April 18, 2024Matt Smith / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: 2024 primary questions, January 6 charges, and Biden tariffsby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: Questions for 2024 primary voters, Biden’s steel stance, and the Pennsylvania origins of the U.S. Supreme Court’s January 6 case.
April 11, 2024Photo By Brian Reid / Eventide Light PhotographyGreat PA News Quiz: Next eclipse, 2024 protest votes, and a 'Big Oil' lawsuitby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: Earthquaker state, Pennsylvania’s next total eclipse, a rare climate change lawsuit, and Biden’s home-state protest vote.
April 4, 2024Takeshi Kuboki / FlickrGreat PA News Quiz: Eclipse voters, ‘Trump Airport,’ and third-party hurdlesby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: Eclipse impacts, ‘Trump International Airport,’ 2024 ballot access, and stalled social media crackdowns.
March 28, 2024Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: Truth Social’s billionaire ties, Oscar winner’s coal project, and a third partyby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: a Pennsylvania billionaire’s ties to Trump’s Truth Social, the row officer managing the commonwealth’s money, and a gaming ban in Philadelphia.
March 21, 2024Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: March Madness moment, Biden’s US Steel warning, and a 'sanctuary' cityby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: President Joe Biden’s steel deal opposition, Pennsylvania’s March Madness moment, and a city’s “sanctuary” policy makes headlines.
March 14, 2024Amanda Berg / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: Trump’s TikTok flip-flop, 2024 pollbooks, watchdog election, and the State Police motifby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: Trump on TikTok, 2024 technology, election contests, and a State of the Union shoutout.
March 7, 2024Abby Drey / Centre Daily TimesGreat PA News Quiz: Gov’t land grabs, Trump ruling, derailed trains, and election gamesby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: U.S. Supreme Court ripple effects, Norfolk Southern crash, and arranging the names on Pennsylvania ballots.
Feb. 29, 2024Fred Adams / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: Vetting 2024’s voting machines, Harrisburg haggling, and the Beyoncé effectby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: State House control, behind the voting machines, costly cleanups, and the Beyoncé effect.
Feb. 22, 2024Georgianna Sutherland / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: Penn State pushback, election exodus, and Shapiro's 'sin tax'by Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: a controversial Penn State proposal, Shapiro’s “sin tax” spending, mail ballot dates, and surprising snow.
Feb. 15, 2024Robert Frank / For Spotlight PAGreat PA News Quiz: 2024 ballots, flawed election claims, 'spring' snow, and Shapiro's debt eraserby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: primary lineups, merchant of doubt, state House majority, and when Punxsutawney Phil gets it wrong.
Feb. 8, 2024Commonwealth Media ServicesGreat PA News Quiz: Shapiro's big budget, cannabis cash, state House control, and a bogus voter fraud claimby Colin Deppen of Spotlight PAIn this week’s quiz: Gov. Josh Shapiro's big budget ask, cannabis cash, state House control, and a bogus voter fraud claim.
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.
