Parents Weekend
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100

Mom and Dad’s Favorite overnight accommodations? 

a.  Day's Inn

b. Holiday Inn

c.  Comfort Inn

d. Nittany Lion Inn

 d. Nittany Lion Inn

100

On May 6, 1980, The Grateful Dead performed at Rec Hall. What was their encore number? 

a.  Brokedown Palace

b.  Wharf Rat

c.  Peggy-O

d.  Althea

a.  Brokedown Palace

100

There are four people living in Maddie’s apartment her senior year. Who on the list is NOT one of her roommates?  

a.  Kate

b.  Delaney

c.  Maria

d.  Kara

a.  Kate    

100

What could Madison be found doing on a Tuesday night? 

a. Trivia at Jack’s

b. Trivia at Pickles

c.  Zeno’s Trivia at Zeno's

d.  Studying at the HUB

a.  Trivia at Jack’s  

100

First flavor of ice cream from the creamery? 

a.  Vanilla

b. Cookies 'n Cream

c.  Peachy Paterno

d. Death by Chocolate

 d. Death by Chocolate

200

What is Mom’s favorite landmark at PSU? 

a. Nittany Lion Statue      

b. Obelisk

c.  Allen Gates

d. Beaver Stadium

b. Obelisk

(Built in 1896, is a Penn State landmark that stands beside the Allen Street mall near Willard building on the University Park campus. The 33-foot-tall Obelisk is made up of 281 building stones from locations around the state of Pennsylvania.)

200

What were Penn State’s original school colors? 

Pink and Black 

200

What was the name of Maddie’s first dorm and location? 

a. McElwain in South Halls

b. McEwen in South Pacific

c. Ritner in Pollack Halls

d. Sprague in East Village

a. McElwain in South Halls

200

Where could Madison be found on any given Saturday afternoon? 

a.  Drinking a dirty chai at Webster’s Bookstore

b.  Hanging out in the HUB

c.  Shopping at McClanahans

d.  Studying at the HUB

a.  Drinking a dirty chai at Webster’s Bookstore

200

First date with Christian was here? 

a.  PSU Art Museum

b.  PSU Football Game

c.  PSU Arboretum

d. Coldstone Creamery

 d. Coldstone Creamery

300

What is the family favorite Breakfast spot? 

a.  Otto's

b.  The Waffle House

c.  The Corner Room

d.  Friendly's

c.  The Corner Room

300

Before the Nittany Lion, who was the first Penn State mascot?

 Old Coaly, the mule

300

Did any of the dorms Maddie lived in have AC?

No

300

What was the name of the Cafe that Maddie worked at part-time? 

a.  Brewer's Cafe

b.  Cafe Verve

c.  The Good Day Cafe

d.  The Good Egg Cafe

 b.  Cafe Verve

300

First bar Maddie went to after turning 21. 

a.  The Tavern

b.  The Gaff

c.   Sharkies

d.  Liberty Craft House

b.  The Gaff

400

What is Dad's favorite spot for “Flight of Beers”? 

a.  The Gaff

b. The Tavern

c.  The Shanty

d.  Otto’s

d.  Otto’s

400

With over 6 million books in it’s collections, Pattee Library is one of how many subject libraries at Penn State University Park?  

a.  4

b.  10

c.  16

d.  18

c.  16

400

What personal item did Maddie’s Freshman roommate break that made her the saddest?

a. Vaccuum Cleaner

b. Felix the Cat Clock

c. Hairdryer

d. Microwave

b. Felix the Cat Clock

400

What is Madison’s favorite karaoke song?

a.  “You Raise Me Up” - Josh Groban

b.  "Rock Around the Clock" - Bill Haley and the Comets

c.  Maddie doesn't participate in Karaoke

a.  “You Raise Me Up” - Josh Groban

400

First class that Maddie took as a undergraduate?

a.  English 101

b.  Math 110

c.  English 105

d.  Creative Writing 110

c.  English 105

500

What is usually the last spot we stopped at every time before heading home? 

Wegman’s for groceries

500

Over 750,000 hand-dipped cones are served annually at the Creamery, and only one person has ever been permitted to mix flavors on their cone. Who was that person? 

a.  Bill Clinton 

b.  Joe Paterno

c.  Barack Obama

d. Billy Joel

a.  Bill Clinton (Peachy Paterno and Cherry Quist)

500

Out of the more than 40,000 undergraduate students at University Park, how many live on campus? 

a.  11,500

b.  12,500

c.  14,500

d.  15.500

c.  14,500  

500

What is Madison’s ideal date? 

a.  Hammocking at Sunset Park

b.  PSU Football Game

c.  PSU Basketball Game

d.  Corona Virus Video Chat

a.  Hammocking at Sunset Park

500

First research project topic? 

a.  Traumatic Brain Injuries

b.  Obesity in House Pets

c.  People Obsessed with their Cats

d.  The Meaning of Life

a.  Traumatic Brain Injuries