Daily Trivia

1) When did The State Theatre in State College, Pennsylvania open?

a) January 1, 1960 b) July 4, 1950 c) December 25, 1940 d) October 15, 1938

2) What is the seating capacity of The State Theatre?

a) 1200 b) 750 c) 300 d) 554

3) Who currently owns and operates The State Theatre?

a) The State Theatre, Inc. b) Centre County Arts Council c) State College Municipality d) Pennsylvania State University

4) What was the first movie shown at The State Theatre?

a) The Sisters b) Casablanca c) The Wizard of Oz d) Gone with the Wind

5) In which year did The State Theatre stop operating as a movie theatre?

a) 1995 b) 1988 c) 2010 d) 2001

6) How much did it cost to build The State Theatre originally?

a) $200,000 b) $70,000 c) $100,000 d) $25,000

7) Which famous actors starred in the first movie shown at The State Theatre?

a) James Stewart and Donna Reed b) Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman c) Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh d) Errol Flynn and Bette Davis

8) When did The State Theatre reopen as a community theatre?

a) June 2003 b) December 2006 c) January 2005 d) March 2004

9) Who attended the sold-out opening night of the renovated State Theatre?

a) Mayor Bill Welch b) Governor Ed Rendell c) Senator Jake Corman d) All of the above

10) How much would the original cost of The State Theatre be in today's dollars (approximation)?

a) $500,000 b) $2,000,000 c) $750,000 d) $1,515,177

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