PSU Facts
Programming Fun facts
Misc(Not programming related)
100

How many NCAA varsity sports are at PSUAB?

What is, 13


100

A numbering scheme where there are infinite combinations of these two digits....

What is, Binary Code
100

What popular board game features Chance and Community Chest cards?

What is, Monopoly
200

This beloved mule served as Penn State's first mascot after helping erect Old Main

What is, Old Coaly

200

Before "hello" was introduced into the language, what word did people use when answering the phone? 

(Hint: Pirates)

What is, Ahoy
200

What national holiday, the unofficial end of summer, was first observed in 1894?

What is, Labor Day

300


Penn State Abington competes in this newly renamed athletic conference

United East Conference

300

What was the first computer virus called?

What is, Creeper

300

What term did Vice President Alben Barkley coin as a shorthand for his position?

What is, Veep

400

This building at University Park is named for the first man in the country to receive a reactor operator's license.

Penn State Breazeale Nuclear Reactor

400

What is Python named after?

Monty Python


400

What board game was marketed as a "Sweet little game for sweet little people"

Candy Land

500

"For the glory of old State..." What is the next line in the Penn State Alma Mater?

What is, For her founders, strong and great.

500

The following name was intended to be used for the popular Java that we commonly use now, but it was already used and copyrighted. 

What is, Oaks

500

What popular "course" game did Garnet Carter introduce in 1927 (Hint: windmills)

What, Mini-Gulf