City of Albany
Albany is the birthplace of this household product.
What is perforated toilet paper?
The adorable baby monkey who took over the internet with its stuffed animal.
Who is Punch?
The most used social media platform as of 2026.
What is Facebook?
UAlbany's mascot before Damien.
Who is Pedwin the Penguin?
This fast food chain released a limited-time purple milkshake inspired by a beloved character.
What is McDonald's?
A statue of this famous dog sits atop a building in the warehouse district.
Who is Nipper?
The 2002 song that skyrocketed on the charts after being featured in "Heated Rivalry."
What is t.A.T.u.'s "All the Things She Said"
This social media platform was created 20 years ago this month.
What is Twitter/X?
This NFL team used UAlbany as their summer training camp for 16 years.
Who are the Giants?
The purple character from "Inside Out" represents this emotion.
What is Fear?
MVP Arena used to be named after this popular soft drink.
What is Pepsi?
This year's Parkfest headliner recently voiced an animated character in this franchise.
What is SpongeBob Squarepants.
The second most-liked photo on Instagram is this object.
What is an egg?
UAlbany made it into the Guinness Book of World Records in 1985 for the largest game of this.
What is Musical Chairs?
This month has a purple birthstone.
What is February?
This U.S. president and his assassin were both in Albany at the same time, four years before he was killed.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
Charli xcx recently created the soundtrack for this movie adaptation.
What is Wuthering Heights
This social media platform's tagline is "Inspire Creativity & Bring Joy."
What is TikTok?
The original name of UAlbany.
What is the State Normal School.
The song "Purple Rain" by Prince was recently used in the series finale of this Netflix TV show.
What is Stranger Things?
This was the original name of the City of Albany before being renamed by the English in 1664.
What is Beverwyck?
An unreleased song by this group recently went viral, prompting them to release the song on streaming services.
Who is Twenty One Pilots
The most followed university on Instagram.
What is Harvard University?
The land UAlbany currently sits on was used for this before the uptown campus was built in the 1960s
What was the Albany Country Club?
(golf courses, club houses, tennis courts, etc.)
Historically, this sea creature was used to produce rare purple dye.
What is the Murex sea snail?