lottery tickets.

Pass those down if you would, please.

They all have the same answer.

Now, the most important part of the question is, do they have the right answer?

Wendy, tell us.

ANNOUNCER: The answer is C, a coin collector.

Adolphe Menjou was best known for his big screen portrayals of the suave, debonair man of the world.

His trademark wax black mustache and personal style earned him recognition as one of the world's best dressed men.

His film career, which spanned from 1921 to 1960, included such films as "A Star is Born" and "Stage Door."

In the world of coin collecting, he was also a legend.

Among numismatists or coin collectors, he will long be remembered for an extraordinary collection bearing his name that was dispersed in a grand numismatic gallery sale conducted in 1950.

And you're saying to yourselves at home, why do we have Adolphe Menjou on?

Because he was born in Pittsburgh in 1890.

He was trained to be an engineer, not an actor.

His first motion picture role was a supporting actor in the 1921 classic "The Sheik" with Rudolph Valentino.

Isn't that exciting?

We always have good news on this show.

We learn stuff.

Let's have another question.

ANNOUNCER: On November 28, 1894, the 37-foot statue of William Penn was mounted atop Philadelphia's city hall.

20 years in the making, the bronze masterpiece was Alexander Milne Calder's most famous work.

But Calder's finest achievement was also the source of his greatest disappointment.

What caused Calder's frustration?

A-- Penn's eye chipped during shipment giving him the appearance of winking.

B-- Calder was never paid for his work.

C-- Quakers protested the work for being too ostentatious.

Or D-- the statue was mounted facing the wrong way.

SCOTT BRUCE: Calder's frustration, what caused it?

Was it Penn's chipped eye during shipment, having him winking at the entire city of Philadelphia?

Or was Calder never paid for his work?

Did the Quakers protest the work for being too ostentatious?

Or was the statue mounted facing the wrong direction?

Christina, we'll start with you.

I'm going to say, living in Philadelphia, which I love, that it's facing the wrong way.

You feel that there's a right way and a wrong way in Philadelphia, and that's not right.

It's possible.

I like your thinking on that.

Jim, could you see it from the space shuttle?

Couldn't quite see it, so I couldn't really check out the wink.

So I'm going to have to go with D, facing the wrong way.

Facing the wrong way.

We've got two facing the wrong way.

I think they're just going for lottery tickets.

Let's find out.

Kevin?

I was going to say, we may be wrong, but we're getting more lottery tickets.

SCOTT BRUCE: Lottery tickets.

Pass them down.

They're just milking me now.

That's all they're doing.

They're just milking me for lottery tickets.

We've got three Ds, three facing the wrong ways.

Wendy, face the right way and tell us what is the right answer.

ANNOUNCER: The answer is D. The statue was mounted facing the wrong way.

Calder's giant statue of William Penn was made in 14 separate sections.

When the model was completed, the work came to a standstill for a year and a half because there was no foundry in the United States capable of casting a 27 ton statue.

Finally, a new local foundry rose to the challenge, and Penn was carried in sections by four large horse drawn trucks to be cast in bronze.

Calder watched from the ground as his statue was mounted facing the front and grandest entrance to city hall.

But to Calder's everlasting disappointment, instead of being lit by the sun all day as he had planned, it is illuminated only at dawn when very few people are there to appreciate the fine details of his work.

[applause] Wake up and face the right way is what I say.

William Penn's nose alone is 13 inches long.

Did you know that?

I find that fascinating.

That's a big honker, wouldn't you say, guys?

We'd like to thank Bill Metzger of Lamont for that question idea.

He'll be receiving a free subscription to "Pennsylvania Magazine."

And now, I think it's time to get to know our panel just a little bit better.

Let's mosey on over, shall we, to all these lottery ticket holders over here.

Kev, so it's no longer just and the cats.

No.

SCOTT BRUCE: On previous shows, we've talked about your cats.

Penelope's got to move over because we're bringing home a new wife.

That's right, lovely wife Teresa who's in the audience today, so.

SCOTT BRUCE: She's in the audience today?

Maybe we can get her up here to explain-- KEVIN NELSON: Well.

--what she ever saw on you.

No, that's wonderful.

Good news.

Congratulations to you.

Very happy to hear it.

Christina, now, see, I'm very excited about this, the cooking business, because I was hoping that maybe after the show we'd have a few minutes and you could call my wife and tell her how to cook.

It starts with boiling water.

SCOTT BRUCE: Starts with boiling water?

See, my wife uses the smoke alarm as a timer in our house.

CHRISTINA PIRELLO: It works well.

Yeah.

CHRISTINA PIRELLO: Yeah.

It works very well.

It's kind of smelly.

But congratulations.

You got the new book out.

Cook your-- cook-- CHRISTINA PIRELLO: "Cook Your Way to the Life You Want."

"Cook Your Way to the Life You Want."

That's actually hard to say.

CHRISTINA PIRELLO: It's hard to do too.

SCOTT BRUCE: It was hard to write.

Well, congratulations.

I hope it does very well for you.

Thank you.

Space.

The final frontier.

SCOTT BRUCE: Jim was in the final frontier.

You know, a friend of mine once told me that astronauts-- well, actually, it was a friend of mine was asking an astronaut if it was true that they had to wear diapers in space.

And the astronaut replied to him, depends.

[laughter] OK, sometimes, we go too far.

But is it true?

Has it been your experience?

It is true.

During the ascent and entry, that's exactly what you wear.

SCOTT BRUCE: Well, I hope you're cleaned up for us now.

JIM PAWELCZYK: I believe so.

Very good.

Good to have you on the panel.

We won't fool around.

We're going to continue on with the show.

Let's have one more new question.

ANNOUNCER: After 25 albums, jazz guitarist and singer George Benson went home to Pittsburgh in 1987 to receive an award.

Was George Benson awarded A, gold album, B, a high school diploma, C, a key to the city, or D, a Grammy?

SCOTT BRUCE: Ooh, George Benson, I love those sounds.

Was he awarded back in Pittsburgh, a gold album, a high school diploma, the key to the city, or a Grammy?

Jim, we're going to go down to you first.

Well, if you're going to go back home, it would probably be a good time to collect your diploma.

I'm going with B. SCOTT BRUCE: Makes perfect sense to me.

I like it.

What do you think, Kev?

Apparently we planned this beforehand, so we want more lottery tickets I'm going to say a high school diploma.

SCOTT BRUCE: They're killing me.

Two lottery tickets.

Two, could it be three?

Wrong, I went with the glam and said a Grammy.

SCOTT BRUCE: A Grammy, a good choice.

I don't recall them actually giving out the Grammys in Pittsburgh.

Well, maybe he-- you know, a special one.

SCOTT BRUCE: You never know.

Shipped it home.

SCOTT BRUCE: It's The Pennsylvania Game.

We'll find out.

Let's find out from Wendy right now.

ANNOUNCER: The answer is B, a high school diploma.

George Benson started singing when he was just 10, playing an electric guitar that his stepfather had made for him.

As a teenager, he formed his own group, The Altairs, and had a local hit with a song called "Groovy Time."

He said he regretted leaving school at age 17 to make a career as a singer.

So 27 years later, Benson went home to Pittsburgh to receive an honorary high school diploma.

Whoa.

On that exciting note-- I love his songs.

On that exciting note, let's take a look at our scores.

And it looks, from the big scoreboard, that we have three points for Kevin, two points for Christina, and three points for Jim.

Oh, big scoring game, people.

[applause] Very high scoring game.

And that means, it's time for our first clue in the Mystery Pennsylvanian.

Grab your pens contestants.

Here we go, your first clue.

Born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, karate lessons were his first steps on a path to commercial success.

Born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, karate lessons were his first steps on a path to commercial success.

It looks like the guys have an idea, and the macrobiotic is thinking, thinking.

But remember, you can write down anything, because we like to have fun, don't we, audience?

[cheers] Ain't that right?

All right, our contestants have written.

We're jumping right back into the game.

Let's go with a brand new spanking question.

ANNOUNCER: Katharine Drexel was born to wealth and privilege in Philadelphia in 1858.

An activist for civil rights, she spent all of her inheritance helping poor Blacks and American Indians.

Efforts are underway to honor her posthumously for her life of dedication.

Would she be honored with, A, the president's medal of freedom, B, sainthood, C, acceptance by the Sioux Nation to be their eternal spiritual advisor, or D, renaming Philadelphia's broad street Katharine Drexel Boulevard?

SCOTT BRUCE: Hmm, some interesting choices.

How would she be honored?

The president's medal of freedom, sainthood, acceptance by the Sioux Nation to be their eternal spiritual advisor, or renaming Philadelphia's broad street Saint Katherine Boulevard?

We're going to start with Kevin on this one.

Kev, what do you think?

Oh, it took a little longer than usual this game.

But as usual, I have absolutely no idea.

So-- SCOTT BRUCE: Good.

--a wild guess, the president's medal of freedom.

SCOTT BRUCE: The president's medal of freedom.

That's a great wild guess.

I love it.

Christina, what do you think?

Well, although spiritual advisor would be great, I also went with the medal of freedom.

SCOTT BRUCE: We have two medals of freedom.

Jim?

I'm sorry, this time we are breaking with that lottery ticket tradition.

We're going to go with the street.

SCOTT BRUCE: We're going to go with changing the name of the street.

So that there would be a chance that the flyers would be known as the Katharine Drexel Bullies.

Absolutely.

We'll have to find out which one of these may or may not be correct.

ANNOUNCER: The answer is B-- sainthood.

In 1889, at age 30, Katharine became a nun taking her vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

She also vowed to be the mother and servant of the Indian and Negro races.

She spent her entire $20 million inheritance building schools and missions for Blacks and American Indians.

The Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, the order Katharine Drexel founded in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, has been crusading for her canonization since 1964.

The first of two posthumous miracles, required as evidence of Katherine's favored place in Heaven, has been confirmed by the Vatican.

Katharine Drexel would become the second Pennsylvanian to achieve sainthood, after Bishop John Neumann who was canonized in 1977.

Sainthood.

She actually had a miracle that was declared by the pope.

It was very, very impressive.

Ooh, gosh, I'm so excited.

Another fun question coming up right now.

ANNOUNCER: In 1734, 200 German Christian radical reformists arrived in Philadelphia.

By 1782, they formed a society in the Philadelphia area.

And today, comprise 2,800 members with five churches found only in Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.

This religious group is known as, A, the Calvinists, B, the Schwenkfelders, C, the Monkees, or D, the Moravians?

SCOTT BRUCE: What?

What?

What is with our studio audience?

They found that funny.

Was this religious group known as the Calvinists, the Schwenkfelders-- [laughter] And I think we all know how painful that can be.

Could it be, hey, hey, we're the Monkees.

The people say we're monkey around.

Or could it be the Moravians?

We're going to find out from Christina first.

What do you think?

Well, I'd love to claim the Monkees.

But I'm going with D, the Moravians.

SCOTT BRUCE: The Moravians?

Very good guess.

What do you think, Jim?

We're working on lottery tickets.

The Moravians.

D-- d-- d-- d-- d-- D for Moravians.

Hey, hey, we're the Moravians.

Hey, SCOTT BRUCE: It's three Ds.

Three lottery tickets.

Pass them down, guys.

I got to tell you one thing.

It is awfully, awfully good that you guys are winning lottery tickets because, Wendy?

ANNOUNCER: The answer is B, the Schwenkfelders.

Caspar Schwenckfeld von Ossig, the church's namesake, lived in Germany from 1489 to 1561.

Inspired by Martin Luther and the Protestant reformation, he taught that people should live their lives for Christ and maintain their individuality.

After his death, his followers upheld his teachings but never founded a church in Germany.

The Philadelphia area is the only place in the United States where the Schwenkfelders emigrated.

The last Schwenkfelder in Germany died in 1829.

There are only five Schwenkfelder churches in existence today, all in a small area of Pennsylvania.

That lucky Wendy.

He gets to say Schwenkfelder a lot.

You know, we should get the whole audience to do that.

One time, give it to me.

1, 2, 3.

AUDIENCE: Schwenkfelders.

Doesn't it feel good?

It feels good.

I know I enjoyed it.

Well, you've got a lot of lottery tickets.

Now, it's time to go back and check our scoreboard.

And what I see from the scoreboard is there has been absolutely no change since the last time we checked the score.

It is 3 to 2 to 3, but it's still a heck of a game.

Going good.

Get your pens ready, kids.

Here we go.

He punched and kicked his way to Los Angeles in 1988 where he worked as a bodyguard for actress Catherine Bach.

He punched and kicked his way to Los Angeles in 1988 where he worked as a bodyguard for actress Catherine Bach.

Here's that first clue again.

Born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, karate lessons were his first steps on a path to commercial success.

You notice how I emphasize the word "commercial?"

OK, everybody's caught up.

It looks like we've all got something written down.

And we're going right back to The Pennsylvania Game.

ANNOUNCER: In 1990, an unusual museum opened in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, in a building resembling George Washington's Mount Vernon home.

It's believed to be the only museum of its kind to be dedicated to this one theme.

Is the museum devoted to, A, death and mourning, B, dust bunnies, C, miniatures, or D, chamber pots?

SCOTT BRUCE: Well, well, I know, my studio audience, I can feel them going to chamber pots.

I don't know.

Is this museum devoted to death and mourning, to dust bunnies-- which I, by the way, collect myself-- miniatures, or chamber pots?

Jim, we're going down to you first on this one.

Do they have dust bunnies on the ships?

Absolutely not.

And we've already established, we don't have chamber pots.

SCOTT BRUCE: That's true.

So I'm going to have to go with C, miniatures.

SCOTT BRUCE: You're going to go with C, miniatures-- a good answer.

Kevin, what do you think?

KEVIN NELSON: I thought it was miniature dust bunnies in chamber pots, but since I'm wearing a black suit, I went for death and mourning.

SCOTT BRUCE: Death and mourning, a very somber answer.

Christina?

I took the clue from the music and also went with death and mourning.

SCOTT BRUCE: Death and mourning.

So we have two death and mournings, and one miniature.

And now, we have the correct answer.

ANNOUNCER: The answer is A, death and mourning.

The museum of mourning art at Drexel Hill's Arlington cemetery is devoted solely to beliefs and rituals surrounding death and mourning.

It's fitting that the museum looks like Mount Vernon, George Washington's home in Virginia, since Washington's death spurred a flood of sentimental artifacts and collectibles and inspired Americans to create and own mourning art.

The collection includes emblems associated with death, such as skulls and crossbones, as well as angels and the lamb.

There are also mourning clothes, jewelry, and books.

One of the most unusual exhibits is the cemetery gun, which was equipped with a tripwire and set near gravesites to prevent physicians and artists from stealing bodies for their studies.

The guns were eventually outlawed.

No more guns.

This is interesting.

The custom of willing money for the purchase of mourning rings and other jewelry stems from an era when people wanted a maximum number of mourners to pray for their soul.

So if you didn't have enough mourners, you just shelled out some cash, and instant friends.

I'm giving away lottery tickets so that people will come to mine.

I don't know.

Don't think that'll work out.

They're turning on me give me a new question.

ANNOUNCER: Scott Fahlman, a Carnegie Mellon University professor of computer science, did something in 1980 that has changed our ideas about business as usual.

Did he, A, fight for student's right to hold religious services in campus buildings, B, develop a prototype of the ATM-- Automatic Teller Machine-- C, develop the IRS software for filing tax returns electronically, or D, create the email Smiley face?

SCOTT BRUCE: Don't we have fun questions?

I mean, really, ladies and gentlemen, what did Scott Fahlman do?

Did he fight for student's right to hold religious services in campus buildings, did he develop the prototype for the ATM machine, did he develop the IRS software, or did he create the email smiley face?

We're going to find out from Kevin right now.

What do you think, Kev?

I, for no apparent reason, went with B.

It seems about the right year for the ATM.

SCOTT BRUCE: ATM.

Seems like a logical answer to me.

Christina?

Had to do with money, so I also went with B. SCOTT BRUCE: Ooh, we got two ATMs, two Bs.

Are they going to milk me again?

Money and lottery tickets.

SCOTT BRUCE: Money and lottery tickets.

ATMs.

These guys are going to run me out of lottery tickets.

We have never had such a successful passing out of Pennsylvania lottery tickets on our show before.

OK, well, now it's time to go back to Wendy and find out what our right answer is.

ANNOUNCER: The answer is D, create the email smiley face.

Frustrated that the sender's tone of voice was often misunderstood by those receiving the email, computer scientist, Scott Fahlman used punctuation marks-- a colon, a dash, and a parenthesis-- to create a sideways Smiley face that would signal the reader not to take the email message too seriously.

Email users have since devised a wide array of funny faces, called emoticons, to signify everything from a wink-- expressed with a semicolon, a dash, and a parenthesis-- to a shout, which looks like this.

But not all internet users are amused.

[laughter] [applause] SCOTT BRUCE: Smile if you got it.

Time for clue three in our mystery Pennsylvanian.

Get our pens and pads ready.

Here we go.

In 1989, he began teaching his unique brand of fitness workout, which combines elements of the martial arts, boxing, and dancing.

Nice one, Topher.

To Hollywood's hottest celebrities-- in 1989, he began teaching his unique brand of fitness workout, which combines elements of the martial arts boxing and dancing to Hollywood's hottest celebrities.

He was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Karate lessons were his first steps on a path to commercial success.

And he punched and kicked his way to Los Angeles in 1988, where he worked as a bodyguard for actress Catherine Bach.

It looks to me like all of our people have-- no, we're not quite finished writing.

We need a new emoticon face for people who've not caught up.

OK, we're caught up now.

Christina, we're going to start with you.

If you could turn over your page.

Not a clue.

SCOTT BRUCE: And we have-- you'll have to read those answers for me.

I can't make them out from here.

I started out with David Carradine, just because you said kung fu.

SCOTT BRUCE: David Carradine for kung fu.

And then I ended up both the other times with Chuck Norris because I don't know anyone else who does those things.

SCOTT BRUCE: I like how you identified him too as Walker Texas Ranger.

We'd have accepted Walker Texas Ranger if you were right, but I don't think you will be, so we'll find out.

Let's go down to Jim.

Jim, what do you think?

Well, we went with Steven Seagal, continued with Steven Seagal, and the tae bo guy whose name I can't think of.

SCOTT BRUCE: I like that answer.

I like that answer a lot.

CHRISTINA PIRELLO: If I knew you could write tae bo guy, I would have written that.

Well, what can I tell you?

It's too late for writing now.

CHRISTINA PIRELLO: It's too late now.

We'll go over to Kevin.

What do you think?

Well, I started with Chuck Norris, and fell for that twice.

And I thought the tae bo guy.

And I can't-- Bobby Blades, Bobby Blank, Bobby-- SCOTT BRUCE: By golly, I think you might have something there.

I'm not really sure though.

Let's find out from Wendy Williams exactly who our mystery Pennsylvanian is.

ANNOUNCER: Billy Blanks, the creator of the popular tae bo fitness workout was born and raised in poverty in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Inspired by Bruce Lee, he enrolled in karate classes at age 12 with money he earned as a garbage collector.

By 1975, he won the first of seven world karate championships.

A seventh degree black belt in taekwondo, Billy also holds Black belts in five other forms of martial arts.

Billy married his high school sweetheart and moved his family to Los Angeles in 1988 to follow his dream of Hollywood stardom.

He landed his first film role while working as a bodyguard for actress Catherine Bach and has since appeared in more than 20 movies.

He opened his world training center in California, where he trained such stars as Paula Abdul, Brooke Shields, and Shaquille O'Neal.

Billy Blanks, a famous Pennsylvanian.

I cannot believe how generous my producers are.

In my little IFB, they are giving Bobby Blanks, Billy Blanks as a correct answer, and they're giving tae bo boy a correct answer.

So they each get one point.

[applause] That brings our final score to 5 to 3 to 4.

Kevin Nelson is our new champion.

Thank you.

SCOTT BRUCE: Very good.

Wendy, why don't you tell Kevin-- ANNOUNCER: Scott about a luxury wool blanket from the Woolrich store of Woolrich, Pennsylvania.

And 50 chances to win $1,000 a week for life from the Pennsylvania lottery.

SCOTT BRUCE: You've got a lottery ticket.

You've got a Woolrich blanket.

And you guys all played so good.

They're giving away stuff on our show.

I can't believe how generous they're being.

And if you want to play together at home with us, you know, you can send in-- if you have a question idea, you can send it in.

You're going to win a subscription to "Pennsylvania Magazine."

Just send it to the address you see on the screen or send it to our email address-- wpsx.psu.edu.

Thanks for joining us.

Bye.

[applause] ANNOUNCER: The Pennsylvania Game is made possible in part by-- ANNOUNCER: By a grant from the Pennsylvania Public Television Network.

The network receives funding from the Commonwealth to provide public television for all Pennsylvanians.

ANNOUNCER: Guest accommodations provided by the Nittany Lion Inn on the University Park campus of Penn State.

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