Pun-Forgivable
The hog products you crave OR a quilled woodland mammal.
The Pork You Pine / Porcupine
Still popular today, you might see a sleight-of-hand show featuring one of these on a stage in Las Vegas.
Magicians
In 1968, Tommy James and the Shondells released a song about this color and a sometimes-lucky green.
Crimson and Clover
This timely, festive poem was originally published under the title, “A Vist from St. Nicholas.”
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
These were established in 1967 with a $50 million gift from the charitable trusts of renowned chocolate magnate Milton S. Hershey.
A College of Medicine and a Teaching Hospital / The College of Medicine and the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
A spot for handing out pink slips OR the hearth at the base of a chimney.
The Fire Place / Fireplace
In the first season of The Office, Pam falls asleep, almost forebodingly, on this employee’s shoulder during a conference room meeting.
Jim Halpert
From the Old French escarlate, this shade is one-quarter of the way between red and orange on the traditional color wheel.
Scarlet
In A Christmas Story, the dogs of these neighbors devour the Parker family Christmas turkey.
The Bumpuses
With gifts from our donors across the world, the Palmer Museum is able to maintain an impressive amount of artwork for our University community. Approximately this many works, in fact.
9,600
What you might say to scare lemon pie topping OR an Australian Aboriginal weapon.
Boo, Meringue! / Boomerang
In singing “If I was a rich girl,” Gwen Stefani makes a play on a show tune from this famous Broadway musical.
Fiddler on the Roof
Made from powdered mineral cinnabar, this color is named for its similarities to a natural red dye made from insects.
Vermilion
This famous Christmas carol became the first song to be broadcasted in outer space in 1965.
Jingle Bells
Completed in 1904, this building is the second named space in Penn State’s history, with a gift from one historic industrial icon and Board of Trustees member.
The Carnegie Building
Where Noah stored bees aboard his vessel OR a place where historical documents & records are kept.
The Ark Hive / Archive
Featuring music by Andrew Lloyd Weber, this musical is based on a novel by French author, Gaston Leroux.
Phantom of the Opera
This dark hue takes its name from the French word for “chestnut” and is also a verb related to abandonment.
Maroon
In the movie Elf, Buddy apologizes to his family via etch-a-sketch for ruining their lives and cramming these, specifically, into the VCR.
Eleven Cookies
For its founding, 200 acres of land were donated by James Irvin, a local farmer and ironmaster who hailed from this nearby town.
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
To break God's law until primetime OR to sparkle brightly.
Sin 'Til Late / Scintillate
On the television show Parks and Recreation, this “healthy” energy bar—deliciously and deceitfully made from high fructose corn syrup—was created by beloved Pawnee company, Sweetums.
Nutriyums
This color is named after a flower whose bright red blossoms never fade, even after the flower dies, earning it the nickname “Love-lies-dying.”
Amaranth
Originally penned in verse by Robert L. May in 1939, this iconic holiday character was created as part of an advertisement for Montgomery Ward department stores.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Slated in University history as the first building financed through private giving, Schwab Auditorium was originally meant to house this more reflective space.
The Campus Chapel